Insights and Stories of Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Alberta researchers study potential of native plants to clean water in feedlot run-off

Aug. 29, 2025 at 9:55 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Plants can play a big part in boosting the health of a water source, and researchers at Olds College want to give them a starring role. Floating islands deployed in a feedlot run-off pond can improve water quality by removing contaminants. The islands float in the middle of […]

Tessa Thomas speaks at Ag in Motion about the importance of biosecurity. Tuesday was the second day of the Livestock Happy Hour speaker series. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Ag in Motion speaker highlights need for biosecurity on cattle operations

Jul. 17, 2025 at 9:39 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

cow with a virtual fencing collar and a calf beside her

Virtual fencing for beef cattle gains momentum in Canada

Jun. 13, 2025 at 9:18 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Manitoba rancher manages change through education

May. 9, 2025 at 9:23 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Colic in beef calves can hint at serious problems

Apr. 4, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Drought may be new normal for beef cattle producers

Feb. 21, 2025 at 9:52 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – The 2020s did come in with a roar, but not the kind people hoped for, as drought has plagued much of Western Canada since 2021. The pastures were dry across the Prairies, the grass brittle, more brown than green. Dugouts ran dry and in some areas, hay […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Threat of tariffs looms at Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference

Jan. 30, 2025 at 5:37 pm CST

The Canadian Cattle Association says threatened 25 per cent tariffs would cut Canadian wholesale beef prices by 13 per cent, but effects would be tempered slightly by the low Canadian dollar.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Efficiency called key to reducing beef industry carbon footprint

Jan. 29, 2025 at 4:54 pm CST

Efficiency is key when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the beef sector said Sarah Klopatek at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference on January 29 in Saskatoon, Sask.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

Data sharing next big step for beef genetics

Dec. 20, 2024 at 10:13 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Data access is vital to success in most businesses these days, and that includes cattle genetics, according to panel members at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon in August. “I believe genetics can be the motivator that drives success in the beef industry in the next […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan