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December 10, 2024Count Down of the Top 10 Most Popular Resources for Beef Cattle Producers in 2024 As we bid farewell to 2024 and steer into the year ahead, we look...
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April 9, 2024How to Rebound from High Open Rates🎙️ High cattle open rates recorded in areas across Western Canada last year mean affected beef producers...
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February 28, 2024When Do I Turn Out My Cows? Managing Spring Pastures During and After Drought 🎙️ Managing grasslands through drought is not an easy task, but...
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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.
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December 7, 2023Strategies for Managing Cattle Through Drought -- BCRC Webinar Recap Cattle nutrition and forage specialists share drought strategies for optimal beef...
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October 26, 2023*UPCOMING WEBINAR* Drought: More Than a Summer Challenge This webinar will share insights on giving your herd its best chance to withstand severe or...
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October 10, 2023Register Now for the 2023-2024 BCRC Webinar Series Free webinars for beef producers and veterinary teams on long-term drought implications, heifer...
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October 5, 2023Preg-Checking in a Drought Year with High Cull Cow Prices The costs and benefits of preg-checking are affected by market volatility, production cost,...
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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 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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July 25, 2023Keeping Today's Drought from Becoming Tomorrow's Problem Navigating drought requires long-term thinking. Here are seven things to watch for during...
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June 16, 2023Facing Drought? Six Things Beef Producers Can Focus On 🎙️ While the elements themselves cannot be managed, there are six decisions that can be...
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December 13, 2022The BCRC's Top 10 Posts of 2022 There are hundreds of timely beef and forage articles, interactive production calculators, videos, webinars and other...
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May 5, 2022Looking to Cut Costs this Spring? Think Twice Before Cutting Vitamins, Minerals and Vaccinations 🎙️ Avoid long-term problems caused by short-term...
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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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February 14, 2022Cut Costs Carefully This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2022 issue of 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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December 20, 2021Feeding Decisions Are Important Breeding Decisions This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...
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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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November 15, 2021Winter Feed Cost Comparison Calculator - Managing Variable Costs Winter feed is the largest year-over-year variable cost faced by producers.
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October 19, 2021Optimum Condition = Maximum Production Learn more at www.bodyconditionscoring.ca When feed supplies are short, it may be tempting to feed less and...
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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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September 7, 2021Tips for Starting Lightweight Calves on Feed CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON TO LISTEN TO THIS POST: Listen to more episodes...
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August 18, 2021Decision Making During Drought Producers coping with severe drought and feed shortages have tough decisions to make about culling, weaning and cow...
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August 10, 2021Experts Respond to Drought Questions On July 29, the Beef Cattle Research Council hosted a webinar that allowed beef producers to ask drought-related...
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July 29, 2021Drought-Related Resources for Cattle Producers General Drought: More Than a Summer Challenge – BCRC Webinar Recording, November 15, 2023 Keeping...
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July 27, 2021REMINDER: Experiencing Drought Stress Webinar July 29th Don’t forget to register for Thursday's webinar. By registering you can watch it live or...
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July 23, 2021Salvaging a Crop? Things to Consider When Valuing a Crop for Feed With moderate to severe drought in many areas of Canada and the northern United...
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July 15, 2021Experiencing Drought Stress? Ask the Experts Missed the Webinar? Watch the recording here Large parts of Canada and the Northern Great Plains...
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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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April 29, 2021Resources for Drought Management Recurring drought is a natural part of the climate in many areas of Canada and creates a challenge when managing...
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December 30, 2019Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019 This past year we published 78 blog posts that offered production tips and decision tools, provided a science-based...
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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 5, 2019Time for a Back-Up Plan - Managing the Impacts of Drought in the Winter (4 minute read) In an ideal world, producers can plan ahead for their feed...
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May 27, 2019Bov-Innovation is happening in Calgary, AB on August 14 The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is pleased to announce their Bov-Innovation 2019...
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May 7, 2019Drought Management Strategies Editor’s note: Relevant and up-to-date information that had been available on Foragebeef.ca is gradually being added...
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July 31, 2018Drought management strategies Editor's note: Due to dry conditions in many parts of the country, we've pulled this article from our archives. It...
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October 16, 2017Abnormal Weather Doesn’t Grow Average Forage This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October...
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August 1, 2017Drought Management Strategies Due to the current drought conditions in several parts of the country, we've pulled this article from our archives. It...
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July 20, 2015Drought Management Strategies Whether in the form of pasture, stored forage, or supplements, feed is the largest variable input cost in cow-calf...
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