Insights and Stories on Livestock

Jul. 14, 2023 at 10:07 am CDT

A hard-working rancher in central Alberta seeks a sturdy native grass ideally suited for mob grazing and a long-lasting stand. That might seem like something from an online dating profile but it’s more likely to be a query for a newly expanded matchmaking site that aims to connect beef producers with the […]

By Jeff Melchior

Jun. 29, 2023 at 4:33 pm CDT

Greg Judy’s farm in Rucker, Missouri, sounds picturesque — mild winters, flat land broken by rolling hills, dotted by livestock. “It’s not row cropland,” Judy says, speaking at the Western Canadian Conference on Soil Health and Grazing last winter. “It’s just basically rolling hills, very thin topsoil. And so what […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

May. 19, 2023 at 10:20 am CDT

Since the end of World War Two, we have been developing a ranching and farming culture more dependent on fossil fuel, iron, synthetic fertilizers and chemicals. Early on those inputs (tractors, vehicles, equipment, seed, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, etc.) were relatively inexpensive. During the last sixty years, those input prices have […]

By Bruce Teichert

Apr. 28, 2023 at 9:13 am CDT

Have you always wanted to try rotational grazing or protect riparian areas? Then say hello to a new government program called the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP). There has never been a program quite like this one, said Giselle Ulrich, a grant program specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation. “A lot […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Apr. 13, 2023 at 9:40 am CDT

Regular pregnancy checks, a routine regimen of vaccinations and working on extended grazing are just three of the many improvements Matt Bowman has implemented on his Thornloe, Ont. farm because of sound research from Canada’s Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC). Bowman, along with thousands of producers and the beef industry, […]

By Lois Harris