Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a new beneficial management practice (BMP) for cow-calf producers under the Farm Stewardship Program.
Eligible beef cow-calf producers can now access cost shared funding of up to 75...
Patrick Cooley
The Columbus Dispatch
County Line Meats lost a large portion of its customer base when Ohio temporarily shuttered most restaurants in mid-March last year. Then it faced lingering uncertainty as the hospitality industry navigated pandemic-related restrictions and patrons stayed...
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COSTLY GRAIN: Beef cattle may not be dining on corn as much this year as higher prices are causing farmers to look at cheaper feed options for not only summer, but also fall and winter. It requires creative...
Source: The Canadian Veterinary Journal
Abstract
While ongoing surveillance and research initiatives have provided some information on antimicrobial use (AMU) in many livestock commodities, there are no recent reports for Canadian cow-calf herds. Antimicrobial use data were collected in 2014 for...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
Custom grazing is an arrangement in which one person provides the pasture, water and grazing management expertise for another person’s livestock. Custom grazing is commonly done with stocker cattle, but can also involve cows with calves...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
“Should I sell or background my calves?” is a question most cow-calf producers face every year. Producers need to project whether it will be profitable to feed their calves on a backgrounding program rather than sell...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
The protein (CP) and energy (TDN – total digestible nutrients) that an average beef cow needs:
Mid pregnancy: 7% CP and 55% TDN
Late pregnancy: 9% CP and 60% TDN
After calving: 11...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Christoph Wand – Livestock Sustainability Specialist/OMAFRA; Anita Heeg – Feed Ingredients and By-products Specialist/OMAFRA
The Cow Nutrition Problem?
Beef cow feeding costs are the largest expense for the cow-calf...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
he following is part two of a series of three posts featuring calving management practices and intervention strategies to help producers optimize newborn calf health and well-being. Read part one to learn about resuscitation techniques.
Newborn calves are born...
Source: Manitoba Cooperator
Eking out a little improvement here and there may pay off exponentially for cow-calf producers
Contrary to what most learned in elementary school, two plus two does not always equal four.
Instead, according to Robyn Paddison, research analyst with...
