Episode 72: Cracking the Code on Grazing Management
Does grazing management feel overwhelming—full of acronyms and jargon like AUs, AUMs or AUEs that leave you scratching your head? You're not alone. In this episode, we break down what an Animal Unit ...
10 Kesä 20256min
Episode 71: 15 Ways to Keep Your Beef Herd Safe
As humans transitioned from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled agricultural societies, domesticated cattle became a cornerstone of farming life. Their natural resilience to disease made them an ideal...
3 Kesä 20259min
Episode 70: Developing a Grazing Plan
Developing a grazing plan is an important first step to ensure effective grazing management on an operation, and it can help save a producer on their cost of production in the long run. A grazing plan...
27 Touko 20254min
Episode 69: Food Safety is Rocket Science
Food safety underpins consumer confidence and demand for Canadian beef. Canada’s researchers develop effective solutions that help to prevent food safety problems from arising, and the check-off you p...
20 Touko 202510min
Episode 68: Forage Rejuvenation
In this episode, we explore how to rejuvenate forage stands—whether for hay or pasture—by using practical methods to boost productivity. Learn how shifting to higher-yielding, more nutritious forage s...
13 Touko 20255min
Episode 67: Protect Canadian Livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious virus with serious consequences for the beef industry. Effective on-farm biosecurity measures can help prevent the disease from entering, spreading ...
6 Touko 20257min
Episode 66: Birds, Bees and Breeding Beef Cattle
The goal of a cow-calf operation should be for each breeding female to deliver a healthy calf to weaning each year. While this sounds simple enough, there is a long list of variables that must fall in...
29 Huhti 20257min
Episode 65: Icebergs and Native Forages
With drought a recurring reality in many regions across Canada, you might wonder what affects pastures more – the drought, or overgrazing during drought? Recent work from the University of Alberta stu...
22 Huhti 202511min
