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Laio Silva Sobrinho’s passion for soil has led him to a career in agricultural research.
Beef Cattle, Grazing, Livestock

Olds College researchers trial new technologies to support grazing and soil health

Satellite technology, soil biologicals and rising plate metres are all on the research docket at Olds College

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Laio Silva Sobrinho’s passion is soil. He initially got his undergrad in forestry in Brazil, but when he came to Canada to do his master’s, he knew it would be in soil science. “Even during my undergrad, I worked with soil remediation in relation to heavy metals. So, it wasn’t too much of a change […] Read more
Ryan Canart offloads yearlings in this corral, then familiarizes them with electric fence in a training paddock with several wires, before turning them into paddocks with one wire.
Beef Cattle, Grazing, Livestock

Manitoba beef producer focuses on rotational grazing on yearling operation

Longer rest period, daily moves and water infrastructure underpin 
Ryan Canart’s grazing system

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Though Ryan Canart grew up in Kamloops, B.C., he has always had roots in Manitoba. He spent much of his time as a kid with cattle in sales barns with his brother and his father, who worked as an order buyer but was originally from Elkhorn, Man. He was comfortable around cattle at a young […] Read more
Pasture sage doesn’t affect pasture production, says an agrologist, but too much of it may be a sign that a producer needs to nourish grasses.
Features, Grazing, Pasture, Range Management

Native plant 411 for livestock producers

The native plants in your pasture tell a story about everything from disturbances to soil quality

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Southwest of Calgary, Alta., as the jagged peaks of the Rockies level out to the Prairies, rough fescue grows in dense tufts. This native plant is Alberta’s provincial grass and a tasty meal for livestock in the fall and winter. Saskatchewan’s provincial grass is needle-and-thread grass, named after its sharp seed tip and long awn. […] Read more
Livestock producers have several options for water systems, and the Beef Cattle Research Council has a free online tool to help them evaluate those options.
Beef Cattle, Grazing, Livestock

Water systems for cattle operations

A water system can help beef producers make the best use possible of their resources

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In Western Canada, the land aches for water. Drought has plagued parts of the Prairies for years now. Water levels in rivers, lakes and producers’ dugouts have dropped. Grass in the summer looks the same as it does in the fall — brown, crunchy and dead. The concern lingers going into the growing and calving […] Read more
Walter Wims and John Dormaar.
Forages, Grazing, Pasture

Managing grazing through drought

Understanding how plants respond to drought is key to adapting your grazing strategy

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I first met Dr. Alex Johnston, one of Canada’s leading range management scientists, at a 4-H camp that I was helping to lead in a wilderness area in the mountains north of Pincher Creek, Alta., many years ago. He was an impressive figure, dressed in his ceremonial headdress, given to him when he was inducted […] Read more
Finding a forage to fit your farm
Forage, Forages, Grazing, Hay, Pasture

Finding a forage to fit your farm

What do you need to think about when you’re considering a cover crop or a perennial legume

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Last summer, Canadian Cattlemen caught up with Graeme Finn, rancher and founder of Union Forage, at Ag in Motion. Here’s what he had to say about everything from cover crop blends to the “slow ponies” of the forage world — perennials. Know your soil “Before you even start down this journey with cover crops, know […] Read more
The Judys run between 350 and 500 head of South Poll on their farm near Rucker, Missouri.
Beef Cattle, Grazing

Rotating to managed grazing

Rancher Greg Judy of Missouri explains why he switched from continuous to rotational grazing

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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 we’re dealing with there, folks, is […] Read more

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