BCRC: Dealing with Dehydrated Calves – When and How to Use Electrolytes
Supplementing young calves with electrolytes is sometimes necessary.
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BCRC: The Key to Setting up a Healthy Calf for Life? Colostrum
If the calf is at risk of not having adequate colostrum, such as if it had…
TEAM Cattle Market Report: February 5, 2021
In this TEAM Cattle Market Report: slaughter cattle were $4 stronger and feeder cattle were steady.
TEAM Cattle Market Report: January 29, 2021
In this week's TEAM Cattle Market Report: feeder cattle were stronger, while slaughter cattle were under…
Cattle grazing: protecting native grasslands
Protecting one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet. Why having cattle graze native grasslands…
Maritime AgCast – Episode 9: VCPR and Herd Health Program
Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Dr. Wilma Schenkels, Nova Scotia Department of…
BCRC: Calf 911 – New Video Demonstrates Effective Calf Resuscitation Strategies
The Beef Cattle Research Council shows how to resuscitate a newborn calf.
Managing Fusarium Head Blight after harvest
It is possible to manage Fusarium Head Blight even after it is taken off the field.
TEAM Cattle Market Report: January 17, 2021
In this TEAM Cattle Market Report: fats were stronger, while cows and feeder cattle were under…
BCRC: What’s been done and what’s next? An update from our Executive Director, Andrea Brocklebank
The Beef Cattle Research Council's Executive Director Andrea Brocklebank recaps what the organization did in 2020…
TEAM Cattle Report: January 8, 2021
In this TEAM Cattle Market Report: slaughter and feeder cattle started the year stronger.
BCRC: Meet the Council: Willingness to Adapt is Key for Managing Canadian Beef Operations
This is part one in a series to introduce you to this group of innovative thinkers…
Top 10 Beef Cattle Research Council Articles of 2020
The top 10 articles from the Beef Cattle Research Council in 2020. And a bonus article…
HINDSIGHT IS 2020: The Most Popular RRC Stories of the past year
A look back at the most-read RRC articles from 2020.
Food Careers: Episode 17 – Family Feedlot Operator Kevin Serfas, why building bigger is better
Jill Harvie talks to Kevin Serfas, a farmer and entrepreneur from Alberta who is currently building…
2020 Year in Review: Cattle industry deals with COVID-19 while consumers’ support grows
The President of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association talks about the successes and challenges the cattle industry…
BCRC: Calculating Net Returns from Preconditioning Programs
Preconditioned calves may return higher gross revenues because they sell at higher weights. They often have…
BCRC: Hooves not Harrows – Harnessing Cow Power to Rejuvenate Forages
Arron Nerbas with Nerbas Brothers Angus explains how they take a “hooves not harrows” approach to…
TEAM Cattle Market Report: December 18, 2020
A snapshot of the cattle markets according to TEAM Auction Services.
BCRC: Calving Season Timing and Transition – Fast Forward, Rewind, or Press Play
There has been a trend, at least in western Canada, with producers transitioning from late winter/early…