Insights and Stories on Livestock

Important tips for pulling a calf

Jan. 19, 2018 at 3:32 pm CST

Some calves are injured at birth by improper pulling methods, says Cody Creelman, a veterinarian with Veterinary Agri-Health Services (VAHS) in Airdrie, Alta. Most ranchers know when preparing to pull they should use a double half-hitch when placing chains on the calf’s legs. The correct setup should also include one […]

Seedstock cattle operation aims for balance

Jan. 12, 2018 at 3:16 pm CST

By Debbie Furber

Efficiency in sheep production measured in pennies

Dec. 29, 2017 at 4:33 am CST

By Jennifer Blair

What can go wrong with swath grazing?

Dec. 1, 2017 at 1:46 pm CST

By — Steve Kenyon

Dos and don’ts when treating cattle in cold weather

Oct. 27, 2017 at 8:27 am CDT

By — Heather Smith Thomas

Can cranberry in feed reduce chick mortality?

Oct. 20, 2017 at 10:10 am CDT

Cranberry has long been touted as a booster of the human immune system — and it turns out that benefit may also apply to chickens. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist Moussa Diarra has been exploring cranberry as an alternative to antibiotics during the critical first weeks after hatching. “In […]

By Alexis Stockford

Cattle management and pasture rotation with Gallagher’s Jack Kyle – AGDealerTV

Oct. 18, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

Spencer Myers speaks with Jack Kyle of Gallagher at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show about how its electric fencing system can help cattle producers manage their grasses for rotational grazing.

Leading the farm after tragedy strikes

Oct. 13, 2017 at 9:53 am CDT

“We left the hospital, and went to tell my grandmother he had died, then I came home and loaded trucks at two in the morning,” says Jackson. Neighbours rushed to help, but “Dad hadn’t even been dead for four hours and I had no choice but to keep farming.” Hard […]

By Angela Lovell

A helicopter flies over a wildfire south west of the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada July 18, 2017. Residents of the town were forced to evacuate 11 days ago and can now return to their homes. REUTERS/Ben Nelms - RC12041183D0

How premises ID helped reduce livestock deaths during B.C. wildfires

Oct. 6, 2017 at 9:47 am CDT

If you want to know the true value of the premises identification system, look no further than our neighbours to the west. “Up until this point, premises ID has been sold to us on the basis of animal health and tracking so that if there’s a disease outbreak, we have […]