
Cow-Calf

Leveraging data in beef production
New mobile app development, networks of smart farms highlight the potential to use data tools in agriculture

Watch water quality and mineral consumption during drought

Beware of high nitrate levels in drought-stressed forages
Feed tests the ideal starting point when managing forages with nitrate accumulation

Beware sweet clover poisoning during calving
As one producer discovered, sweet clover poisoning can trigger widespread hemorrhaging, especially during calving season

Nuffield Canada scholarship expands horizons for Manitoba producer
Ryan Boyd shares how he’s applying the insights from his international travel on his family’s cow-calf operation

USask researchers study feeding corn and corn residue to beef cattle
The research focuses on how cattle fare while grazing on corn residue, as well as track other cattle fed harvested corn.

Working with farming neighbours to graze crop residue
Here’s how a cow-calf producer is extending the grazing season by working with local farmers

Preventing weak calf syndrome
Factors ranging from cow nutrition to weather to disease can cause this often complex condition

A tale of two calving systems
Confined and pasture methods each have risks and benefits

Manitoba cow-calf producer seeks to do things differently
Earlier birth dates, quiet cattle, roadside advertising are all part of the plan