Episode 54: Bull Selection to Improve Your Bottom Line
Purchasing the best bull for your operation starts with good record keeping to identify your operation’s strengths and weaknesses. From there you can work to narrow down your search based on your bree...
4 Feb 20256min
Episode 53: How to Spot Dehydration in Young Calves
With newborn calves comes risk for disease and dehydration. Having the skills to quickly identify dehydration and knowing methods for early intervention can have a meaningful reduction in the rate of ...
28 Jan 20257min
Episode 52: Microbiome - The Little Things May Mean A lot
A “microbiome” is all the microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes) living in a specific environment, and how they all interact with each other. Imbalanced microbiomes can cause numerous is...
21 Jan 202511min
Episode 51: Six Tips for Managing Beef Cattle in Cold Weather
With winter taking a foothold across Canada, it is important to monitor how cattle are coping with the cold and how it is impacting their ability to remain productive. Learn six tips for managing beef...
14 Jan 20257min
Episode 50: Ready or Not, Calving is Coming
There are many aspects of a producer’s day-to-day life that are out of their control. The weather, including precipitation, winds and plummeting temperatures, can test the best-made plans in the most ...
7 Jan 20255min
Episode 49: Big Cows and Big Questions
Are smaller cows more efficient? They need less feed and wean calves that are a higher percentage of their body weight. In contrast, large cows need more feed, more pasture, and wean calves that are s...
17 Dec 202410min
Episode 48: The Sandhills Calving Strategy
The Sandhills System involves moving pregnant cows on to different “clean” ground while leaving freshly calved pairs in the field they were born in. This method helps minimize direct contact between o...
10 Dec 202410min
Episode 47: Calving Season Timing and Transition
Just as every farm operates with an independent set of circumstances, and every farmer is unique themselves, calving season is going to look different on every operation. There is no one right method ...
3 Dec 202412min
