Real Agriculture

APRIL 8, 2024

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners will now refer to highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle as bovine influenza A virus, or BIAV, and is encouraging everyone to do the same. In an open letter dated April 8, 2024, the AABP says that though caused by the same virus, the disease presents very differently in. Read More

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Becoming a leader in improving cattle genetics and influencing the global view of the Canadian dairy sector starts at a young age. Read More Becoming a leader in improving cattle genetics and influencing the global view of the Canadian dairy sector starts at a young age. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 15, 2024

There are reasons to feel some sustained optimism in cattle markets right now, as trade is holding steady while feed costs dip slightly, says Anne Wasko in this week’s Beef Market Update. Cattle prices held strong to steady this week in the more northern regions, which is good news, even if trade was quite light. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 1, 2024

We know the Canadian cattle herd has been shrinking, but by how much? In this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko shares the January 1, 2024 Canadian cattle inventory numbers and shares some context on not only what it means for the current beef and dairy cow herd, but also how the inventory breaks-down by. Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

MacAulay participated in the “Burning of the Brand” ceremony to open Agribition, delivered remarks at the Indigenous Agriculture Summit and Agribition’s Grain Expo, and met with stakeholders, including Saskatchewan’s new Ag Minister Daryl Harrison and cattle industry leaders. The ag… Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This nutrient-dense sea vegetable is a great source of micronutrients and some farmers who feed it also make anecdotal claims, such as reduced incidence of pink eye and healthier cattle. Reports coming out of Australia showing a reduction in methane… Read More Kelp has been used by ranchers in coastal areas for decades as a feed additive.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

National cattle and meat industry organizations find themselves in a strange predicament, calling on the Canadian government to delay its approval for a trade deal.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 21, 2024

North American cattle industry representative met last week in Mexico to attend the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas’ (CNOG) annual meeting and a trilateral meeting between the parties.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 12, 2024

Over 40 per cent of Ontario’s beef farmers that access the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program are under the age of 40 and that figure is part of the motivation behind the government significantly increasing the money set aside for the program and doubling the amount a producer can qualify for.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Gone are the wheat, oilseed rape and potato crops, and in their place are suckler cattle, with beef sold at the farm gate and online. Soils have improved rapidly at Humphrey’s Farm since moving to herbal leys. […] The post How cattle on herbal leys have transformed Essex farm appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Independent ruminant […] The post How to correctly supplement beef cattle with minerals appeared first on Farmers Weekly The list is extensive and likely to include 15 or more different types: from macro-minerals such as calcium, phosphorous and magnesium, to trace elements including cobalt, iodine and selenium.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

As expected, cattle markets were a little quieter this week in light of U.S. Still, there was plenty of trade, cattle-on-feed data, and export numbers released so that Shaun Haney and Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, have no shortage of news to discuss this week in the Beef Market Update. Thanksgiving on Thursday.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2024

Methane emissions from cattle have received plenty of mainstream attention over the past decade, with calls to eat less beef often not accounting for the carbon sequestration and biodiversity benefits of producing highly-nutritious food on grasslands.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 13, 2023

There’s always something to cover in the beef and cattle markets, but this week marks a decidedly non-volatile week in trading. Read More There’s always something to cover in the beef and cattle markets, but this week marks a decidedly non-volatile week in trading. The theme of.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 10, 2024

Cattle markets have been quiet throughout the American Midwest, with the choice market up from last week, but under where it was at the same time last year. Read More Cattle markets have been quiet throughout the American Midwest, with the choice market up from last week, but under where it was at the same time last year.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 26, 2023

Farmers Weekly Defra is making £10m of additional funding available to livestock farmers in England to replace aging cattle sheds with state-of-the art facilities. Successful applicants […] The post Defra unveils £10m funding pot for cattle shed upgrades appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 14, 2023

Farmers Weekly Cattle are often large, heavy, fast and strong. The Animal […] The post 10 tips for safe cattle handling during TB testing appeared first on Farmers Weekly The Animal […] The post 10 tips for safe cattle handling during TB testing appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Becoming a leader in improving cattle genetics and influencing the global view of the Canadian dairy sector starts at a young age. Paul Larmer attributes a good portion of his career success to having been raised with a strong work ethic, humility and the influence of 4-H on his attitudes, public speaking, teamwork and attention… Read More

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Each summer, the team at the Castletown Estate, near Carlisle, sends up to 1,000 cattle to graze the English side of the marshy grassland where the rivers […] The post Video: How a Cumbrian estate grazes beef cattle on 1,000ha marsh appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Fortunately, this news has enabled us to evaluate and regroup our setup and push forward with […] The post Farmer Focus: Reducing flock to cut cattle wintering cost appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 25, 2023

By manipulating this to our advantage, we can encourage increased milk production in our cattle. See also: 4 ways to breed your dairy […] The post How to use light exposure to improve milk production in cattle appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

How does an on-farm biodigester and 2,200 beef cattle merge to make a farm more profitable and sustainable? On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Profitable Practices, Carl Frook shares how Frook Farms and Mar Creek Renewables has come together to help him manage manure, his cattle, his crops, and boost the bottom line for the family.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The possibility that Canadian cattle and beef will face market discrimination if the U.S. The possibility that Canadian cattle and beef will face market discrimination if the U.S. Read More The possibility that Canadian cattle and beef will face market discrimination if the U.S.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

experienced a bounce this week from the downward trend that they were on due to packers running smaller fed-cattle kills in the last few weeks. experienced a bounce this week from the downward trend that they were on due to packers running smaller fed-cattle kills in the last few weeks. Markets in the U.S.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

See also: How a strict approach to mobility scoring can cut lameness Will Gratwick, vet for Lambert Leonard and May, and Tim Carter, chairman of the Cattle […] The post Ways to reduce digital dermatitis in dairy cattle ahead of winter appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly There are many advantages to winter housing for both dairy cattle and farmers. See also: Advice on reducing pneumonia risk as autumn weather swings Compared with other disease […] The post Winter dysentery in dairy cattle: Signs, treatment, prevention and control appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Two things are true when it comes to agriculture: where there is cattle, there is manure and where there are crops, there is a need for nutrients. Producers have found many ways to handle those two truths individually, but research is showing that some things really are better together.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Cattle grazing diverse leys that lock up carbon and improve soil health […] The post Opinion: Take cattle off grass and we lose the moral high ground appeared first on Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly I wouldn’t be a proper beef farmer if I didn’t have a rant about TB every so often, so I feel this is long overdue.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Discussions to develop a pathway for approving the export of cattle vaccinated with the much-anticipated bovine TB vaccine are already underway – two years before its scheduled rollout.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Bovine TB is a devastating disease affecting cattle, causing significant trauma for livestock farmers and rural communities. In 2011, Defra spent £95m battling it – almost 40% of its entire animal health and welfare budget […] The post Is England on track for a healthy cattle herd and TB-free future?

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Farmers Weekly A fully digitised cattle traceability system for England has moved a step closer, with a new Defra consultation on the way animals should be identified and registered, and their movements recorded.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 26, 2024

A mysterious illness affecting older dairy cows in the southern U.S. appears to be caused by the same virus that has infected millions of domestic and wild birds over the past few years. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said milk samples from sick animals on two dairy farms in Kansas and one in. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A lot of time and attention goes into cattle research, discovering new ways of doing old things and then extending that information to producers across the country that can make use of it on their own farms and ranches. One important part of research, and then extension, in agriculture is having a good understanding of.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 12, 2024

Monday, U.S. ag secretary Tom Vilsack released the final wording of the “Product of U.S.A.” ” label requirements as it relates to several products, including beef and pork.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 27, 2023

Farmers Weekly Many cattle farmers are still taking a blanket approach to using wormers, which could render them useless while damaging the fragile ecosystem that makes livestock farming viable. This is the finding of vet and Nuffield scholar Rob Howe of LLM Farm Vets.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

kg On the strong land we will do […] The post Farmer Focus: Easier getting cattle sold than crops drilled appeared first on Farmers Weekly Two attempts at getting oilseed rape established have most likely failed with flea beetle, so we are changing plans. See also: Processor games on hold as beef price heads to £4.80/kg

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 12, 2023

After a two-year review, the the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has chosen the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) to provide live cattle chain of custody tracking for the CRSB’s Certified Sustainable Beef Framework.

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