Insights and Stories on Livestock

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

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

By Jennifer Blair

A proper dosage of antibiotics is crucial for efficiency

Sep. 15, 2017 at 11:04 am CDT

By — Heather Smith Thomas

Genomic tools for commercial cattle within sight

Aug. 11, 2017 at 10:15 am CDT

By Annemarie Pedersen

Three farm families, five years later

Aug. 4, 2017 at 9:55 am CDT

In 2012, Country Guide discovered a cluster of young farmers near out-of-the-way Cartwright, Man. They were all searching for ways to start small in the heart of big-farm Canada, and they all saw their best chance in a combination of direct marketing and holistic practices. To some readers, it seemed like a […]

By Angela Lovell

Lots of positives seen in Alberta’s cattle sector

Jul. 28, 2017 at 9:18 am CDT

Cattle producers have a lot to celebrate. “Our prices for feeder and fed cattle are holding up quite well right now,” said Jason Wood, provincial livestock market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. No one could have predicted that the market would go as high as it did, he said. […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Garlic is worth its salt for fly control

Jun. 30, 2017 at 11:08 am CDT

Feeding a little garlic powder to cattle does keep flies away and there are finally numbers to show it. Cows that received trace mineral (TM) salt fortified with garlic powder had 52 per cent and 56 per cent fewer flies on average than the two control groups that received TM […]

By Debbie Furber

Overgrazing is a matter of timing

May. 26, 2017 at 9:58 am CDT

Overgrazing. It is a very misunderstood term. Let me clear this up right at the start. It does not matter how many head of livestock. It does not matter how many acres. Everyone wants to know, “How big do I make my paddocks? How many animals should I have on […]

By — Steve Kenyon

There’s a lot to love about Sussex cattle — but try finding any

May. 19, 2017 at 10:23 am CDT

I recently toured a South African farm that is home to the country’s most highly valued Sussex bull — a beautiful stud that recently appeared on the cover of one of the nation’s leading agricultural publications. South Africa is in the worst drought in 100 years, so bad that cattle […]