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  • July 25, 2024Dive into the Top Five Canadian Beef Cattle Podcast Episodes 🎙️

    With over 25 episodes of the Canadian Beef Cattle Podcast released, we count...

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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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  • January 5, 2024Attention Researchers: BCRC Opens Call for Letters of Intent

    The 2024 invitation for beef, cattle and forage research project proposals. Keep Reading

  • December 19, 2023Fast Action at the Watering Hole🎙️

    Bovine respiratory disease can spread among cattle at feedlot water bowls, but they also may be a place to...

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  • December 14, 2023Top 10 Most Popular Beef Cattle Resources for Producers in 2023

    The BCRC rounds up the top beef and forage articles from 2023. Keep Reading

  • 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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  • October 31, 2023Do Transport Rest Stops Put Calf Health at Risk? 🎙️

    New research suggests rest stops may increase the risk of BRD and potentially the need for...

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  • September 19, 2023M. bovis, Repeat Offender 🎙️

    Although Mycoplasma bovis is trickier than most microbes, researchers are studying ways to disrupt it. Vaccinating...

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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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  • July 20, 2023Polycrop Potential: 12 Tips for Using Mixed Forage Crops 🎙️

    Many producers are seeding polycrops of three or more species in hopes of improving...

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  • June 22, 2023Succession Planning in the World of Research 🎙️

    Investing in research isn't enough. The BCRC works to ensure Canada’s beef and forage sectors...

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  • June 8, 2023The Research Results Are In on Transport Rest Stops and BRD

    Highlights of recent research results funded by the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off through...

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  • May 25, 2023BCRC Announces $2 Million in Funding for 12 Beef Research Projects

    Industry funding will be leveraged with over $4 million in matching funding through...

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  • March 7, 2023Applications Now Open for the BCRC Beef Researcher Mentorship Program 2023-24

    An initiative to facilitate greater engagement of upcoming and new...

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  • January 16, 2023The BCRC Celebrates 25 Years of Beef Industry Research

    2023 marks 25 years for the BCRC as Canada’s national industry-led funding agency for beef,...

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  • November 22, 2022Picking Replacement Heifers 🎙️

    A University of Alberta research project studied whether feed intake traits in weaned heifers can help predict...

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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

  • August 25, 2022Alfalfa for Canada’s Climate

    Work continues to improve yellow- and purple-flowered alfalfa yields in northern climates without compromising winter...

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  • March 14, 2022Calving Records Will Be Especially Valuable This Year

    Research suggests good calving records can help when deciding how to market cows when feed is...

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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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  • September 27, 2021Today’s Research Provides Tomorrow’s Solutions

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

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  • July 5, 2021Renewed Research and Extension Objectives Support a Thriving Beef Sector

    Strategic and collaborative investments in research...

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