Working together and collaborating with other organizations during the pandemic has been vital in keeping the agri-food sector strong and addressing the ongoing issues that our industry continues to face. This year more than ever, our industry has come...
Winter in Alberta is a different experience every year. Alberta farmers are used to the unpredictable winter weather conditions and begin to prepare well in advance. When it comes to animal care, preparations must also be made.
This winter will...
Beef packer margins have been fantastic for 2-3 years. In a nutshell that is because beef demand has been very good while cattle supplies have been ample. Packers can have it both ways now. In contrast to the packer...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
External parasites, such as lice, ticks and flies, live on and feed off their host animal. Parasites can cause stress and irritation, reduced weight gain, and production losses in beef cattle, and can also...
Since 2017, Canada has actively worked to legislate a Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) in biofuel production to help lower greenhouse gas emissions. New proposed regulations have been announced in September 2020 that have raised concern for Ontario farmers that...
Many factors create a good eating experience, but delivery is key
A thunderstorm rolls in above the parched Great Plains with all the usual effects, but no rain. Disappointment, like a tender steak without flavor.
Just as it takes certain factors...
Feed is one of the most costly inputs in a feeding operation, which has made improving feed efficiency a longstanding goal for producers.
Considering that feed costs are between 55 and 75 percent of the total cost in cattle production,...
In its second annual survey of farmers in southwestern Ontario, the Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) set out to gauge awareness of the organization’s efforts to reduce agricultural phosphorus losses and improve water quality in the Great Lakes....
As a summer student at (what was) the New Liskeard College of Agriculture Technology (NLCAT), I was hired to work on a research program that looked at synchronizing cows so they would all calve within a tight time frame....
Ontario farmers put a high priority on protecting data and proprietary information related to their farm businesses. The threat of disclosing that type of information poses a significant risk to the health, safety and security of farms, families and...
