When we think of bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle, we often think of the “shipping fever” pneumonias that occur in weaned calves shortly after arrival in the feedlot.

Respiratory disease is the most...

Many start-up entrepreneurs take two to three years before they draw a consistent wage or salary from their business. But the timeline varies significantly based on the industry, initial investment and market conditions.

For the beef industry, the timing of when you enter the cattle cycle can have a significant impact. This is often called the “

The Canadian Cattle Association has formally responded to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s proposed amendments to Part XV of the Health of Animals Regulations on identification and traceability.

CCA and the provincial associations engaged with producers through a series of provincial in-person and virtual producer meetings and an online survey, which brought mo...

Mike Duguid began his lifelong career in cattle farming as a teenager with 23 cows.

Duguid, now 72, who raised purebred Angus with his father, sold off the last of his herd — about 130 head of cattle — last March. After more than five decades of raising cattle, it was a significant moment in his life, but also part of the next step in his succession plan.

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Liver abscesses may be costing Canadian beef producers far more than anyone realized a decade ago.

A Canadian beef quality audit conducted 10 years ago pegged the annual cost at $61 million. But that figure did not account for hidden losses like reduced growth efficiency,