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October 1, 2024Call for Applications: 2024 Rangeland Sustainability Program Are you passionate about the conservation and sustainability of Alberta’s rangelands?...
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August 16, 2022Strategies for Fall and Winter Grazing: Eastern Canadian Perspectives 🎙️ Two Eastern Canadian producers share successful extended grazing...
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November 16, 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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October 8, 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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October 6, 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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August 26, 2020The Benefits of Bringing Cattle and Crops Together Producers share their successes with grazing cattle on neighbouring cropland.
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August 14, 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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July 28, 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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June 11, 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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March 5, 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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August 1, 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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July 22, 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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May 30, 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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May 24, 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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May 22, 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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April 22, 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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February 27, 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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February 4, 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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April 19, 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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December 14, 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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April 21, 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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April 17, 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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March 15, 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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April 22, 2015Celebrate Beef Industry’s Continual Environmental Improvements on Earth Day This post was written in collaboration with Fawn Jackson, Canadian...
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July 28, 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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January 13, 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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September 16, 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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