Episode 62: Utilizing Annual and Perennial Forages to Improve Productivity
Are you looking to boost pasture productivity and increase your feed supply? There are several beneficial management practices that can help you achieve these goals. In this episode, we will explore a...
1 Apr 20258min
Episode 61: Colostrum Management for Beef Calves
Calving season is busy, and there’s a lot to manage when it comes to cow and calf care. However, colostrum management should be at the top of your list. This episode features the audio form a recent v...
25 Mar 20259min
Episode 60: Vaccines: Use as Directed
Vaccines teach the immune system to recognize what particular pathogens look like, so that it can respond more quickly and effectively if those pathogens are ever encountered in real life. Like any ot...
18 Mar 20258min
Episode 59: How to Calculate Carrying Capacity
Carrying capacity is the amount of forage available for grazing animals in a pasture. Accurately calculating it is key to setting the right stocking rate, ensuring animal productivity, and maintaining...
11 Mar 202511min
Episode 58: Out With the Old, In With the New
Forage plays a crucial role in providing annual feed for beef cattle. New varieties enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the grazing season however, selecting the right forage variety to meet t...
4 Mar 20258min
Episode 57: Protecting Your Investment: Bull Management
The investment in a herd sire is often a large purchase for a cow-calf operation. To ensure this investment will remain in the herd, breeding bulls must be properly maintained during and between breed...
25 Feb 20256min
Episode 56: Responsible Antibiotic Use on Canadian Cow-Calf Operations
The requirement for a “Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship” (VCPR) before all antibiotics could be prescribed or sold came into force in 2018, and was designed to ensure that the right antibiotics ...
18 Feb 202510min
Episode 55: Proper Management Key to Reducing Calf Scours
Calf diarrhea (scours) is the leading cause of death in calves between two and 30 days of age. In this podcast, we explore one Nova Scotia producer’s battle with calf scours, along with proper managem...
11 Feb 202511min
