Alltech ONE Ideas Conference to be virtual for second straight year
The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference is quickly approaching. It is set to take place May 25…
Livestock care and welfare
Maritime AgCast: Episode 11: Bull Selection
Bull Selection: Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Amy Higgins, Maritime Beef Council,…
Livestock Care Conference honours Awards of Distinction winners
Outstanding contributors to advancing farm animal care in Alberta were celebrated with Awards of Distinction at…
BCRC: Tips to Select Corn Silage Hybrids Across Canada
When grown and harvested properly corn silage is an excellent source of energy and fibre for…
Livestock Care Conference to hold virtual events throughout March
'Are we there yet?' is the theme of this year's Livestock Care Conference, which runs Tuesdays…
So you think you have a closed herd? Think again.
Bow Valley Livestock Health Dr. Blake Balog says no rancher in North America has a closed…
Your cattle herd’s reproduction success is about more than its pregnancy rate
Dr. Blake Balog of Bow Valley Livestock Health says defining reproduction success in your cattle herd…
BCRC: Protecting Your Investment: Bull Management
Dr. Colin Palmer is the Associate Director of the University of Saskatchewan, Livestock and Forage Centre…
BCRC: Dealing with Dehydrated Calves – When and How to Use Electrolytes
Supplementing young calves with electrolytes is sometimes necessary.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cattle roundup in Peace Country captured in NFB short-film
A new three-minute short film by award-winning director Nettie Wild captures a cattle roundup that occurs…
BCRC: Setting Goals and Adding Diversity is key for Intercropping
Manitoba producer Alan MacKenzie considers intercropping to be two crops that are grown at the same…
Maritime AgCast: Episode 6: Grazing and Pasture Management
Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Cedric MacLeod, MacLeod Agronomics, and John Duynisveld,…