This week, Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) celebrated its return to an in-person annual general meeting in Toronto, Ontario after a two-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was complemented by this year’s event theme, Reflect, Reset & Reconnect

The Beef Farmers of Ontario, Mapleseed and the Ontario Forage Council, sponsors of the Mapleseed Pasture Award, are pleased to announce Tom Aikins of Ravenna in the Blue Mountains area of Grey County is the recipient of the 2023 Mapleseed Pasture Award

The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) is pleased to announce Lynn Leavitt of Leavitt’s Black Angus Beef as the 2023 recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award(TESA), sponsored by the RBC Royal Bank

Following detection of African swine fever in the Caribbean in 2021, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service further increased efforts to protect US swine from the transboundary disease. Two outreach campaigns designed to increase awareness were launched. The Swine Health Information Center appreciates their work to target international travelers as well as pork producers,

Joe Street, interim head of the MSU Animal and Dairy Sciences Department, said Karisch will be an asset to this governing board.

Spring livestock shows are quickly approaching with summer junior nationals and fall fairs not far behind. Biosecurity should be a priority for exhibitors and their teams before, during and after the show to maintain the health and welfare of the animals shown as well as the herd at home.

The decline in the cattle inventory in the United States probably hasn’t hit the bottom yet, said James Mitchell, extension livestock economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Selecting replacement heifers using production records, herd goals, and available resources can ensure the correct females are staying in the herd.

Last week, it was reported that 700 sheep with an estimated value of $140,000, including nearly 200 valuable merino ewes, were stolen from a Victorian property in a highly sophisticated rural crime operation. Such large-scale rural theft is increasingly common.

Given the recent precipitation and the weather forecast, things are shaping up to create very muddy conditions in Iowa just as spring calving season is really taking off. Mud is always a headache but it can be particularly challenging for cattle producers during calving season.