Insights and Stories of Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Meat from cloned animals sparks debate

Jul. 11, 2024 at 9:28 am CDT

Health Canada says meat from healthy cloned animals is no different than that from sexually reproduced animals and there are no health concerns with consuming meat from a cloned animal. It also says a main aspect of cloning animals is to “enhance the propagation of unique, high-value animals.”

LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought

Jun. 18, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

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Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

Jun. 10, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

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Livestock watering systems for parched prairies

May. 24, 2024 at 12:27 am CDT

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Prepping and preventing for a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Apr. 12, 2024 at 9:48 am CDT

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Ranching on Vancouver Island

Mar. 8, 2024 at 10:17 am CST

Vancouver Island contains a variety of landscapes: beaches with shells and the corpses of moon jellyfish, the frigid water of the Pacific Ocean washing in and out. A rugged, snow-capped mountain range looms over the island. Redwood trees reach high into the sky, the forest floor sheltered and mossy. There […]

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Most farms lack a succession plan

Feb. 2, 2024 at 10:52 am CST

On the second floor of the Queensbury Convention Centre at Agribition, the Grain Expo takes place every year. Around the edge of the room, booths are set up, surrounding the tables attendees sit at. Everyone sits watching the panel of producers walking onto the brightly lit stage. Steve Sanden and […]

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What to consider when changing the breeding season

Dec. 22, 2023 at 3:02 pm CST

Trudging through slushy snow in April is a scene many producers know well. One day there’s a hint of summer in the air, with birds chirping in trees overhead as a farmer checks on newborn calves frolicking near puddles. The next day, the farmer is rushing through pastures as hard sleet slashes […]

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Retired police officer finds passion in ranching

Oct. 20, 2023 at 11:09 am CDT

When Sean LaBrie started his career with the Calgary Police Service, he likely didn’t realize that by the time he retired he’d be on a ranch an hour outside of the city, raising cattle on 640 acres. At that point in his life, cattle were barely more than a passing […]

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Cattle sector weighs in on new traceability regs

Sep. 8, 2023 at 2:04 pm CDT

It’s 2003, and a crisis is descending on the Canadian cattle herd. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has just been found in a black Angus cow in Alberta. Chaos follows: borders slam shut and the government pledges millions in aid. The border to the United States will remain shuttered until 2005, […]

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