Insights and Stories on Livestock

Food system transparency vital in post-pandemic world

Aug. 28, 2020 at 3:06 pm CDT

The importance of transparency isn’t a new concept at Chop Steakhouse, but it’s certainly become amplified this year. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian consumers were already asking more questions about food production, something Marcel Blais, president of Chop Steakhouse, anticipates will become more common. “We’ve always had really strong practices […]

Trail cams installed as part of wild pig project

Aug. 7, 2020 at 3:28 pm CDT

By Stew Slater

Cattle pricing during an economic crisis

Jun. 26, 2020 at 9:55 am CDT

By Charlie Gracey

What was learned from BSE and what we’re learning now

May. 29, 2020 at 10:04 am CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Bringing water to cattle

May. 22, 2020 at 9:30 am CDT

By Bruce Derksen

Breeders expect online uptick as COVID-19 hits bull sale season

Mar. 27, 2020 at 10:10 am CDT

Doug McLaren of JAS Red Angus near Neepawa is full tilt into the last few weeks before his farm’s annual bull sale April 7 — but he’s still not entirely sure what that sale will look like. The McLaren family typically hosts their sale on the local show grounds of […]

By Alexis Stockford

New feed and forage barley lines bring high yields, strong standability

Mar. 6, 2020 at 10:11 am CST

New feed and forage genetics are coming down the pipe for cattle feeders. At the end of February, the Prairie Grain Development Committee approved three new feed and forage barley varieties from the Field Crop Development Centre, as well as two triticale varieties that would be suitable for feed and […]

By Jennifer Blair

ArrowQuip loads up new cattle chute for 2020

Feb. 13, 2020 at 4:18 pm CST

Arrowquip recently released its new Q-Catch 74 Series cattle chute. The 74 Series comes complete with the same patented auto-locking mechanisms, full access points, and producer-friendly features. Even with the head gate closed, the unique barred style of the new 3E Q-Catch Cattle Head Gate on the 74 Series makes […]

By Staff

Nothing easy about wild boar control

Jan. 31, 2020 at 11:45 am CST

I won’t joke about the escalating wild boar problem in Western Canada, because there really doesn’t seem to be anything to joke about. Boy, what a gnarly problem these feral pigs have become across most of Canada and several of the U.S. states. Of all the things farmers have to […]

By Lee Hart

Following the farming dream

Jan. 17, 2020 at 10:14 am CST

For as long as he can remember, Wian Prinsloo has wanted to farm and graze livestock. “I started with chickens in the city, while we were still in South Africa. When we left Pretoria to come to Canada, I was 15 years old and had 300 layer hens, supplying eggs […]

By — Heather Smith Thomas

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