drought

High cattle open rates recorded in areas across Western Canada last year mean affected beef producers...

Managing grasslands through drought is not an easy task, but...

The BCRC rounds up the top beef and forage articles from 2023. Keep Reading

Cattle nutrition and forage specialists share drought strategies for optimal beef...

This webinar will share insights on giving your herd its best chance to withstand severe or...

Free webinars for beef producers and veterinary teams on long-term drought implications, heifer...

The costs and benefits of preg-checking are affected by market volatility, production cost,...

Although Mycoplasma bovis is trickier than most microbes, researchers are studying ways to disrupt it. Vaccinating...

If not managed properly, drought can bring feed shortages and long-term animal health impacts. Feed testing,...

Navigating drought requires long-term thinking. Here are seven things to watch for during...

While the elements themselves cannot be managed, there are six decisions that can be...

There are hundreds of timely beef and forage articles, interactive production calculators, videos, webinars and other...

Avoid long-term problems caused by short-term...

This is a guest post by Huiting Huang, Research Analyst at Canfax Research...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2022 issue of Canadian...

For many beef producers across Canada, the past year was challenging...

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

This past year presented Canadian beef producers with a lot of different...

Winter feed is the largest year-over-year variable cost faced by producers.  Keep Reading

Learn more at www.bodyconditionscoring.ca When feed supplies are short, it may be tempting to feed less and...

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

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Producers coping with severe drought and feed shortages have tough decisions to make about culling, weaning and cow...

On July 29, the Beef Cattle Research Council hosted a webinar that allowed beef producers to ask drought-related...

General Drought: More Than a Summer Challenge – BCRC Webinar Recording, November 15, 2023 Keeping...

Don’t forget to register for Thursday's webinar. By registering you can watch it live or...

With moderate to severe drought in many areas of Canada and the northern United...

Missed the Webinar? Watch the recording here Large parts of Canada and the Northern Great Plains...

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

Recurring drought is a natural part of the climate in many areas of Canada and creates a challenge when managing...

This past year we published 78 blog posts that offered production tips and decision tools, provided a science-based...

Adaptive grazing herd management applies to grazing practices that are developed with careful consideration to the specific...

(4 minute read) In an ideal world, producers can plan ahead for their feed...

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is pleased to announce their Bov-Innovation 2019...

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

Editor's note: Due to dry conditions in many parts of the country, we've pulled this article from our archives. It...

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

Due to the current drought conditions in several parts of the country, we've pulled this article from our archives. It...

Whether in the form of pasture, stored forage, or supplements, feed is the largest variable input cost in cow-calf...