Insights and Stories on Livestock

Jun. 3, 2016 at 9:12 am CDT

Buttons were bursting with pride at the National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) with the recent release of the first national certified program in North America for assessing the care of beef animals in backgrounding and finishing operations. Officially known as the Canadian Feedlot Animal Care Assessment Program, it is an […]

By Debbie Furber

May. 27, 2016 at 11:04 am CDT

The outpouring of support for people displaced by the Fort McMurray wildfire was overwhelming — and so was the effort to rescue and care for horses from the area. Krista Critch was one of many volunteers who dropped everything to help save horses and pets at the height of the […]

By Alexis Kienlen

May. 13, 2016 at 7:39 am CDT

Most people don’t associate mechanical engineering with cattle grazing — unless they know Mark Burggren. Although he spent summers on his grandfather’s Strathmore-area ranch in his younger days, Burggren knew little about cattle until retiring as a mechanical engineer in 2007 and buying a quarter section near Condor. But he’s […]

By Jill Burkhardt

Apr. 29, 2016 at 9:44 am CDT

From 400 auction market cows in the early 1980s, Bar K Ranch has evolved into a modern beef operation with more than 1,000 cows on 8,000 acres north of Prince George, B.C. Bar K manager Taylor Grafton credits innovation and education for the ranch’s growth, which is very much in […]

By Debbie Furber

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:31 pm CDT

Sarah and Logan Wray never doubted their future would involve raising beef cattle. The real decision came down to how to make it happen. Four years after setting their course they were able to start buying their first quarter of land near Bashaw, Alta., and the seeds had been planted […]

By Debbie Furber