Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network (CDN COP Network)

  • January 26, 2023Seize the Opportunities – Learnings from the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network’s Future Farm Scenarios

    Explore results from water system and rotational...

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  • November 24, 2022One Size Doesn’t Fit All -Learnings from the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network’s Future Farm Scenarios

    Certain management strategies have varying...

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  • October 18, 2022What are Profitable Farms Doing? Observations from the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network 

    Higher profit farms within the COP Network tend...

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  • September 22, 2022Making Money FOR the Farm or FROM the Farm?

    Depreciation and opportunity costs don’t show up as cash costs, but they have significant impact on the...

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  • September 15, 2022Two Farms “Right-Sized” Their Herds by Being Open to Change and Working in Sync with Nature 

    A key aspect of maximizing profit and maintaining...

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  • September 1, 2022Taking Inventory of Feed Resources – How to Right-Size Your Cow Herd

    Part one of a two-part series on identifying the right herd size and cow size...

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  • August 23, 2022Registration Now Open for the 2022/2023 BCRC Webinar Series

    This year's topics include nutrition, feed management and record keeping. Keep Reading

  • February 15, 2022Rebuilding with Homegrown Heifers Versus Purchasing Breeding Stock

    This is a guest post by Huiting Huang, Research Analyst at Canfax Research...

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  • January 11, 2022A Guide to Keeping Records That Help Make Profitable Decisions

    The start of a new season and year is the perfect time for beef producers to look back...

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  • November 9, 2021Every Farm Has Different Goalposts – Setting Goals and Defining Success

    What does a “successful” Canadian beef farm look like? How do you...

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  • October 14, 2021Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network – 2021 Results

    You may know what you want out of your operation, but do you record what you put...

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  • October 15, 2020A New Approach to Cost of Production Benchmarking

    This is Part Three of a three-part series (see Part One and Part Two). Editor’s note: this...

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  • September 24, 2020Networks Make The Dream Work

    This is Part Two of a three-part series (see Part One and Part Three). Editor’s note: this article is also available...

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  • September 8, 2020Why a Cost of Production Network?

    This is Part One of a three-part series (watch for Part Two and Part Three in the coming weeks). Editor’s note:...

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