environmental sustainability

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

Summaries of recent beef and forage research results funded by the Canadian Beef Cattle...

Canadian beef producers continue significant progress in making their cattle...

Beef producers who background and finish cattle have learned a lot over the past...

Dr. Ominski is a researcher, professor and acting...

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

In a recent study, conventional growth promotants more effectively improved growth rate, efficiency and...

Two Eastern Canadian producers share successful extended grazing...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

Strategic and collaborative investments in research...

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

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

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

Producers share their successes with grazing cattle on neighbouring cropland. Keep Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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