BCRC: Planting corn this spring for your cattle to graze later? Here are 10 corn planting tips
It will soon be time to start thinking about next year’s winter feed. If you plan…
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BCRC: Don’t miss these upcoming beef events and deadlines
Organizations across the country are continually hosting events to give you an inside look at important…
BCRC: Good records help guide efficient production and profitability say producers
Keeping proper and useful beef herd production records is essential if you believe in the adage…
BCRC: Making farm decisions easier
Keeping records and doing comparisons takes time and effort, and most of us prefer to be…
BCRC: This December, you’ll need a prescription to buy virtually any livestock antibiotic
Starting late in 2018, Health Canada is introducing a couple of important changes affecting the way…
BCRC progress and activity in 2017
On average nationally, the BCRC receives approximately 18% of the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off, and plays…
BCRC: Top 10 blog posts of 2017
This past year we published 70 blog posts that offered production tips and decision tools, provided…
BCRC: The Canadian beef industry’s water footprint is shrinking
A Beef Cluster study led by the University of Manitoba’s Dr. Getahun Legesse Gizaw is measuring…
BCRC: New video: What beef producers need to know about environmental footprint
More than most livestock, beef cattle production takes place in the natural environment. Those who live…
BCRC: Based on 2017 calf prices, how much did last summer’s cows in ideal condition earn?
Because cows maintained with an ideal layer of fat cover will have higher reproductive efficiency, they…
BCRC: Don’t miss these upcoming beef events and deadlines
Organizations across the country are continually hosting events to give you an inside look at important…
BCRC: Different approaches/same goal for winter management of heifers
Recognizing replacement and first calf heifers need extra management, producers take different paths to get to…
BCRC: The BCRC is asking for more money from cattle producers. Here’s why.
Editor’s note: The following article is by Bryan Thiessen, Chair of the Beef Cattle Research Council.…
BCRC: 3 Tips for Swath and Bale Grazing
We’ll soon see cattle out in fields cleaning up swaths or feeding on bales. If you’re…
BCRC: Refining corn grazing recommendations: Webinar October 12
Thinking about turning your cattle out on corn? Want to be sure you are up to…
A Canadian perspective on the red meat allergy
Several recent news articles have reported a connection between tick bites and allergies to red meat…
BCRC: Economics of Preg-checking: a 2017 Update
The major economic benefit of preg-checking is the cost-saving of wintering open cows. However, it has…
BCRC: Announcing the Beef Researcher Mentorship Program 2017-18 participants
The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is pleased to announce the participants in the 2017-18 Beef Researcher…
Registration open for 2017-18 BCRC webinars
This year’s BCRC webinar topics include winter feeding, results of the latest National Beef Quality Audit,…
BCRC: Drought Management Strategies
Whether in the form of pasture, stored forage, or supplements, feed is the largest variable input…