Insights and Stories on Livestock

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

Feb. 19, 2016 at 9:47 am CST

When 4-Clover Ranch, near Rocky Mountain House, Alta. came into existence in 1992, there was one particular pasture close to the farmyard that the previous owner was reluctant to show us. He called it sodbound and needing a good plowing. I hesitated to follow his plowing advice as it had […]

By Kim Nielsen

Jan. 8, 2016 at 9:55 am CST

Want to be an advocate for Canadian beef? There’s a program for that. Beef Advocacy Canada is about to launch a new training program for beef producers willing to be the faces — and voices — of the beef sector. “We are looking to empower advocates for the beef industry […]

By Jill Burkhardt

Dec. 24, 2015 at 9:16 am CST

Is your horse carrying too much weight? The answer to this question is an important order of business, and best asked at the beginning of the winter season. If the answer to this question is yes then the winter season is the ideal time to implement intervention. Weight loss is […]

By Carol Shwetz, Dvm