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  • November 23, 2023Managing the Heat in Wheat 🎙️

    New research on including wheat in Canadian feedlot diets may prove useful as economic and feed supply conditions...

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  • August 9, 2023CowBytes Ration-Balancing Software Now Available Through the BCRC

    Producers can formulate feed rations and consider feed and byproducts at different...

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  • October 31, 2022Silage: More Than Just Filler

    More than just an inconvenient dietary necessity, silage can have real impacts in finishing rations. Keep Reading

  • December 16, 2021What a Year — Top 10 Articles from the BCRC Blog in 2021

    This past year presented Canadian beef producers with a lot of different...

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  • October 25, 2021Basics of Backgrounding – Veterinary & Expert Insights Across Canada Webinar November 17th

    Are you new to backgrounding? Join us as we...

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  • October 7, 2021What’s the most profitable post-weaning choice for your calves? Try our updated calculator!

    Drought conditions across the country this year remind...

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  • September 21, 2021Registration Now Open For 2021/2022 Webinar Series

    This year’s Beef Cattle Research Council webinar series will cover a range of topics including...

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  • September 7, 2021Tips for Starting Lightweight Calves on Feed

    Many cow-calf producers from B.C. through Ontario are planning to wean and sell...

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  • April 26, 2021To Sell or Background Calves? – Introducing the BCRC Backgrounding Calculator

    “Should I sell or background my calves?” is a question most...

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  • June 17, 2020Corn Silage in Backgrounding Diets

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of...

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