If you’re new to growing and feeding corn to cattle in Western Canada, remember that varieties and growing conditions matter.

Corn in Western Canadian feedlot diets

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

Corn acreage is expanding across Canada. There are about 25 acres of corn for every acre of barley in Ontario and Quebec, where temperatures, day length and moisture allow predictable corn yields and feed quality. There are around eight acres of barley for every acre of corn in the Prairies, although ambitious breeding efforts are […] Read more


Analyze your feed resources and design cattle feeding programs to reduce costs and improve profitability.

When the cows come home: Fall and winter feeding considerations

Whatever strategy you choose to implement, each has advantages and drawbacks

As summer ends and fall begins, beef cattle producers will soon start weaning their calves. During this period, cows will return from summer pastures and undergo pregnancy testing. This is an excellent time to evaluate the body condition of your cows. Weaker cows with low body condition should be grouped together and provided with extra […] Read more



Penta TMR mixer at Ag in Motion 2024

VIDEO: Vertical feed mixers gaining ground with beef producers

“There’s really nothing that a vertical feed mixer will say ‘no’ to,” says Glenn Buurma, president of Penta. Buurma notes that while traditionally vertical feed mixers saw most of their attention among dairy producers, he’s seeing beef producers increasingly add them into their operations as well. “There’s nothing that’s going to have a quicker payback […] Read more




Feeding time at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence’s feedlot. Researchers followed the same group of heifers through four related studies examining methane emissions, feeding behaviour, feed efficiency and the animals’ ability to digest forage.

Researcher targets fibre digestibility in cattle for forage efficiency

Initial research found surprising links between cattle efficient at digesting fibre and methane emissions

Dr. Gabriel Ribeiro walks onto the stage at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference following four other researchers in the Saskatchewan beef industry. This is part of the Cattle College portion of the conference, where researchers educate conference attendees on the work they’ve been doing in the industry. Ribeiro is an assistant professor and the Saskatchewan […] Read more


Cattle producers should have a good estimate of the forage requirements to feed the animals for the whole year.

Now is the time to prevent feed shortages

As we approach spring we should be preparing to plant and produce enough forage to support the needs of our livestock for the whole year. In Canada, that means a strong focus on preserving and storing forages (i.e. silage, hay, greenfeed, stockpile forages, swath grazing) as the grazing season is short. For feedlots, where animals […] Read more