Episode 75: Dairy-Beef: Starting Off on the Right Hoof
Dairy-beef refers to animals born from a dairy dam and a beef sire. Management practices for these calves can vary widely between operations. In this episode, we explore both the opportunities and cha...
2 Heinä 20258min
Episode 74: Beef Cattle and the Carbon Cycle
Every living thing contains carbon, and everything – including cattle and grasslands – plays a role in the carbon cycle. In this episode, we explore how the carbon cycle works, the role beef productio...
24 Kesä 202511min
Episode 73: Forage Without Borders
Forage variety matters. A locally developed variety might not be the best choice for your situation and sometimes a variety developed elsewhere might be your best option. Drs. Bill Biligetu (Universit...
18 Kesä 202510min
Episode 72: Cracking the Code on Grazing Management
Does grazing management feel overwhelming—full of acronyms and jargon like AUs, AUMs or AUEs that leave you scratching your head? You're not alone. In this episode, we break down what an Animal Unit ...
10 Kesä 20256min
Episode 71: 15 Ways to Keep Your Beef Herd Safe
As humans transitioned from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled agricultural societies, domesticated cattle became a cornerstone of farming life. Their natural resilience to disease made them an ideal...
3 Kesä 20259min
Episode 70: Developing a Grazing Plan
Developing a grazing plan is an important first step to ensure effective grazing management on an operation, and it can help save a producer on their cost of production in the long run. A grazing plan...
27 Touko 20254min
Episode 69: Food Safety is Rocket Science
Food safety underpins consumer confidence and demand for Canadian beef. Canada’s researchers develop effective solutions that help to prevent food safety problems from arising, and the check-off you p...
20 Touko 202510min
Episode 68: Forage Rejuvenation
In this episode, we explore how to rejuvenate forage stands—whether for hay or pasture—by using practical methods to boost productivity. Learn how shifting to higher-yielding, more nutritious forage s...
13 Touko 20255min
