Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Does it feel like grazing management information is shrouded in acronyms and terms that boggle the mind on first glance? Do you struggle to decipher terms like animal unit equivalents? And how does one go...
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For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar...
Autonomous farming machines are coming. John Deere now sells an autonomous 8R tractor. Various companies offer large, commercial sized unmanned Ariel vehicles (UAVs) that can autonomously apply pesticides. Lely sells robotic milking machines. Some farmers may lament the loss...
What is keeping farming from expanding in the north? A recent study, "Understanding the Barriers to Livestock Production in the Clay Belt: An Economic, Social, and Environmental Analysis" by Wayne Caldwell, PhD, RPP, MCIP, Sara Epp, PhD, Isabelle Chouinard-Roy,...
Buying local has always been an important part of our agriculture and food production system. Consumer interest in particular in shopping closer to home for their food products has been on the rise over the last two decades or...
Some highlights from this week's Weekly Livestock Market Update:
•This week in markets - Fed cattle were nearly $4.50 higher this week with feeder cattle trading $3 to $7 higher this week. Despite a slow start to the week, cattle...
In a previous article, Five Range Management Principles or Rancher Rules were introduced to help producers make management decisions on rangelands. Each of the five principles will be elaborated in an article series to come. The first principle describes...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Pasture is a key component of beef cattle operations and one definitely worth managing. At first glance, grazing a pasture may appear as simple as placing cattle in a fenced area with a water source....
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
What does a “successful” Canadian beef farm look like? How do you define success on your farm?
Canfax and the Beef Cattle Research Council recently released the results from their Canadian Cow-calf Cost of Production Network. The...
Canada’s farmers are experiencing a chronic labour crisis. While they struggle to find workers from a dwindling labour pool, young people leaving rural schools often head to urban centres in search of opportunities.
Organizations such as Inside Education and Agriculture...
