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May 1, 2025Small Steps, Big Gains: How Starting Slow Leads to Grazing Success Alberta beef producers share key things to consider when starting rotational...
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March 27, 2025Polycrops: Challenges, Triumphs and Valuable Lessons from Beef Producers 🎙️ The key to cover crop success lies in adaptability, local knowledge...
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February 19, 2025Utilizing Annual and Perennial Forages to Improve Productivity🎙️ What can I do about low productivity pastures or increase my feed supply? These...
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January 30, 2025Growing Forage Crops -- What Does It Cost? Do you know the cost of producing the forage you feed? Try the BCRC's new Forage Cost of Production...
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June 18, 2024Comparing Tame Forages Under Grazing 🎙️ Dr. Bart Lardner and colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan completed a multi-year grazing study on...
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April 23, 2024Passing the Torch Successfully 🎙️ Dr. Bill Biligetu at the University of Saskatchewan has continued legendary forage breeder Dr. Bruce Coulmans...
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January 25, 2024BCRC Funds Proof of Concept and Technology Transfer Projects to Propel Canadian Beef Industry Forward Six POC research projects and 13 KTT activities...
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August 29, 2023The Results Are In on Proof of Concept Projects POC projects test the feasibility of certain research areas before investing in larger-scale research....
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August 24, 2023Drought is More Than a Summer Challenge If not managed properly, drought can bring feed shortages and long-term animal health impacts. Feed testing,...
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June 13, 2023Developing a Grazing Plan: Make the Most of the Forage You Have Available 🎙️ Seven steps for developing a grazing plan to help you reach your...
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May 31, 2023Forage U-Pick: An Interactive Forage Species Selection Tool Now Available Canada-Wide 🎙️ Forage U-Pick can help beef producers across Canada...
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May 9, 2023Forage Rejuvenation: Fertilization and the Influence of Soil pH 🎙️ Rejuvenation of a forage stand, whether hay or pasture, involves using one or...
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April 18, 2023Improving Alfalfa’s Flood and Drought Tolerance 🎙️ Canada’s forage breeders are developing improved alfalfa genetics to cope with Canada’s...
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March 23, 2023How to Calculate Your Carrying Capacity ▶️ This new video can help beef producers assess and manage grazing capacity.
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November 16, 2022Seven Tips for Grazing Corn 🎙️ Grazing standing corn has many benefits including being a high-energy forage but can also pose animal health risks...
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November 10, 2022*Upcoming Webinar* Nutrition Part 3: Making the Most of Low-Quality Forage -- Tips for Improving Animal Performance Whether forage supplies are limited, or an...
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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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April 4, 2022Cracking the Code on Grazing Management Terminology: Animal Units, AUMs, & How to Apply Them 🎙️ Learn what an Animal Unit (AU) is, how Animal...
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March 31, 2022Two Methods, Four Steps for Calculating Carrying Capacity 🎙️ Establish a stocking rate that maintains productivity of herd and forage while...
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March 8, 2022Applications Open for BCRC Researcher Mentorship Program 2022-23 The deadline to apply is May 1, 2021. Four researchers were selected to participate...
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March 3, 2022Call for Nominations- Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation Nominations must be submitted no later than May 1, with three or more letters of...
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January 27, 2022*Upcoming Webinar* Grazing Game Plan: How to Develop a Grazing Plan- February 9 Grazing is an essential part of raising cattle on the Canadian...
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January 6, 2022Rebuild & Recover – Two Producers Share their Experiences with Fire and Drought For many beef producers across Canada, the past year was challenging...
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October 8, 2021Is This a Good Investment? This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in a September 2021 issue of...
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May 17, 2021How Mother Nature Hedges Her Bets This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of...
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March 20, 2020Carrying or Grazing Capacity Are you managing a new-to-you pasture and you need to determine how to stock it? Perhaps it has been recently purchased...
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January 31, 2020Assessing Winter Kill and What You Can Do About It: Forage Rejuvenation Webinar February 13 Missed this webinar? Watch the recording here. Winter...
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November 25, 2019Plan to Adapt When Grazing Adaptive grazing herd management applies to grazing practices that are developed with careful consideration to the specific...
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November 20, 2019Three Producers Share Ideas That Improve Efficiency Editors note: This article is the third in a series featuring ideas from beef producers across the...
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November 19, 2019Forage Establishment: New web page Editor’s note: Relevant and up-to-date information that had been available on Foragebeef.ca is gradually being...
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August 1, 2019New Web Page: Extended Grazing Editor’s note: Relevant and up-to-date information that had been available on Foragebeef.ca is gradually being added...
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June 18, 2019Rejuvenation of Hay and Pasture: New Web Page Editor’s note: Relevant and up-to-date information that had been available on Foragebeef.ca is...
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June 10, 2019ForageBeef.ca Gets a Facelift This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of...
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November 21, 2018Five Producers Share Ideas That Have Made Their Farms and Ranches More Efficient Editors note: This article is the second in a series featuring ideas...
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November 20, 2017Understanding and Managing Forage Diseases: Webinar December 12 Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future webinars on our...
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