Episode 32: Considerations When Using Alternative Feeds
Local alternative feeds can be effective and economical additions to beef cattle rations. However, careful management is required to avoid potential problems and to ensure the nutritional requirements...
20 Aug 20249min
Episode 31: Genes Behind the Scenes
The cattle you raise and the beef they produce are the result of two factors – their genetic potential, and the environment they’re raised in. Show note links: Genomics and Genetic Testing (webpage)...
13 Aug 20249min
Episode 30: Ergot in Feed: Is There a Safe Concentration?
Cattle that consume feeds contaminated with the plant disease ergot can have reduced feed intake, gangrene of extremities, lameness, loss of pregnancy and heat stress. Show note links: Ergot in Feed...
6 Aug 20246min
Episode 29: Supplementation Matters – Navigating the Trace Mineral Requirements of a Beef Herd
Regional variation in the trace mineral content of forages and soils creates high risk areas where trace mineral deficiencies in beef cattle are more likely to occur. Therefore, supplemental mineral s...
30 Jul 202413min
Episode 28: Polycrop Potential: 12 Tips for Using Mixed Forage Crops
Polycrops, intercrops, cover crops and cocktail crops are different terms that all encompass planting mixed crop species for livestock feed. Show Note links: Polycrop Potential: 12 Tips for Using M...
23 Jul 202411min
Episode 27: Dairy-Beef: Shifting from the Parlour to the Feedlot
Across the country, a growing number of dairy-beef cross calves sourced from Canada and the United States are appearing in Canadian feedlots, a sight that has raised understandable concern for many co...
16 Jul 20249min
Episode 26: A Practical Guide to Take Half, Leave Half Grazing
When making changes to your beef cattle operation, starting with simple manageable steps is the key to long-lasting improvements. This is the case when it comes to the concept of “take half, leave hal...
9 Jul 20246min
Episode 25: Understanding the Five W’s of Beef Cattle Injections
Today, there are animal injection best practices that have become widely known in the beef industry as “just the right thing to do.” These cattle injection techniques are recommended to help farmers p...
2 Jul 20248min
