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  • 14 Août 2024Improve Your Bottom Line with the Power of Feed Testing

    Now that cattle feed is harvested or being harvested, it’s time to start thinking about...

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  • 31 Mai 2023Forage U-Pick: An Interactive Forage Species Selection Tool Now Available Canada-Wide 🎙️

    Forage U-Pick can help beef producers across Canada...

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  • 23 Mars 2023How to Calculate Your Carrying Capacity ▶️

    What is carrying capacity, and what does it mean for your farm? Carrying capacity, also known as...

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  • 31 Mars 2022Two Methods, Four Steps for Calculating Carrying Capacity

    Establish a stocking rate that maintains productivity of herd and forage while encouraging...

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  • 9 Février 2022Bull Power - How to Calculate the True Value of a Herd Sire ▶️

    Bull selection is a key decision for cow-calf producers that will have implications...

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  • 15 November 2021Winter Feed Cost Comparison Calculator - Managing Variable Costs

    Winter feed is the largest year-over-year variable cost faced by producers.  Poursuivre la lecture

  • 7 Octobre 2021What’s the most profitable post-weaning choice for your calves? Try our updated calculator!

    Drought conditions across the country this year remind...

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  • 21 Septembre 2021Registration Now Open For 2021/2022 Webinar Series

    This year’s Beef Cattle Research Council webinar series will cover a range of topics including...

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  • 14 Septembre 2021Looking to Make the Most of Forage Quality? Consider These Factors

    Editor’s...

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  • 5 Avril 2018How quickly do water systems pay for themselves? New calculator available

    Allowing cattle access to clean water can improve herd health, as well...

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  • 24 Août 2016The Economics of Pregnancy Testing: Webinar September 15th

    Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future webinars on our...

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  • 23 Mars 2016Try This New Calculator to Determine When it Pays to Preg-Check

    According to the 2015 Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, 60% of producers include...

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  • 14 Avril 2014Calculator: What is the Value of Preconditioning Calves?

    Preconditioning is a management method that prepares calves to enter the feedlot, reducing...

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  • 14 Mars 2014When is Artificial Insemination more Economical in Beef Herds?

    Although artificial insemination (AI) of cattle has been possible for 60 years, this...

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  • 19 Février 2014Cost of Production First Steps: Production Indicators

    This is a guest post written by Kathy Larson, MSc, PAg, Beef Economist with the Western...

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