Performance Testing with First Line Angus: Finding their niche in the seedstock industry with AgSights

First Line Angus: Finding their niche in the seedstock industry with AgSights’ performance testing: Brian Whitwell along with daughter Kasey operate First Line Angus, where together they raise registered Black Angus cattle in Hagersville, Ontario.

Leachman Cattle of Colorado receives Mark of Excellence award for efforts in livestock genetic improvement

News Release: Leachman Cattle of Colorado receives Mark of Excellence Award for efforts in livestock genetic improvement: Lee Leachman of Leachman Cattle of Colorado has been named a winner of AgSights’ prestigious Mark of Excellence Award. The award is presented periodically to recognize exemplary contributions to livestock improvement and is named after progressive beef producer Mark Warren.

AgSights honours Soderglen Ranches with 2021 Mark of Excellence Award

News Release: AgSights honours Soderglen Ranches with 2021 Mark of Excellence Award: AgSights has selected Alberta’s Soderglen Ranches Ltd. as a 2021 recipient of its prestigious Mark of Excellence Award. The award is presented periodically to recognize exemplary contributions to livestock improvement and is named after progressive beef producer Mark Warren.

Buis Beef: Telling their Food Traceability Story Gives Customers Peace of Mind

Buis Beef: Telling their Food Traceability Story Gives Customers Peace of Mind: Buis Beef Inc. is a family-run farm operated by third-generation farmers, Joanne and Mike Buis. Located in southwestern Ontario, the Buis’s raise beef for retail and market their homegrown products through their farm store.

Bosview Katahdins: Record Keeping to Grow Flock Production

Bosview Katahdins: Record Keeping to Grow Flock Production: Located in the Pontiac region of western Quebec, two first generation sheep farmers, Ursina Studhalter and Andrew Bos, have turned their dream of farming into a reality. Ursina grew up on a mixed farm, and it was her dream to one day have her own farm. Fast forward to 2017 and that dream turned to reality when her and husband, Andrew, purchased their first farm along with a flock of 85 Katahdin sheep. Today their flock consists of 200 Katahdin and Romanov-crossed ewes on a modified accelerated lambing schedule using bioTrack for their record keeping needs.

Managing for Profit: What Efficiency Means on the Farm

Managing for Profit: What Efficiency Means on the Farm: As anybody with years of farming experience can tell you, efficient time management is essential to ongoing productivity and profit. But with all of the administrative work that comes with herd monitoring, data tracking, and economic evaluations, it’s easy to get bogged down and lose time that could be spent better managing your herd. So how can farmers today stay on top of necessary livestock management without losing time or adding complicated systems?

The Track to Success: Why bioTrack Is an Essential Tool for Livestock Farmers

The Track to Success: Why bioTrack is an Essential Tool for Livestock Farmers: If you’re in the livestock industry, you know how tiring the job can be. You’re ready to increase the scale of your business, but feel too bogged down in the day-to-day. You’re putting out a decent quality product, but lack that extra edge that could make you stand out from the competition. And meanwhile, there is simply too much guesswork involved in improving the genetic performance of your herd or flock, making you feel like the value of your operation has plateaued.