Insights and Stories on Livestock

Apr. 13, 2023 at 9:40 am CDT

Regular pregnancy checks, a routine regimen of vaccinations and working on extended grazing are just three of the many improvements Matt Bowman has implemented on his Thornloe, Ont. farm because of sound research from Canada’s Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC). Bowman, along with thousands of producers and the beef industry, […]

By Lois Harris

Apr. 5, 2023 at 9:28 am CDT

When attempting to get an accurate gauge of global food security and protein sufficiency, metrics matter. The food sufficiency metric must reflect what each type of food production supplies, including environmental benefits, social structures or sustainability credentials, said Dr. Vaughn Holder, Alltech’s ruminant research director. “The metrics are important when […]

By Diana Martin

Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:43 am CDT

A southern Alberta organization is having success with conservation agreements to keep the environment and cattle ranching intact. “The easement is very pro-grazing and ranching,” said Justin Thompson, executive director of the Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALTS). “There’s not a lot of restrictions around the actual operation. What we […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Mar. 3, 2023 at 9:25 am CST

A panel of three producers sits at the front of a room filled to bursting with farmers and professionals in the industry. It’s a chilly day in December in Edmonton, Alta., at the Western Canada Soil Health and Grazing Conference, but these producers don’t mind the cold — in fact, they often […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:35 am CST

Skimping on cow nutrition to meet a shrinking bottom line could hurt more than it helps by reducing herd profitability. Holly McGill told Beef Day attendees at Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week that optimizing nutrition through forage testing, measuring cow mineral intake and minimizing or eliminating waste is better than cutting […]

By Diana Martin