

Reconnecting a First Nations community to agriculture
Terry Lerat, ranch manager for Cowessess First Nation, is using his decades of experience in the cattle industry to encourage young people in his community to get involved in agriculture

Shelter, feed keys to successful winter calving
A Charolais producer and a beef specialist share tips for calving in the bitter cold of winter

Keeping calves healthy
Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

Alberta ranching family teaches cattle to forage through snow
Roxanne and Kevin Ziola transitioned their operation from a mixed farm to a grass-fed ranch, where winter grazing is a key part of their production

Saskatchewan holds Crown grazing rents at last year’s levels
Also, leaseholders on drought-downgraded land eligible for rate cut

Prairies’ warmer spell to be usurped by arctic front

Cold stress in newborn calves
Veterinary Case Study: Although Jim had prepared a warm calving shelter, he hadn’t counted on a cold snap that threatened his newborn calves

Evaluating options for feeding bales

Peace Region Living Lab includes learning cluster
The Living Lab, which spans the Alberta and B.C. border, has the potential to create a community of producers interested in trying new things

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space
Data would bolster weather and climate forecasts