Sustainability

  • 1 Octobre 2024Call for Applications: 2024 Rangeland Sustainability Program

    Are you passionate about the conservation and sustainability of Alberta’s rangelands?...

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  • 16 November 2020Setting Goals and Adding Diversity is key for Intercropping

    There is a lot of buzz in beef and forage production systems around the concepts of...

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  • 8 Octobre 2020Bale Grazing Checks the Boxes for Three Canadian Producers

    Editor’s note: The following is the final instalment of a two-part series that will...

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  • 6 Octobre 2020Beat Costs and Boost Yields with Bale Grazing 🎙️

    Editor’s note: The following is part one of a two-part series to help evaluate...

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  • 26 Août 2020The Benefits of Bringing Cattle and Crops Together

    Producers share their successes with grazing cattle on neighbouring cropland. Poursuivre la lecture

  • 14 Août 2020Will the Real Superfood Please Stand Up?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2020...

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  • 28 Juillet 2020What Makes Soil Healthy?

    Photo credit to Cover Crops Canada Soil health has been defined as “the continued capacity of soil to function as a...

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  • 11 Juin 2020Hooves not Harrows – Harnessing Cow Power to Rejuvenate Forages 🎙️

    CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON TO LISTEN TO THIS POST: Listen to more episodes...

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  • 5 Mars 2020Cover Crop Capabilities – Producer and Researcher Experiences

    Cover crop in Saltcoats, SK. Photo courtesy of Kevin Elmy. Forage cover crops are...

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  • 1 Août 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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  • 22 Juillet 2019Beef’s Place in a Healthy Environment: Infographic

    Cutting back on the amount of beef Canadians consume has been suggested in the media and public...

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  • 30 Mai 2019Cover crops are a balance between reward and risk

    Cover crops, also referred to as polycrops or cocktail crops, are receiving a lot of media hype for...

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  • 24 Mai 2019Rangeland and Riparian Health: New web page!

    Editor’s note: Relevant and up-to-date information that had been available on Foragebeef.ca is...

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  • 22 Mai 2019Top findings about adoption of beneficial practices on Canadian cow-calf operations

    Sometimes it can be hard to know where you’re going if you...

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  • 22 Avril 2019Isn’t Beef Canada’s Ultimate Plant Based Protein?

    Editor's note: this article is also available in French. Download the translated version...

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  • 27 Février 2019How Much Water is Used to Make a Pound of Beef?

    Yes, it takes water to produce beef, but in the 2.5 million years since our ancestors started eating...

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  • 4 Février 2019Grazing Management

    Editor's note: Relevant and up-to-date information that had been available on Foragebeef.ca is gradually being added to...

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  • 19 Avril 2018Are Cattle Drinking Canada Dry?

    We often see headlines about how human lifestyle and dietary choices (particularly beef consumption) can impact...

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  • 14 Décembre 2017The Canadian Beef Industry's Water Footprint is Shrinking

    In 2016, the Beef Cattle Research Council’s (BCRC’s) Science Director received 10...

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  • 21 Avril 2017Questioning the Beef Industry’s Water Use

    April 22nd is Earth Day. Earth Day is recognized globally by people from all walks of life as a way to...

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  • 17 Avril 2017Water Fight

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 15 Mars 2016Beef: a Nutritious Part of a Sustainable Diet

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

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  • 22 Avril 2015Celebrate Beef Industry’s Continual Environmental Improvements on Earth Day

    This post was written in collaboration with Fawn Jackson, Canadian...

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  • 28 Juillet 2014Hot Air Doesn’t Just Come from Cattle

    A week ago, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published “Land, irrigation, water, greenhouse...

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  • 13 Janvier 20145 Ways to Prepare to Meet Future Sustainable Beef Requirements

    This is a guest post written by Fawn Jackson, Canadian Cattlemen's Association Manager...

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  • 16 Septembre 2013Sustainable Beef

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of Canadian...

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