March 2024 Charolais Connection

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The biggest bullish news of this year was the USA Cattle Inventory report. The January 1, 2024, inventory of all cattle and calves was 87.15 million head. This is the smallest inventory since 1951. This is nearly a 2 percent drop from last year and the fifth year of declining cattle inventories and down over 8% since 2019. The calf crop was also the smallest since 2014.

The decrease in beef cow numbers was 28.22 million head which is down 3.47 million head, or nearly 11% since 2019. To put this in context in Canada on Jan 1st, 2023, there were just over 3.5 million beef cows. So, the US herd has dropped by close to the same number we have in Canada.

Also of interest were the number of beef replacement heifers on January 1st. 4.86 million head is down 11.4 percent from the 2022 inventory and is the smallest beef replacement heifer total since 1950. Despite record prices, expansion will likely be delayed once again in the US. Lingering drought, high input costs, limited labor availability, high interest rates, and market uncertainty all serve as headwinds against growing the cowherd. The current cattle cycle anticipates slower and more prolonged expansion, with heifer retention causing a supply decline with expected lows in fed slaughter by 2026. Higher cattle prices and reduced feeding costs will continue to improve margins for cow-calf producers for the next several years, a much-needed improvement to drive expansion as weather patterns allow, according to CattleFax.

Cattle prices are expected to peak

in 2025-2026. The cow-calf producer should reap the benefits of this cycle as excess feeding and packing capacity chase a declining supply of feeder cattle.

Dennis Smith, of Archer Financial Services, is very bullish on cattle stating that “the money in agriculture in the next several years, say seven to ten years, will be made in livestock production more so than in grain production.” “U.S. beef production is heading lower for several years. The herd in Australia is down due to drought. Brazil is rapidly converting pastureland suitable for cattle grazing to row crop production.”

At the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference in January, one of the speakers was Travis Hickey of Cattlenomics in Colorado, who stated that now there aren’t enough cows to support the feeding and packing capacity in the United States. He said with the present daily slaughter capacity of 102,000 head and more being proposed, there will be more capacity than cattle. He also said with the slaughter capacity in the Pacific Northwest they will need cattle from outside the area, which should be good for producers in Western Canada.

So why do I quote all this information from the U.S? Outside of the border closures, including the last one during BSE, we are joined at the hip with the U.S. market and many of the same scenarios are the same here. Drought and high grain prices have seen the cowherd in Canada decline as well and it will take some good moisture and a couple of years of high calf prices to see the cow numbers start to grow here again. The outlook is very strong for many years if mother nature is kind to us.

From the Field

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In Ontario in early February, there is a bullish feeling as well with 1000 lb steers selling over $3.30/lb. Project that to finish and there will need to be well over $4,000 fat steers.

Here is something to help control the wild boar problems in some areas, if it could be approved for Canada. This is a newly approved toxicant, Kaput Feral Hog Bait. Kaput, which was registered in Texas for state limited use by licensed pesticide applicators recently, will aid farmers, ranchers, and landowners in helping mitigate the growing feral hog problem. USDA surveys show Texas landowners lose more than $200 million annually in crop damages and livestock production losses due to feral pigs, and the population will continue to grow unless 70% of feral hogs or more are removed each year, according to Texas Farm Bureau (TFB).

As we get into more bull sales, if Robbie Chomik, or I can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. We are always happy to help in any way we can. Most of the Charolais sale catalogues are on our website and a reminder too, that all our Charolais Banner and Charolais Connection magazines are online for free at charolaisbanner.com. If you want to go back to past issues or show your neighbours past articles, please do. We also try to keep the sale news very current on our homepage, so you can check the latest results usually within a day of the sale.

So here is wishing everyone a great calving season with nice weather and may the moisture conditions this summer be favourable.

Until next time, Helge

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La plus grande nouvelle haussière de cette année a été le rapport sur l’inventaire du bétail aux États-Unis. Au 1er janvier 2024, l’inventaire de tous les bovins et veaux était de 87,15 millions de têtes. Il s’agit du plus petit inventaire depuis 1951. Il s’agit d’une baisse de près de 2 % par rapport à l’année dernière et de la cinquième année de baisse des stocks de bovins, en baisse de plus de 8 % depuis 2019. La récolte de veaux a également été la plus faible depuis 2014. La diminution du nombre de vaches de boucherie étaient de 28,22 millions de têtes, soit une baisse de 3,47 millions de têtes, soit près de 11 % depuis 2019. Pour mettre cela en contexte, au Canada, au 1er janvier 2023, il y avait un peu plus de 3,5 millions de vaches de boucherie. Ainsi, le cheptel américain a diminué à peu près au même nombre que celui du Canada.

Le nombre de génisses de remplacement au 1er janvier était également intéressant. Les 4,86 millions de têtes représentent une baisse de 11,4 % par rapport au stock de 2022 et constituent le plus petit total de génisses de remplacement depuis 1950. Malgré des prix records, l’expansion sera probablement encore une fois retardée aux États-Unis. La sécheresse persistante, les coûts élevés des intrants, la disponibilité limitée de main-d’œuvre, les taux d’intérêt élevés et l’incertitude du marché constituent tous des obstacles à l’élevage de vaches. Le cycle actuel du bétail prévoit une expansion plus lente et plus prolongée, la rétention des génisses entraînant une baisse de l’offre et un creux attendu des abattages nourris d’ici 2026. La hausse des prix des bovins et la réduction des coûts d’alimentation continueront d’améliorer les marges

des producteurs de veaux au cours des prochaines années. Une amélioration indispensable pour stimuler l’expansion lorsque les conditions météorologiques le permettent, selon CattleFax.

Les prix du bétail devraient culminer en 2025-2026. Les éleveurs de veaux devraient profiter des avantages de ce cycle, car les capacités excédentaires d’alimentation et de conditionnement entraînent une diminution de l’offre de bovins d’engraissement. Dennis Smith, d’Archer Financial Services, est très optimiste à l’égard du bétail, affirmant que « l’argent consacré à l’agriculture au cours des prochaines années, disons sept à dix ans, sera davantage réalisé dans la production animale que dans la production céréalière.

». La production de viande bovine aux États-Unis est en baisse depuis plusieurs années. En Australie, le cheptel est en baisse à cause de la sécheresse. Le Brésil convertit rapidement les pâturages adaptés pour le bétail en culture en rang.

Lors de la conférence de l’industrie du boeuf de la Saskatchewan en janvier, l’un des intervenants était Travis Hickey de Cattlenomics au Colorado, qui a déclaré qu’il n’y avait plus assez de vaches pour soutenir la capacité d’alimentation et de conditionnement aux États-Unis. Il a déclaré qu’avec la capacité d’abattage quotidienne actuelle de 102 000 têtes et plus proposée, il y aura une capacité supérieure à celle du bétail. Il a également déclaré qu’avec la capacité d’abattage du nord-ouest du Pacifique, ils auront besoin de bovins provenant de l’extérieur de la région, ce qui devrait être bon pour les producteurs de l’Ouest canadien.

Alors pourquoi est-ce que je cite toutes ces informations provenant des États-Unis? En dehors des fermetures des frontières, y compris la dernière lors de l’ESB, nous sommes étroitement

Sur le Terrain

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liés au marché américain et un bon nombre des mêmes scénarios sont les mêmes ici. La sécheresse et les prix élevés des céréales ont également entraîné un déclin du cheptel bovin au Canada et il faudra une bonne humidité et quelques années de prix élevés des veaux pour voir le nombre de vaches recommencer à croître ici.

Les perspectives seront très bonnes pendant de nombreuses années si mère nature est clémente avec nous.

En Ontario, au début de février, le sentiment est également haussier, les bouvillons de 1 000 lb se vendant à plus de 3,30 $ /lb. Projetez cela pour terminer et il faudra bien plus de 4 000 $ de gros bouvillons. Voici quelque chose qui pourrait aider à contrôler les problèmes de sangliers dans certaines régions, si cela pouvait être approuvé pour le Canada. Il s’agit d’un produit toxique nouvellement approuvé, Kaput Feral Hog Bait. Kaput, qui a récemment été enregistré au Texas pour une utilisation limitée par l’État par des applicateurs de pesticides agréés, aidera les agriculteurs, les éleveurs et les propriétaires fonciers à atténuer le problème croissant des porcs sauvages. Des enquêtes de l’USDA montrent que les propriétaires fonciers du Texas perdent plus de 200 millions de dollars par an en dommages aux cultures et en pertes de production animale dues aux porcs sauvages, et que la population continuera de croître à moins que 70 % des porcs sauvages ou plus ne soient éliminés chaque année, selon le Texas Farm Bureau (TFB).

À mesure que les ventes de taureaux approchent, si Robbie Chomik ou moi-même pouvons vous être utiles, n’hésitez pas à nous appeler. Nous sommes toujours heureux de vous aider de toutes les manières possibles. La plupart des catalogues de vente Charolais sont sur notre site internet et rappelons également que tous ..continued on page 18

CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

2320, 41st Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W8

403 250.9242 F 403.291 9324

www charolais com

@canCharolais

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PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES:

ALBERTA

President: JAMIE EHRET, Hilda

Secretary: Justin Vaage, Champion

SASKATCHEWAN

President: DALE WEINBENDER, Canora

Secretary: Sarah Hordos, Raymore

MANITOBA

President: MICHAEL HUNTER, Roblin

Secretary: Rae Trimble, Portage la Prairie

ONTARIO

Presiden: JIM BAKER, Stayner

Secretary: Ashley Baker, Madoc

QUEBEC

President: MARK FROST, Kingsey Falls

Secretary: Chantal Raymond, Sainte-Eulalie

MARITIMES

President: BRETT FRANCIS, Crapaud, PEI

Secretary: Nancy Milton, Nine Mile Creek, PEI

STAFF:

General Manager: CRAIG SCOTT

Registry: LOIS CHIVILO

Registry/Member Services: CASSIDY MATTHEWS

French Membership: Bernard Dore

514-910-4935 • bernarddore@videotron ca

EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: SHAWN AIREY

Box 639, Rivers, MB R0K 1X0

204 328.7704 C 204.724 8823

htacharolais@hotmail com

1ST VICE-PRESIDENT: RYAN NESBITT

17100 Cedardale Rd, Nestleton, ONL0B 1L0 905 242 2046

ryan@cedardalefarms.ca

2ND VICE-PRES: JOSH TAYLOR

1717 County Rd 36, Dunsford, ON K0M 1L0

705 793.2576 C 705.760 5054

joshua.r.taylor@hotmail com

PAST PRESIDENT: KASEY PHILLIPS

Box 420, Waskatenau, AB T0A 3P0

780 358.2360 C 780.656 6400

kphillips@mcsnet ca

DIRECTORS:

DARWIN ROSSO

78 325 4th Ave SW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 5V2 306 693 2384

rosso c@sasktel net

MIKE ELDER

Box 216, Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0 306.267.7730

eldercharolais@icloud com

ARMAND ROY

98 Rang St-Andre, St-Bernard Lacolle, QC J0J 1V0 450 246.9799 C 514.895 0829

royalch@hotmail.com

JEFF CAVERS

Box 237, La Riviere, MB R0G 1A0 204 242.3467 C 204-242-4448 c2charolais@inethome ca

ROD McLEOD

293113 Twnshp Rd 263, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0N5 403 540 7986

rodmcl@telus net

TRAVIS FOOT

Box 414, Esther, AB T0J 1H0 403 664.3167 C 406.664.0961 footprintfarms1@gmail com

JOSH REDDEN

5239 Hwy 14

Windsor NS B0N 2T0 902 670.5919 • jhredden@nsac.ca

FROM THE CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

Why WE Do What We Do

The purebred beef associations along with their members are tasked with the genetic improvement in the beef industry. The stakeholders on the purebred side spend millions of dollars on genetic research to help advance the beef industry. We can have all the very best tools but if they are not utilized, they do us no good.

Retail giants such as Costco are demanding that as an industry we improve. Costco is working to improve prime grading from 1% to 5% within four years. Some of the tools they will be using are:

-Pre-harvest identification of cattle via genotyping.

-Implementation of new management and feeding protocol.

-Ultra sound verification of grade. We as beef supply chain producers need to be very aware of what retailers are wanting and do everything in our power to produce it. We have a lot of tools in our toolbox, let’s use them. The advancement of genomic information available, the accuracy of EPDs plus ultrasound data are some of the most important tools we have. A lot of this information can be difficult to understand, but most purebred producers have an understanding and can and want to answer your questions and concerns. These tools are important for the seedstock producer, but equally if not more valuable for the commercial breeders. At the end of the day, we are working together for better beef.

Through the CBBC, Canadian Beef Breeds Council, the breed Associations are working together and need to continue to do so. One of the projects that is being developed is the CBIN, Canadian Beef Innovation

Craig Sco , General Manager

Network, project.

CBIN is a platform for genetic innovation and technology adoption, leveraging data science to advance outcome-based decision-making tools to further enhance sustainable beef production in Canada. CBIN will facilitate research, development, and utilization of innovative genetic improvement technologies for the benefit of all segments of the Canadian beef supply chain from primary production through to consumer.

The goal of CBIN is to ensure directed and optimal genetic improvement of the Canadian beef herd. This will include providing genetic evaluation and performance prediction data points for outcomebased breeding decisions, lead innovative genetic research and technology transfer programs, and enhance data capture and management systems to assist with implementation of processes that will accurately and consistently yield animals specifically designed for targeted retail programs and/ or specific performance parameters valued by stakeholders within the beef value chain.

The beef industry is somewhat under attack buy various environmental, health and social groups. We as producers know that we are doing a great job of being stewards of the land and environment, but we might no be doing a good job of telling our story. One of the keynote speakers at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference was Professor Timothy Caulfield, an unrivalled communicator who debunks myths and assumptions about innovations in heath care.

Part of Professor Caulfield’s message was that we live in a would of fear and misconceptions, today’s

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CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

2320, 41st Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W8

403 250.9242 F 403.291 9324

www charolais com

@canCharolais

www facebook com/cdncharolais

PROVINCIAUX REPR É SENTANTS:

ALBERTA

President: JAMIE EHRET, Hilda

Secretary: Justin Vaage, Champion

SASKATCHEWAN

President: DALE WEINBENDER, Canora

Secretary: Sarah Hordos, Raymore

MANITOBA

President: MICHAEL HUNTER, Roblin

Secretary: Rae Trimble, Portage la Prairie

ONTARIO

Presiden: JIM BAKER, Stayner

Secretary: Ashley Baker, Madoc

QUEBEC

President: MARK FROST, Kingsey Falls

Secretary: Chantal Raymond, Sainte-Eulalie

MARITIMES

President: BRETT FRANCIS, Crapaud, PEI

Secretary: Nancy Milton, Nine Mile Creek, PEI

PERSONNEL :

General Manager: CRAIG SCOTT

Registry: LOIS CHIVILO

Registry/Member Services: CASSIDY MATTHEWS

French Membership: Bernard Dore

514-910-4935 • bernarddore@videotron ca

EX ÉCUTIF:

PRÉSIDENT: SHAWN AIREY

Box 639, Rivers, MB R0K 1X0

204 328.7704 C 204.724 8823

htacharolais@hotmail com

1ST VICE-PRÉSIDENT: RYAN NESBITT

17100 Cedardale Rd, Nestleton, ONL0B 1L0 905 242 2046

ryan@cedardalefarms ca

2ND VICE-PRÉSIDENT: JOSH TAYLOR

1717 County Rd 36, Dunsford, ON K0M 1L0 705 793.2576 C 705.760 5054

joshua.r.taylor@hotmail com

ANCIEN PRÉSIDENT: KASEY PHILLIPS

Box 420, Waskatenau, AB T0A 3P0 780 358.2360 C 780.656 6400 kphillips@mcsnet.ca

ADMINISTRATION:

DARWIN ROSSO

78 325 4th Ave SW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 5V2 306 693 2384 rosso.c@sasktel.net

MIKE ELDER

Box 216, Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0 306 267 7730 eldercharolais@icloud.com

ARMAND ROY

98 Rang St-Andre, St-Bernard Lacolle, QC J0J 1V0 450 246.9799 C 514.895 0829 royalch@hotmail com

JEFF CAVERS

Box 237, La Riviere, MB R0G 1A0 204 242.3467 C 204-242-4448 c2charolais@inethome ca

ROD McLEOD

293113 Twnshp Rd 263, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0N5 403 540 7986 rodmcl@telus.net

TRAVIS FOOT

Box 414, Esther, AB T0J 1H0 403 664.3167 C 406.664.0961 footprintfarms1@gmail com

JOSH REDDEN

5239 Hwy 14 Windsor NS B0N 2T0 902 670.5919 • jhredden@nsac.ca

DE LA CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE Pourquoi nous faisons ce que nous faisons.

Les éleveurs de race et les associations de races de boucherie ont le mandat de favoriser l’amélioration génétique au sein de l’industrie bovine. Tous les Intervenants du secteur de l’élevage de race pure investissent des millions de dollars dans les recherches génétiques, afin de faire progresser encore davantage l’industrie bovine. Toutefois, on peut bien avoir les meilleurs outils, mais s’ils ne sont pas utilisés, ils ne nous servent à rien.

Les géants du secteur du détail tels que Costco demandent à l’industrie de s’améliorer encore plus. Chez Costco, ils travaillent à l’amélioration du classement de la catégorie “Prime”, qu’ils veulent voir passer de 1% à 5% au cours des quatre prochaines années. Pour y arriver, ils utiliseront entre autres les outils suivants :

-Identification des bovins avant l’abattage via le génotypage.

-Mise en place de nouveaux protocoles de régie et d’alimentation des bovins.

-Vérification du classement de la carcasse par les ultrasons.

Nous, les producteurs au début de la chaine d’approvisionnement du boeuf, devons être bien au fait des besoins des détaillants, et nous devons faire tout ce qui est possible pour produire ce qu’ils veulent. Nous avons plusieurs outils dans notre coffre à outils, alors utilisons-les. Les progrès au niveau des informations génomiques disponibles, ainsi que l’amélioration de la précision des EPD sont les outils les plus importants à notre disposition. Plusieurs de ces informations peuvent être difficiles à comprendre, toutefois la plupart des éleveurs de race pure ont une bonne compréhension, de sorte qu’ils peuvent et ils veulent répondre à vos questions et à vos préoccupations.

Ces outils sont importants pour les éleveurs sélectionneurs, et ils le sont tout aussi sinon encore plus importants pour les producteurs commerciaux. En fin de compte, nous travaillons tous ensembles pour produire une viande de bœuf de meilleure qualité.

Par l’intermédiaire du “Conseil Canadien des Races de Boucherie – CBBC”, les associations de races travaillent ensemble et ils doivent continuer de le faire. Un des projets en développement est le Réseau d’Innovation du Bœuf Canadien (« CBIN- Canadian Beef Innovation Network »).

Le projet «CBIN” est en fait une plateforme d’adoption de technologie et d’innovation en génétique, visant à exploiter les données de la science pour améliorer les outils externes de prises de décision qui contribueront à favoriser la production durable de bœuf au Canada. Le projet “CBIN” facilitera la recherche, le développement et l’utilisation de technologies innovantes d’amélioration génétique, au bénéfice de tous les segments de la chaine de production bovine canadienne, à partir du secteur primaire du producteur jusqu’au détaillant.

L’objectif du “CBIN” est de permettre une amélioration génétique dirigée et optimale des troupeaux de bovin du Canada. Cela inclura une disponibilité d’évaluation génétique et des prévisions de données de performances visant à produire des décisions d’élevage basées sur les résultats. On pourra aussi conduire des recherches innovantes au niveau de l’évaluation génétique et des programmes de transfert technologique, et améliorer les systèmes de cueillette et de gestion des données. On collaborera à la mise en place des procédés qui permettront de

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ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16

produire constamment et précisément des animaux développés spécifiquement pour les programmes ciblés de vente au détail, et / ou selon des paramètres spécifiques de performance d’importance pour les intervenants de la chaine de production du bœuf.

L’industrie bovine est dans la mire de plusieurs groupes de pression environnementaux, de santé et sociaux. Nous en tant que producteurs savons que nous sommes des gardiens de nos terres et de notre environnement, toutefois nous ne faisons sans doute pas un bon travail d’éducation au niveau du public. Lors de la dernière Conférence de l’industrie bovine Canadienne, le Professeur Timothy Caulfield, un conférencier émérite, a démystifié certaines suppositions et mythes véhiculés concernant des innovations dans le domaine de la santé. Une partie du message du Professeur Caulfield parlait du fait que nous vivons dans un monde de peur et d’idées fausses, et que la société actuelle aurait plus tendance à croire un énoncé d’une personne célèbre, plutôt qu’une explication scientifique.

D’après une étude effectuée aux ÉtatsUnis, si on prend les cent personnes considérées comme les plus dignes de confiance aux États-Unis, les trois premières personnes de la liste étaient des acteurs d’Hollywood.

Dans le monde de la production bovine, nous avons des organisations provinciales et fédérales qui font un très bon travail de promotion et de diffusion aux consommateurs des bons messages et des réalités vécus par les producteurs bovins. On doit travailler en collaboration avec ces organisations et leur accorder notre appui afin qu’ils continuent de diffuser les bons messages dans le futur.précision de la prédiction génétique sera grandement améliorée.

Cela signifie en fait que nous pouvons cibler plus précisément nos objectifs de sélection et avoir moins de surprises ou d’échecs dans nos décisions d’élevage. L’utilisation des analyses d’ADN et des EPD GE nous permet d’accélérer de manière importante notre processus de sélection, car nous pouvons obtenir beaucoup d’informations à un très jeune âge. À l’âge d’un jour, un animal

pourrait avoir une analyse d’ADN équivalente à avoir vingt progénitures nées. Pour obtenir le même niveau de connaissances de la précision, l’animal doit être âgé au mieux deux ans et, dans le cas d’une femelle quelconque non évaluée, de vingt ans.

Les éleveurs, les associations de races et les laboratoires d’analyse ADN ont fait d’importants investissements dans l’agriculture de précision pour les bovins de boucherie. Des décisions plus précises prises plus tôt dans la vie peuvent avoir de profonds impacts sur le revenu net. Dans le monde des Charolais, les animaux ayant cette image sur le résultat d’une recherche sur le site internet possédera des ÉPD améliorés sur le plan génomique, lesquels incluent des informations sur la généalogie, les performances et l’ADN. Le résultat est des ÉPD plus précis pour les utilisateurs. N’hésitez pas à demander à votre fournisseur de taureaux s’il utilise ou envisage d’utiliser les analyses d’ADN comme outil pour aider à utiliser l’agriculture de précision dans votre troupeau.

FROM THE CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14

society is more likely to believe a celebrity’s endorsement rather than a scientific explanation. A study was conducted in the U.S. on the 100 most trustworthy people in the US and the top 3 were all Hollywood actors, so

how do we compete with that. We have Provincial and Federal organizations in the beef business that are doing a great job at telling our story and getting the true facts out to consumers about what we

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Tuesday, March 19th, 2 PM • At the Farm, Chauvin, Alberta WITH GUESTS HOPEWELL CHAROLAIS & BRONYX ANGUS

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Creep feeding is a traditional practice that’s not always practical. Kenneth Olson, Professor/ Extension Beef Specialist, Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University Extension says it is usually not economical except when cattle prices are really high and feed is really cheap. “Most people know creep feeding will add weaning weight and they’ll have more pounds to sell, but they don’t always consider the expense it takes to get that extra 50 pounds,” he says.

“If you look at the traditional approach, just putting a creep feeder in the pasture, with grain in it, letting calves have access to it free choice, they will eat a lot of feed and maybe eat less grass, so the feed conversion efficiency is poor. It can be worse than 10 pounds of feed per pound of additional gain. So even with cheap feed and high-priced cattle, you probably won’t make more money, and might be lucky to break even.” And that doesn’t take your time and labor into consideration to put out feed. Even with high cattle prices, it

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can be hard to make it work.

“So what can we do to try to improve the value of creep feeding and maybe improve the conversion efficiency? Research in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s looked at limit feeding—using a high-protein feed rather than high-energy grain. We need to think about the nutrients that are lacking at the time of year we creep feed.”

Usually producers wait until late summer when calves are bigger and pastures are mature and lower in protein, and creep feed from about August until weaning. “There was some research done using things like soybean meal—a protein feed rather than grain, and limit feeding. This usually meant adding salt to limit intake,” says Olson.

“That really helped improve conversion efficiency, making it more like 6 or 7 to one instead of 10 or 12 to one with free-choice grain. But now you are feeding a more expensive feed. Anything that’s high protein will almost always cost more than grain. So this may not be the best value,” he says.

Another argument producers make to justify creep feeding is when they

are trying to extend pastures during drought, hoping to substitute creep feed for some of the grass—wanting the calves to eat the creep feed and save more of the pasture for the cows.

“That might sound like a good idea, but you have very little control over how much grass those calves are actually eating,” he explains.

“If I want to save grass, I’d personally prefer to wean those calves early and put them in a dry-lot where I can feed them a balanced diet—and feed it in a bunk where I can manage what they are eating. If I remove them from the pasture completely, I know they are not eating any of that grass. I am saving the maximum amount of grass for the cows, and might not have to sell some cows.” And once the calves are weaned, the cows are no longer lactating; their nutrient demands are much lower. They won’t be eating as much and the pasture will stretch farther. Their body condition will also improve before they go into winter, and you can also save on your winter feed bill.

If you can get calves to mid-summer, they are old enough to be weaned—at 3½ to 4 months of age. Those young

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calves can do well on a grain ration, with good feed conversion, and this is a much better option than creep feeding if you are short on forage.

Those weaned calves can also be sent somewhere to be fed less expensively.

“In a drought, feed is expensive. It doesn’t make sense to buy expensive feed and haul it to range country when calves can be taken somewhere it’s been raining and feed is not as costly,” says Olson.

Producers also need to be careful about increased growth on their replacement heifers with creep feeding. As those heifers get fatter due to creep feed, they deposit more fat in their udders than they normally would. Fat displaces the developing mammary tissue, and they will never milk as well as they should; negatively affecting their milking ability for the rest of their lives.

“We also create a welfare cow. She expects to be fed for the rest of her life,” he says. Some people wonder if they should split the cow herd and creep feed steer calves but not the heifer calves. It would be easier just to wean those calves and put them in two separate pens and feed each group based on the rate you want them to grow—faster growth for steers and slower growth for the heifers,” says Olson.

In farming country where farmers have cow herds, their thinking is often influenced by the fact they have grain on hand. “They may discount the cash value of the grain to feed some to calves. But they could have sold it at cash market value. If they still feel they need to feed it to calves, once again, it’s more economical to wean the calves and feed them—in a situation where it can be carefully managed so they get the most bang for their buck on the grain they feed rather than sell.”

If producers wean early and don’t want to feed calves, they can retain ownership and put them in a custom feed-yard. “Then they have professionals feeding them and know

the feed management will be as good as it can get. They maximize the value of the gain because they still own the cattle, but can do it in a better way,” says Olson.

Creep Feeding – Detrimental for Heifer Calves but Beneficial for Bull Calves

Some people invest in a creep program for replacement heifers but this is counterproductive if heifer calves get too fat. If young heifers end up with a lot of fat in their small udders, the fat displaces the developing mammary tissue; they never milk as well as they should, as adult cows.

This can negatively affect them for life—and can also happen with daughters of heavy-milking cows; those heifers are too fat by weaning time. This can be self-limiting, however, if cows must work hard for a living; heavy-milking cows can’t maintain themselves and won’t breed back.

In situations where the environment will support high milk, if those cows stay in the program the milking ability of their offspring may skip a generation. The fat heifer calf (too fat from mama’s milk) may not milk very well herself because of all the fat in her udder, but her heifer calves may produce a lot of milk because they have the genetics to do so. “Another problem with creep feeding heifer calves is that we create a welfare cow,” says Olson.

Creep feeding is rarely beneficial for replacement heifers, but might be beneficial for calves a producer plans to take all the way through the feedlot and finish. Creep-fed young calves seem to marble better because they’ve been on a grain diet longer. A young calf is still dependent on the simple stomach (for digesting milk) and not as much yet on the rumen for digesting forages. Young calves weaned early are very efficient and do well on a diet high in grain – and start marbling at a younger age. If you know you will be owning the calves

all the way through to finish, creep feeding may be beneficial, not only to prepare them for weaning but also to obtain that increase in marbling.

Creep feeding can be a benefit for young bulls. John Kastelic, DVM, PhD, Professor of Cattle Reproductive Health, Department of Production Animal Health at the University of Calgary, says there is a critical window of bull development from about 6 to 8 weeks of age up to about 6 months. “If bull calves are fed really well during that time, they reach puberty quicker, have larger testes and produce more sperm,” he says. If they have a dam that milks well, or are creep-fed, they are more fertile than a young bull that’s underfed.

In one study he used a feeding trial with several groups of young bulls. One group received 100% of their protein and energy requirements. Another group received just 70% of those requirements and third group about 130% of requirements, but all bulls had adequate minerals and vitamins. “We fed that ration from about 6 weeks of age to about 25 weeks. We found that bulls on the 130% ration—compared to bulls that were on 70% – reached puberty about a month earlier and their testes were 20 to 30% bigger and produced 20 to 30% more sperm, with 20 to 30% more epididymal sperm reserve,” he says. Creep feeding might be an advantage for bull calves out of first-calf heifers or old cows that aren’t milking as well as they did in their prime.

After these young bulls reach puberty however, you want to back off and feed them just enough to keep them growing, healthy and fit, but not fat. “Too much fat in the scrotum interferes with fertility, due to the insulating effects of the fat—inhibiting heat loss and proper cooling,” says Kastelic. Their testes are always too warm for optimum sperm production and viability. Fat in the neck of the scrotum hinders the ability of a bull to raise and lower his testes properly for optimum temperature control.

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Osterndorff Farm, Elmwood, was started by Barry Osterndorff’s grandfather, Richard Osterndorff. When Barry was twelve years old, his parents, Robert & Grace, bought him two heifers and it just took off from there.

His parents started the Ford dealership, Robert’s Farm Equipment, across the road in 1968. When Ford joined forces with New Holland, they wanted him to build a new building on a highway, so in 1988, they moved up to Chesley. Now they have seven stores that Barry’s two brothers run. Barry decided to stay on the farm when things grew to a point where they needed someone fulltime to look after things.

Barry and Erin Brady have been together four years and Erin’s four daughters ages 21, 19, 16 and 12 are actively involved in the operation.

They sell in the Bruce Peninsula Presort sale, which is the lead-off sale of the Keady Livestock Beef Week. This year their calves are selling in owner lots of their top forty steers and top forty heifers because they have enough calves.

Most of the calves will stay in Ontario as there are so many people in the area feeding cattle. There are many Amish building feed yards, so it will enhance the ability to keep the cattle locally for finishing.

We bought ten bulls from the west this year to improve our genetics. We spent a lot of money but if we gain around 30-60 pounds per calf, it will be well worth it.

Barry custom combines around a thousand acres and does custom baling and wrapping within his area. He has around 380 acres which he uses for feed for his cows. They don’t have enough pasture, so they feed silage bales when it becomes necessary. This year was exceptionally bad, as they had to start feeding in May-June as the grass was burned off. “Then we started to get rains and it is amazing how the crops are yielding. Mother nature can really throw things around,” comments Barry.

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“I do most of the combining. People asked me when I moved there, ‘didn’t someone tell you not to get in a combine?’ There are some things you just don’t want to start doing, but I actually like it and it works for us,” laughs Erin.

They run around 300 cows. They were predominantly Charolais based, but in the last four years they have been adding some black and red genetics (Angus, Simmental, Hereford) so they can terminal cross with all Charolais bulls. They used a Simmental bull to breed heifers last year. They also bought two Charolais heifer bulls to breed some Charolais heifers they

purchased from the west. They are experimenting with the heifers and will keep using the Charolais bulls.

“We really upped our genetics this past year. We sold a lot of old bulls and brought in some young, better quality bulls. We often sell them at six years of age because they just get too big for the smaller cows,” explains Barry.

“We bought ten bulls from the west this year to improve our genetics. We spent a lot of money but if we gain around 30-60 pounds per calf, it will be well worth it.”

“We are really happy with our purchases and how the bulls have turned out. All the purchases were

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bought online because the sales are during our calving season, which is March-May. We spent a lot of time in the middle of the living room watching videos and sales on the big screen. My brother, Scott Brady, who lives in Alberta, was a big help as he looked at a couple of bulls for us and we really appreciated hearing his perspective on things,” adds Erin.

All their calving is done with video surveillance.

“I’ve been doing this for forty years and every year I save seven or eight calves with the video just by seeing them need help with the sack. It definitely pays to pay attention.”

They move a camper trailer right beside the barn and live there for the duration of the calving season as their facilities are not in the same yard as their home.

stragglers are pretty much on their own.” They get a lot of compliments from their veterinarian about their facilities. Their open-ended barns provide a lot of shelter and natural light. The central area is sheltered from the wind and serves as a chimney to take extra heat and moisture out of the barns. Their handling system is all under roof.

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I’ve been doing this for forty years and every year I save seven or eight calves with the video just by seeing them need help with the sack. It definitely pays to pay attention.

Erin explains, “the other nice thing about it is you can watch it happening at a distance and you don’t have to interrupt or bother the female. It gives us peace of mind. We put our heart and soul into it for a couple of months, but the late

“Since I have been here, there are a lot of heifers, so we like to watch things pretty close. Barry likes to keep his herd quite youthful.”

“We moved a lot of older cows out this year. You know when you preg test the vet tells you a cow is pregnant and you look at her and think, she is a little frail, but we’ll get one more calf from her. We aren’t going to do that anymore. With cow prices the way they are, we just aren’t going to take the chance. Sometimes they just don’t make it through the year. We are really going to cull hard and get that $2,500 for the cow at cull price. We

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never used to get that much, so we held on to that cow to make things work. Now with the prices, you just don’t have to do that anymore. You can move them out and buy new. That is the way the system should be working, but for the last forty years it hasn’t been that way,” says Barry.

“If they are in good shape, you will get paid for them, but if you wait until they are frail and bony, you will only get $500-$600 for them. We want to keep improving that part of our management as long as the prices are there. The way the market is, it looks like we should be in good shape for the next four or five years.”

They calve indoors and slowly move them into small groups of the cowherd. When the weather gets warmer in March, usually, they move them to the sandhills which provide a healthy environment for growing calves.

“If I didn’t have these sandhills, I probably wouldn’t be in cows. The soil around here can be so heavy that you can’t calve cows on it. This soil allows for excellent drainage and the cows can be out here earlier. The

calves stay healthier too, as they can lay in the sand and not get wet.”

They have a creek running through their pasture that runs all year. They don’t have to pump water. In 2023, it almost dried up for the first time with the drought.

“We also built some wind shelters for the calves this year and we move them out here to protect the calves. They hold about thirty calves each.”

The calf shelters created quite a stir in the community. People were stopping on the road and walking out to look at them. Because they have air vents on the ends, they really keep the calves comfortable.

All the calves are bunk adjusted as part of the Keady sale protocol. It makes it easier on them when they sell. They also creep feed the calves which makes it easier on the cows when they don’t have great pasture. The cows stay in better shape. They use 16% Boss Builder in the creep feeders. As we drive through the pasture, Barry can’t help but admire the big tan calves, they are his favourite.

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Barry has a seven acres patch where he grows corn on sandy soil. The cows stay in it all winter until calving time. I usually only use straw bedding at calving time. Around 300 bales will do me for the year.

The cattle on the corn really stay clean. The stalks brush all the mud off them. When they go to Keady, people stop and ask him how he keeps them so clean.

“We sell all the calves in one day. It is kind of scary when you sell everything within five minutes, but the way the market is this year it should be okay. The price between the steers and heifers seems to be balanced out a bit too.”

They are susceptible to heavy wet snows from the lake effect. Christmas of 2022 provided a snowstorm that saw eight-foot banks and terrible roads. Farmers were inviting strangers, who were stuck on the roads, in for Christmas dinner.

They run one bull to every 25 cows. They used to run a larger ratio, but they are trying to tighten up their calving season, so they increased their bull power. They just shipped a couple of bulls that weighed around 2200 lb.

open in the spring before breeding. They changed to this protocol to match the Keady sales requirements.

We use Covexin on the cows and calves for blackleg. They also started using the Enforce nasal application this year on the calves and it really seemed to make a difference. “Last year we had some pneumonia problems with calves at three weeks to two months of age, but not this year.”

“We used to think it was too much rigamarole to do it because we kick our calves out so early., but now they tell us we can do it at birth,” says Erin.

I like all breeds as long as they have the conformation I like in my cowherd. I don’t want to buy any second-hand stuff, they have to be good quality.

“We do Enforce when we do Vitamins A, D and E, selenium, dehorn and castrate right when they are one day old,” tells Barry.

They have dabbled in the purebred business through some of Erin’s family. They were part of the excitement of the 2022 Canadian Western Agribition Supreme Championship, as they were half owners of the Supreme Champion Female’s calf at side. The calf has been shown this year and will participate in the Supreme class at the Toronto Royal Winter Fair.

They use the Bovishield Gold 5 program. We do the cows, replacement heifers and calves when they are

“Agribition is our favourite Supreme show because of the excitement. All the cattle, the lights go down, it is

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such a great atmosphere. The girls rewatched the 2022 Supreme recently and were in awe,” says Erin.

Erin’s daughters show purebred animals and they have two Hereford, one Angus and one Charolais this year. They joke that it puts them in different parts of the barn, so they aren’t competing against each other and there are no sibling misunderstandings.

“I like all breeds as long as they have the conformation I like in my cowherd. I don’t want to buy any secondhand stuff, they have to be good quality,” confirms Barry.

“We bought a package of black white-faced cows from the west and we are breeding them Charolais because the silver calves bring just as much money.”

They have their tarp sheds set up so they can feed the whole herd without opening one gate. Barry just drives in with a big square bale and sets it on the side. When he has all the bales in place, he goes back and cuts all the strings. It saves a lot of getting on and off the tractor. They will eat what they want and the next day,

“It works really slick at calving time. You can just walk behind them when they are eating and tap them on the back with a cane if they are bagged up. They back out and we walk them down the alleyway (named 401, 402 and 403) to the barn. We have full control of them over night and turn them out to feed during the day.”

“Everything is set up here so Barry can do it on his own and not get hurt,” says Erin. “As an example, all the gates latch.”

“We put up about 2000 dry bales and 1500 wrapped square bales each year. We feed those silage bales in the summer because we don’t have enough pasture. In the fall, they go back to dry hay. We put up 30 acres of silage this year which we will mix with the hay now just to extend it.”

All the barns are connected by alleyways which makes it very easy to sort cattle. It also makes it efficient to clean them. You don’t have to drive down one long barn with one load of manure and drive back. You also only

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many advantages to their system, besides the obvious one that the cows have shelter if there is a storm.

They don’t retain their own heifers. They purchased 100 heifers and bred them to calve in March. One package of heifers purchased from Alberta was offered because the owner was downsizing and they were 900 lb when they purchased them. “We like them to be a good size when we breed them, so they don’t get stunted.” This year they added 100 heifers to the herd., Normally, they only add 40 but with the heavy culling this year they added more.

They have been considering keeping some of their own females but they would require a different set-up to be careful about what bulls are with what females. It is less complicated when the sires are not related to any

of the herd. Currently, all the herd is turned out in the pasture with all the bulls. The heifers have a separate breeding area where the heifer bulls are turned out, but they only have two breeding spaces.

“I look at those heifers and I think, they are too good to sell. We should be keeping them for our herd,” Erin comments.

“The problem is that we have no place to keep them over winter. Now we buy our replacement heifers in May, so we aren’t wintering anything that isn’t bred,” explains Barry.

Through their drive for constant improvement in genetics and management, Osterndoff Farms will continue to prosper.

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10TH ANNUAL TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024

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Frostfree Nosepump Enables Cattle to Water Themselves

Heather Smith Thomas

Cold weather presents challenges for watering cattle, especially in areas with no electricity for pumps or tank heaters. Jim Anderson, Rimbey Alberta, solved this problem nearly 30 years ago by creating a system in which cattle pump water for themselves from shallow wells, ponds or pressure systems — water that never freezes even at 40 below zero.

Anderson’s innovation is a piston pump, like the old-fashioned hand pump that you move the handle up and down to lift water. “We modified this so cattle push a lever with their nose. This operates the piston pump by raising and lowering the piston in the cylinder, the same as a handle used to do. We capture enough geothermal heat from the ground,

and contain that heat all the way up to the surface, to keep the water in the cylinder from freezing up,” he says.

The waterer is a small, enclosed basin atop a vertical culvert. The culvert has 2 feet sticking above ground level, going down to whatever depth is required to make use of ground water or the bottom of a pond or dugout nearby (water from the dugout is piped underground to the bottom of the culvert). A buried collection tank from a spring works also. A regular well can be used, as long as the water level comes to within 50 (preferably 30 or less) feet from the surface. On a drilled well, a nose-pump requires about 2 gallons per minute to water a herd of cows.

“Some ranchers use large pipes, but the typical installation is a road culvert at least 24 inches in diameter,

set in the ground at least 20 feet. Factors that determine how much geothermal heat you’ll gain is how deep you go, and how big a pipe you take to that depth. The bigger the pipe, the more opportunity for heat to rise, to keep the water pipe in the center warm enough,” explains Anderson.

David Woodworth, near Melita, Manitoba, where winters can be very cold uses a nose-pump and says it saves money, time and labor. “We don’t have to depend on electricity, wind, or sunshine for solar power. This has been the most reliable way to provide water and it was very easy to install. Ours is sitting on a 30-inch well crib, 30 feet deep. The well has limited capacity, but our installation creates 700 gallons of storage. It used to be an old wooden well crib about 8 feet deep that watered 30 or 40 cows. When we re-did the well and put in

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the nose-pump, we were able to water 130 cows,” says Woodworth.

“The only problems we’ve ever had is if it’s really cold and windy, because ours is out in the open. Occasionally the top part will freeze. When cows are using it, however, you can tell if it’s working without checking it, because they really bang it. As long as you can hear it, you know it is working. When it’s really cold and windy I check it to make sure there’s no ice build-up. If there’s a little ice, it only takes a few seconds to clear it away. All you do is give it a whack with a rubber mallet, clean the ice out, and it’s good to go again.”

Cows quickly learn how to use it. “The first year we put it in, I had a bunch of heifers in that pasture and spent part of a day teaching them about it. When they’d come to drink I filled the bowl and held my hand on the nose lever, and when a heifer was drinking I’d let it go against her nose. They soon realized that’s where the water came from,” says Woodworth.

During winter with 130 cows watering on it, some hadn’t used it before, but they soon figured it out. “There were enough of them in that group that knew how to use it, and they showed the others how it works,” he says.

In the summer his bulls are in that pasture and even though there’s a slough nearby, they prefer to use the nose-pump and fresh, clean water. Fencing off water sources

and providing an alternate watering situation is healthier for cattle, and more environmentally acceptable.

Mike Possenroth, near Bentley, Alberta was the first person to use a nose-pump on a dugout. “Jim Anderson thought this would work, if someone was willing to try it. I’d been watering cattle from a dugout but it was fenced off so they couldn’t fall through the ice,” says Possenroth.

In earlier years he would drill a hole in the ice every day with an ice auger, then use a gasoline engine to run a generator to run an electric pump. He’d pump water from the dugout into bathtubs for the cattle. He’d fill the gas tank on the generator and knew it would run for exactly 2 hours and 14 minutes. He’d go do other chores, keeping track of what time it was—because if he let it run too long and run out of gas at 30 below zero, everything would freeze up.

The nose-pump saves all that trouble. “It’s 50 yards from the fenced dugout. We positioned it where the ground sloped away so no runoff goes back into the dugout. We dug the hole and put the upright culvert in, and hooked the water line onto it. We backfilled the hole as we went toward the dugout, laying pipe in the trench as we went. As we approached the dugout, the backhoe made the last swipe and we flopped the pipe down into the water and buried it again. We went back to the culvert, and there the water was,” he says. The water rose to

the same level as the pond water.

“Many people are now using nose-pumps on dugouts; they make a dugout and put the trench and pipeline in before the water collects. You have time to set the pipe exactly how you want it,” explains Possenroth.

It’s a good way to have clean, fresh, safe water for cows, keeping them out of the pond or dugout. “The grass is tall on the banks and works as a filter system for runoff. Ours is just filled with runoff, collecting from the hills around it. This is usually enough water to serve the cows’ needs in winter, and for quite a bit of the summer, too. We mostly use this pasture in the winter, with as many as 150 cows,” he says.

Mike Nichols, in eastern central Alberta, has several nose-pumps. He mounted 2 on the same culvert, watering 130 cows all winter. He fenced off a dugout for the water source, and poured a cement pad around the culvert to insulate the ground—so cattle traffic won’t drive the frost down.

“My father and I have one of the first pumps. I use ours in the summer, too, and you can set it so it doesn’t drain back down the pipe so far (to keep from freezing), making it easier for cows to pump,” says Nichols.

“I used to water out of dugouts, and one winter I’d just chopped a new ice hole before a bad storm. Snow covered the hole and I was trying

to find it again, tapping the ice with my ax-handle, and one foot went into the hole, all the way to my hip. Luckily I was able to pull myself out, but my leg was nearly frozen before I could get back into my tractor cab.

Ever since I’ve had the nose-pumps I haven’t lost any more cows in the dugouts and I haven’t slipped through the ice either!”

Nichols uses another pump in his bull pasture. “It’s the only thing they haven’t wrecked. They have 300 acres to play and fight in and they haven’t been able to wreck the nose-pump. It’s built to last.”

Craig Dunmontel, a rancher in southwest Saskatchewan, has 3 pumps mounted on one culvert, serviced by a 46-foot well, providing 300 cows with water. “The water rises to about 14 feet of the ground surface. Before I put in the well, our water source was a spring-fed dugout, down in a coulee. I had to drive over there daily to break ice and it’s a bad place to get down into. When we dug our well we looked into solar power

and other options, and those would have cost $14,000 and up. I wasn’t excited about having wires and things that might break down, and didn’t want to be checking on a solar system every day. I really like the nose-pump because it doesn’t require any maintenance and was cheap compared to anything else available,” says Dunmontel.

Don Viste, a rancher 120 miles northeast of Calgary, Alberta, put in his first nose pumps about 15 years ago. “What prompted this decision was when we lost 29 cattle that fell through the ice on a dugout. It was an expensive loss, and an emotional tragedy. These cattle were all homeraised; my wife and daughters had them all named,” he says.

“This is why we went to nose pumps, but there are many other benefits besides making winter watering safer for cattle. It keeps the dugouts cleaner through the year because cattle aren’t wading into them. The cattle also seem to do better on the nose pumps because

they get fresh, clean water,” Don says.

“We don’t have any moving water up here. We’re on the hills above the prairie and any standing water can become stagnant on the surface. If you can get water from the bottom of the dugout, for the nose pump, it’s much better,” he explains.

He was also tired of cutting through several feet of ice on the dugouts. “I had to use a chain saw to cut down as far as I could, clean that out, and then cut down again, and then use something else to drill down after that. After losing those cattle, I was so scared it might happen again that I’d go out there first thing in the morning because the cattle would be trying to get water,” he says.

“Everybody is afraid that cows won’t be able to learn how to use them, but cows are smarter than you think. They also watch the other cows and copy them,” Don says.

Training the cows was easy. “I started like everybody else, putting panels around the nose pumps to keep the cattle there, and fed them there until they learned to drink. Now I just train new heifers by putting a few older cows with them in a quarter section. Every other water source is fenced off except the nose pump, and they find it and figure it out.” Some ranchers in his area have 700 to 2500 cows using these pumps.

Kurt Dake, a rancher near Vegreville, Alberta, has been using nose pumps for 7 years. “I was tired of fixing water hydrants every time it got cold. We’d just created a new dugout, and decided to put a nose pump on it,” he says.

He has 50 cows on one nose pump and they take turns. “When they first were learning to use it, they all crowded around, wanting water, and figured it out by watching others drink,” Kurt says.

Eventually they realize that only one at a time can drink. “They look toward that nose pump and when no other cow is there, they hurry over and get a drink. All day long there are cattle taking their turn, and they no longer crowd around,” he says.

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Canada-US Trade

Our strong advocacy efforts continue with the beef industry’s largest trading partner – the US. CCA was in Washington, DC, with Canada’s ag minister, Honourable Lawrence MacAulay in January to meet with key industry, agri-food stakeholders and US officials with goals of strengthening and advancing shared US-Canada priorities. Key topics included ways to reduce trade barriers and the important integrated nature of our beef supply chains. For example, proposed changes in voluntary “Product of USA” labelling regulations for meat and livestock have the potential to restrict trade and disrupt supply chains and both countries need to continue to work collaboratively.

Canada-UK Trade

CCA has been closely monitoring the progress of trade negotiations between Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) – particularly when it comes to the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In late January, trade talks broke down between the UK and Canada. While this was disappointing, CCA’s stance is we aren’t saying no to trade. We are saying no to a bad deal for Canadian beef producers.

The Canadian beef industry will continue to oppose the accession of the UK to the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership

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(CPTPP) until the fundamental obstacles to export Canadian beef to the UK are fully addressed.

Unfortunately, the UK has shown no indication that it is prepared to fully accept Canada’s food safety system, which is widely recognized as one of the finest in the world.

CCA, on behalf of beef producers, is encouraging the Government of Canada to re-examine the UK’s current beef access to Canada in both the Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA) and the CPTPP to ensure fairness and equitable access. It’s not fair to make only one side play by the regulations and we will stand up for our rights to defend a fair deal for producers.

Sustainability Progress

In 2020/21, the Canadian Beef Advisors set a goal to reduce primary production GHG emissions intensity by 33 per cent by 2030, among a suite of other goals to support research, innovation, and technology adoption to support both the environmental and economical sustainability of the sector.

We were pleased to see the positive results of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s (CRSB) National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA), which will help our advocacy and communications efforts to support the Canadian beef industry. Key environmental improvements include a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to produce 1 kg of beef (boneless and consumed) since 2014. This progress is directly attributed to our producers who work hard to sustainably produce the world’s best beef by increasing

production efficiencies, reducing the time needed to produce an individual animal, and ultimately reducing the number of resources to produce the same amount of beef.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) approval of 3-Nitrooxypropanol (3NOP) as a new livestock feed ingredient aimed at reducing methane emissions from cattle was welcome news for the industry.

Canadian farmers and ranchers are long-time partners with the environment and manage their land and animals to ensure sustainable and viable operations for the longterm. The approval of 3NOP offers a tremendous opportunity for our industry, particularly within the feedlot sector, to further advance our efforts to reduce methane emissions. This approval aligns with the beef industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability and stewardship while meeting the need for innovative and practical tools to help reduce GHG emissions in the beef cattle sector.

While the progress mentioned is notable, we still have many issues looming. There are still some things we do not have control over – like the weather – but our producers continue to look for ways to be more efficient and to deliver the highest quality of beef for our domestic and international markets. CCA will be amping up its efforts to share how hard producers across the country are working to benefit our industry’s reputation and competitiveness.

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A Close Look at Breeding Soundness Evaluation Forms

Roy Lewis DVM

It has come to my attention by astute, diligent and thorough cattlemen that a close examination of the Breeding Soundness Evaluation form on newly purchased bulls is warranted. All breeders should make them available before a sale or for sure at the point of delivery. Specific things on the form may be more applicable to you depending on the specific use for your bull. Since bull season is just arriving all conscientious breeders will gladly refer you to the form if there is any kind of request. This is why breeders test to eliminate the infertile ones to give you, the purchaser, an opportunity to compare everything before you make your decision.

Has the bull just passed his test in one or more categories? Does his scrotal circumference just make the

breed minimum? Do other specific things catch your attention such as have their been warts removed, did the bull have a frenulum, old cuts on the penis, etc. A frenulum could be hereditary but is only carried through on the male side so as a commercial breeder, you should have absolutely no issue as all his bulls will become steers. Whereas, a purebred breeder should shy away from a herd bull prospect that has had a frenulum cut. A frenulum by the way is a ligamentous attachment, which attaches to the tip of the penis and doesn’t allow it to extend at erection fully. I am convinced that some bulls, which have frenulums not discovered, will break their penises when breeding or develop cuts into the breeding season.

Is there any issue what so ever with his feet or legs, which could affect

future usage? We must all admit that no bull is perfect and still the most important comment is “in the vet’s opinion is the bull considered satisfactory on that day”.

Other issues are comments on the forms such as a bit softer testicles, a size difference in the testicles or he did not protrude meaning the penis did not extend out of the sheath. No protrusion could mean there was just not enough or over stimulation of the bull or it could mean there is a physical problem. The physical problem could be to do with an erectile dysfunction or scarring of the penis to the side of the sheath and as a result no protrusion. I must admit with no protrusion there is rarely a medical reason for it and almost all go on to fully extend when breeding. The very odd bull goes down before we can

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How do Canadians feel about beef? Public perception research results

Lynsay Beavers, Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

Last issue we covered how Canadians feel about beef – the product, the industry, its people and its practices. These results were based on the latest public perception research from Public and Stakeholder Engagement (PSE), a national check-off funded program jointly delivered by Canada Beef and the Canadian Cattle Association.

Now that we have a baseline on how Canadians feel about beef, we can dive into how we can move the needle toward more positive perceptions. Messaging becomes vague and unpersuasive when we try to reach everyone everywhere, so the first step to more positive perceptions is defining a target audience.

Our public perception research showed that the Canadian population can be divided into four segments based on their perceptions

of beef: Canadian beef lovers, curious supporters, passives and environmental skeptics. Segmenting the population in this way allowed us to determine other motivations and surrounding impressions and perspectives of the Canadian cattle industry aside from basic demographics.

Canadian Beef Lovers

This segment of the population loves everything about Canadian beef. They have strong positive feelings about the product and the industry. This group represents a third of Canadians, and since they are already firmly in our corner and convinced of the merit of beef and the Canadian beef industry, we want to encourage beef lovers to share their positive thoughts with their networks.

Curious Supporters

Curious supporters (about 40% of the population) love our product as much as beef lovers. They love the taste and say it is a healthy, highquality and safe food. However, curious supporters are less sure about the industry’s practices. This segment also overwhelmingly aspires to improve the impact of their dietary habits, providing a great opportunity to share information about the environmental benefits of beef cattle.

Passives

This group feels indifferent about the industry and food production in general. It would take a lot of effort to get them to pay attention - and then care - so our efforts are best focused elsewhere. Fortunately, the passive group is small with only 12% of the population.

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Environmental Skeptics

This segment is the most doubtful of the industry due to perceived environmental and animal welfare issues. They also don’t consume much meat of any kind. Given the relatively small size of this segment and the energy required to convert them even to passives, it is best to focus efforts elsewhere. While environmental skeptics feel negatively, their opinions largely stay within the community or segment, so don’t tend to influence other groups.

Focusing on a ‘must-win’ audience

The biggest bang for our public perception buck can be gained by converting curious supporters to Canadian beef lovers. Focusing efforts on curious supporters is likely to generate the best results as this group

is interested in learning more, they love the product, and they already lean positive, although are uncertain or lack information, about the industry and its practices.

Identifying curious supporters as our ‘must-win’ audience means we can deploy tailor-made messages based on this segment’s behaviors and preferences on channels where they are active. Messaging can be even further fine-tuned for certain areas of interest. For example, curious supporters that fall in the Gen Z age demographic can be targeted with content related to animal welfare, since this group expresses more concern about this topic than the average curious supporter.

Overall, messaging about commitments to innovation, sustainability and reducing

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stimulate him very much and these are unlikely to protrude as well. It is ideal to visualize the penis every time. Another way could be on all those that don’t protrude to tranquilize them after the semen sample is collected and their penis will extend passively. At least one veterinarian I know does this and then can honestly say he has visualized the working apparatus.

Many of the smaller issues we all comment on but may not really have much of a detrimental effect on the bull’s breeding ability. Veterinarians are very transparent on the form and may comment on minor problems but the most important thing is overall did the bull pass or was decision deferred, meaning retesting at a later date.

The veterinarian’s comment of softer testicles is still very subjective and may identify a problem or could simply be the variation we see between bulls. If you have herd bull’s semen tested every year compare evaluations year to year to compare differences. If you see decreased results in other words such as morphological defect increasing or testicles, which are shrinking, may indicate impending failure the following year and would be time to

purchase a new bull.

Bigger testicles may yield a greater serving capacity as long as libido is good and physically the bull is sound. We have seen instances where abnormally large testicles will be detrimental to breeding ability. So bigger is not always necessarily better. For this I am talking yearling bulls that get well above 40 cm make sure the semen scores are still good.

Keep in mind some bulls reach puberty a little later in their first year so the yearling semen evaluations will on average be below the quality of the two year old and older bulls. You are not really comparing apples to apples and generally speaking the yearlings will be running with fewer cows. We need to compare semen evaluations between bulls of the same age group.

Another caution flag could be with bulls with evidence of seminal vesiculitis. The majority of these bulls clear up either on their own or with treatment. Some will never clear up and it is important they have a clean bill of health before using them. Most veterinarians will stain the supposed recovered semen sample and check very closely for white blood cells (pus) cells to make sure there has

environmental impacts are likely to yield dividends and shift curious supporters to Canadian beef lovers. These messages will be most impactful when coming from trusted sources. Canadians want to hear directly from farmers and ranchers and the groups that represent them, highlighting the importance of producers actively engaging in public outreach. It is also why Public and Stakeholder Engagement focuses on farmers and ranchers in documentaries, social media content and with influencer outreach to amplify reach and leverage trust from Canadians.

Further questions? Please contact Amie Peck, Stakeholder Engagement Manager at pecka@cattle.ca

Public and Stakeholder Engagement is a national check-o funded program that works to build public trust in the way beef cattle are raised in Canada.

been a complete recovery. Again the critical thing is the bull ticked off as a satisfactory breeder.

As always with all semen evaluations usually both the libido and ability to breed are best checked by observing the bull in his first few matings. If you need bulls with higher serving capacity closely scrutinize the ones, which just pass the semen morphology or just make the breed minimum for scrotal size. If there are any questions talk to the breeder. They are more than happy to help you select the bull that best fits your needs. Characteristics such as polled/horned, red factor in the Charolais, carcass characteristics and genetic testing can all be discussed as well as vaccination or health history all compliment the semen certificate). There are copious amounts of EPD data on bulls these days, the trick is determining what are the important ones for you the purchaser and selecting based on your criteria. The old adage you pay for quality holds true in the bull business as well. Trust the purebred breeder to help you make the most appropriate selection for your herd. Happy Bull Buying 2024 everybody!

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March 1

Nish Charolais 18th Annual Bull Sale, 6 pm, Perlich Bros. Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB

March 1

Future Farms & Charworth Charolais Select Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart

March 1

Twin Anchor Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Dry Land Trading Corp. Veteran, AB

March 1

Southland Cattle Bull Sale, 1 pm, Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK

March 1

Howe Coulee Charolais Private Treaty Bull Sale, at the farm, Moose Jaw, SK

March 1

Valley’s End Charolais Private Treaty Bull Sale, at the farm, Bridgeford, SK

March 2

Turnbull Charolais & Guests 4th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Pincher Creek, AB

March 2

DanG Charolais Bull Sale, at the farm, Colborne, ON

March 2

Ferme Louber Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Ste-Marie de Beauce, QC

March 3

Legacy Charolais 7th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Botha, AB

March 3

Spring Storm Frozen Genetics Sale, DLMS Farmgate Timed Auction

March 5

Johnson Ranching Bull Sale, 1 pm, Provost (AB) Livestock Exchange

March 5

Doll Ranch 44th Annual Production Sale, 1:30 p.m. CST, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

March 6

Pine Bluff Charolais & Fern Simmental Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Love, SK

March 8

CK Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Vanscoy, SK

March 8

Meridian Agriculture Co. Ltd Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Acadia Valley, AB

March 8

Northern Classic Charolais & Simmental 21st Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, Evergreen Park, Grand Prairie, AB

March 8

Calendar of Events

JG Larson Bull Sale, TEAM Online Auction, at the farm, Jenner, AB March 9

Horseshoe E Charolais 26th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Kenaston, SK

March 9

Blackbern/WhiteWater 13th Annual Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON

March 9

Oakstone Land & Cattle Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Auction, at the farm, Bawlf, AB

March 9

Transcon’s Red Deer County Bull Sale, 1 pm, Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart

March 9

Phillips Farms Charolais Open House & Private Treaty Bull Sale at the farm, Estevan, SK

March 10

Nahachewsky Charolais Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Norquay, SK

March 11

Palmer Charolais 13th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Bladworth, SK

March 12

Desertland Cattle Charolais Bull Sale, 5 pm, at the ranch, Sedalia, AB

March 12

Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the ranch, Olds, AB

March 12

DM Livestock Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Carrot River, SK

March 12

Ron-Way Charolais & Friends Bull Sale, Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON

March 14

Creek’s Edge Land & Cattle Bull Sale, Farmgate Timed Online Auction, at the farm, Yellow Creek, SK

March 15

High Bluff Stock Farm Bull & Female Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Inglis, MB

March 15

Scott Stock Farm 11th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Crossfield, AB

March 16

Sliding Hills Charolais 18th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Canora, SK

March 16

Pleasant Dawn Charolais 22nd Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Oak Lake, MB

March 16

Rollin’ Acres/Whiskey Hollow & Guests 13th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, Maple Hill Auction, Hanover, ON

March 16

Balamore Farm Ltd. Bull Sale, 2 pm, Great Village, NS

March 16

Lazy S Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, VJV Auction Mart, Dawson Creek, BC

March 16

Select Genetics 18th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, Forsyth Ranch, Herbert, SK

March 18

Highway 21 Bull Sale, at the ranch, Hanna, AB

March 18

Simple as Black & White Bull Sale, 1 pm, Medicine Hat (AB ) Feeding Company

March 18

TRI-N Charolais Ltd. 9th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm , at the farm, Lenore, MB

March 19

Poplar Bluff Stock Farm 8th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Chauvin, AB

March 19

Diamond W 22nd Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, JTM Livestock, Minitonas, MB

March 20

Cedarlea Farms Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the ranch, Hodgeville, SK

March 20

HTA Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Rivers, MB

March 21

White Meadow Charolais Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Pipestone, MB

March 21

Footprint Farms Bull Sale, 3:30 pm, at the ranch, Esther, AB

March 22

McTavish Farms 13th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Moosomin, SK

March 22

Thistle Ridge Ranch Bull Sale, 1 pm, Perlich Bros. Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB

March 22

Great Northern Bull Sale, 1 pm, Northern Genetics Facility, Clear Lake, MN

March 23

K-Cow Ranch Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the ranch, Elk Point, AB

March 23

Lazy S Cattle Co. Bull Sale, 6 pm, VJV Auction, Rimbey, AB

March 23

McAvoy Charolais Bull And Open Heifer Sale, 1:30 pm, Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales

March 23

Cornerview Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Cobden, ON

March 23

Borderland Cattle Company Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Rockglen, SK

March 23

Limestone Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Clinton (BC) Rodeo Grounds

March 23

Heart of the Peace 4th Annual Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online

March 24

Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK

March 26

White Lake Colony Bull Sale, 1 pm, Balog Auctions, Lethbridge, AB

March 26

Top Cut 34th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, Stockman’s Weigh Co., Mankota, SK

March 26

Prairie Distinction 10th Annual Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB

March 26

Charmark Ranches Bull Sale, 1 pm, Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB

March 28

C2 Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, La Riviere, MB

March 28

Elder Charolais Farms 14th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Coronach, SK

March 30

Tee M Jay Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Ashern (MB) Auction Mart

March 30

Transcon’s 29th Annual Advantage Bull Sale, 1 pm, Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales

April 1

21st Annual North of the 49th Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the ranch, Halbrite, SK

April 1

Spirit of the North Bull Sale, 1 pm, Spiritwood (SK) Auction Mart

April 1

Prairie Lands Bull Sale, Innisfail (AB) Auction Market

April 3

Whitecap/Rosso Charolais & Howe Red Angus Bull Sale, 1 pm, at Whitecap Charolais, Moose Jaw, SK

April 4

Hunter Charolais 13th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Roblin, MB

April 4

Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock

29th Annual Bull & Female Sale, 1 pm, Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart

April 5

Power Up Your Pasture Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, Foothills Auctioneers, Stavely, AB

April 5

Bar H Charolais Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Grenfell, SK

April 6

Vermilion Charolais Group 38th Anuual Bull Sale, 1 pm, Lakeland Charolais, Marwayne, AB

April 6

Saunders Charolais 19th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, Keady (ON) Livestock Market

April 6

Maritime Beef Test Station 51st Bull & Female Sale, Nappan, NS

April 6

Vanderhoof Bull Sale, BC Livestock, Vanderhoof Stock Yards

April 8

Springtime Alliance Bull Sale, Candiac (SK) Auction Mart

April 11

Acadia Ranching Charolais & Angus Bull Sale, 2 pm, Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB

April 13

Brimner Cattle Co. Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Manor, SK

April 13

Eastern Select Bull & Female Sale, 1 pm, Hoards Station, Campbellford, ON

April 20

Lindskov’s LT Ranch Bull Sale, 12 pm, at the ranch, Isabel, SD

April 25

JMAR Genetics New Beginnings Bull & Female Sale, DVAuction online, Appomattox, VA

June 6

Saskatchewan Charolais Association AGM & Sask Royal Sale, Moose Jaw, SK

June 7

Friends of Canadian Charolais -Foundation Breeders School, -Association Fundraiser Auction, -Canadian Charolais Association Annual General Meeting, June 21-July 5

World Charolais Congress, Toronto, ON to Calgary, AB

July 3

World Charolais Congress “Genetics for the World” Sale, at McLeod Livestock, Cochrane, AB

Upcoming Sales

SOUTHLAND CHAROLAIS & ANGUS BULL SALE SWIFT CURRENT, SK - MARCH 1, 2024

SPRINGSIDE CATTLE CO. SPRING STORM FROZEN GENETICS SALE

DLMS.CA - MARCH 3, 2024

MERIDIAN AG BULL SALE

ACADIA VALLEY, AB - MARCH 8, 2024

OAKSTONE LAND & CATTLE CHAROLAIS BULL SALE

DLMS FARMGATE - MARCH 9, 2024

BALAMORE FARMS THICKNESS SELLS BULL SALE

GREAT VILLAGE, NS - MARCH 16, 2024

HIGHWAY 21 GROUP CHAROLAIS & SIMM/ANGUS BULL SALE

HANNA, AB - MARCH 18, 2024

HTA CHAROLAIS ANNUAL BULL SALE

RIVERS, MB - MARCH 20, 2024

MCAVOY CHAROLAIS BULL SALE

SASKATOON, SK - MARCH 23, 2024

BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE

YORKTON, SK - MARCH 24, 2024

C2 CHAROLAIS ANNUAL BULL SALE

LA RIVIÈRE, MB - MARCH 28, 2024

SPIRIT OF THE NORTH BULL SALE

SPIRITWOOD, SK - APRIL 1, 2024

CHRIS POLEY

306-220-5006

SHANE MICHELSON

403-363-9973

BEN WRIGHT

519-374-3335

BOX 2330, WARMAN, SK S0K 4S0

P: 306-933-4200 F: 306-934-0744

INFO@TBARC.COM

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