Insights and Stories on Livestock

May. 9, 2025 at 9:23 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Brett McRae, a rancher from Brandon, Man., recognizes how necessary versatility is in a changing industry. “Where’s the need? What is the market telling us that it’s looking for, and how can we provide that?” he says. In recent years he has made changes to his operation […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Apr. 4, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – When people think of colic, they usually think of a human infant who is fussy and crying. But colic occurs in animals, as well. Horse owners are often well versed in colic, as it is a fairly common occurrence in equines. In the beef cattle world, colic can […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Mar. 31, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Monday, The June live cattle contract lost 1.20 cents at 203.650 cents per pound as it pulled lower on profit-taking. May feeder cattle futures stepped back 0.675 of a cent at 284.500 cents per pound. The USDA […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 28, 2025 at 10:57 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Setting protocols on farms can benefit family and staff, but they don’t always get done. Now a Canadian company is using artificial intelligence to create those protocols for you. CATTLEytics, a company which helps livestock and mainly dairy farmers manage data, created the module for protocols in […]

By John Greig

Jan. 24, 2025 at 9:42 am CST

Ranching in southern Alberta can be divided into two eras. One before the fence, and the one that came to stay, after the fences. From D. Larraine Andrews’s book, Ranching Under the Arch: “Responding to the new lease legislation, four corporate ranches, dubbed the Patriarchs, arrive under open range practices dependent on […]

By Dr. Ron Clarke