Episode 59: How to Calculate Carrying Capacity
Carrying capacity is the amount of forage available for grazing animals in a pasture. Accurately calculating it is key to setting the right stocking rate, ensuring animal productivity, and maintaining...
11 Mar 202511min
Episode 58: Out With the Old, In With the New
Forage plays a crucial role in providing annual feed for beef cattle. New varieties enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the grazing season however, selecting the right forage variety to meet t...
4 Mar 20258min
Episode 57: Protecting Your Investment: Bull Management
The investment in a herd sire is often a large purchase for a cow-calf operation. To ensure this investment will remain in the herd, breeding bulls must be properly maintained during and between breed...
25 Feb 20256min
Episode 56: Responsible Antibiotic Use on Canadian Cow-Calf Operations
The requirement for a “Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship” (VCPR) before all antibiotics could be prescribed or sold came into force in 2018, and was designed to ensure that the right antibiotics ...
18 Feb 202510min
Episode 55: Proper Management Key to Reducing Calf Scours
Calf diarrhea (scours) is the leading cause of death in calves between two and 30 days of age. In this podcast, we explore one Nova Scotia producer’s battle with calf scours, along with proper managem...
11 Feb 202511min
Episode 54: Bull Selection to Improve Your Bottom Line
Purchasing the best bull for your operation starts with good record keeping to identify your operation’s strengths and weaknesses. From there you can work to narrow down your search based on your bree...
4 Feb 20256min
Episode 53: How to Spot Dehydration in Young Calves
With newborn calves comes risk for disease and dehydration. Having the skills to quickly identify dehydration and knowing methods for early intervention can have a meaningful reduction in the rate of ...
28 Jan 20257min
Episode 52: Microbiome - The Little Things May Mean A lot
A “microbiome” is all the microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes) living in a specific environment, and how they all interact with each other. Imbalanced microbiomes can cause numerous is...
21 Jan 202511min
