Feedlots push crossbred beef with Charolais bulls
Calgary based Beef association leader Lloyd Quantz says the trend toward crossbreeding with Charolais bulls is reshaping North American feedlots. He notes two or more core breeds like Hereford Angus cross with Charolais yield faster gains and leaner carcasses, lowering beef costs and expanding the crossbred herd by about 70,000 calves annually.
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Farming Today Risk and Survival airs on CKY stations
A Manitoba Agriculture television special surveys farmer financial troubles this spring. Filmed in all regions, it interviews farmers and management experts to show coping strategies and available financial advice. The half hour program airs April 10 at 10 p.m. on CKY-TV Winnipeg, CKYB Brandon, CKYD-Dauphin.
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