All Episodes

Episode 118: Things to Think About Before Turning Cows Out on High Legume Pastures

Episode 117: Special Edition - Grazing Season in Focus

Episode 116: Remember the Four Principles of Pasture Management

Episode 115: Home on the Range

Episode 114: Selecting Replacement Heifers

Episode 113: Silage is Top Choice for These Three Beef Producers

Episode 112: Innovative Water Initiatives to Improve Herd Health

Episode 111: Artificial Insemination Brings Big Benefits to Small Beef Herds

Episode 110: Solving Problems Starts with Asking the Right Questions

Episode 109: Extend the Grazing Season - Using Stockpiled Forage for Early Spring Grazing

Episode 108: How to Evaluate Newborn Calves Using the Calf VIGOR Scoring System

Episode 107: Think you have a closed herd?

Episode 106: Stacking Good Decisions to Keep Calves Healthy

Episode 105: How to Spot Respiratory Acidosis in a Newborn Calf

Episode 104: Take the Bull by the Horns

Episode 103: How To Manage Colostrum So Newborn Calves Thrive

Episode 102: Calf Health Management Practices - What Does the Science Say?

Episode 101: Top Tips for a Smooth Calving Season

Episode 100: Special Edition - Calving Season in Focus

Episode 99: Can Grading Cameras Predict More than Overall Carcass Yield?

Episode 98: Stop Foot and Mouth Disease at the Gate

Episode 97: Be Mindful of Minerals

Episode 96: What Canadian Beef Producers Are (and Aren't) Adopting

Episode 95: Growth Promotants and the Environment Revisited

Episode 94: Adaptive Winter Grazing Strategies

Episode 93: Bale Feeding Pros and Cons

Episode 92: Beef Beyond Borders

Episode 91: Bale Grazing Checks the Boxes for Three Canadian Producers

Episode 90: Don't Let Nitrates Sneak Up on Your Herd

Episode 89: Fiber in Finishing Diets

Episode 88: Tap Into Savings

Episode 87: A Quarter Century of Progress in Extended Grazing

Episode 86: Rest Stops During Long-Haul Transport: Helpful or Harmful?

Episode 85: Evolution in Cattle Feeding, Management and Demand

Episode 84: Looking to Make the Most of Forage Quality?

Episode 83: Improve Your Bottom Line with the Power of Feed Testing

Episode 82: Keep Your BVD Down

Episode 81: Five Strategies to Stop Sickness Before it Starts this Fall

Episode 80: Understanding Yardage Costs

Episode 79: Five Things to You Can Do During Drought to Manage Your Herd, Pastures and Health

Episode 78: The Benefits of Bringing Cattle and Crops Together

Episode 77: Getting the Dirt on Cleaning Versus Disinfecting

Episode 76: Remote Drug Delivery: What You Need to Know

Episode 75: Dairy-Beef: Starting Off on the Right Hoof

Episode 74: Beef Cattle and the Carbon Cycle

Episode 73: Forage Without Borders

Episode 72: Cracking the Code on Grazing Management

Episode 71: 15 Ways to Keep Your Beef Herd Safe

Episode 70: Developing a Grazing Plan

Episode 69: Food Safety is Rocket Science

Episode 68: Forage Rejuvenation

Episode 67: Protect Canadian Livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease

Episode 66: Birds, Bees and Breeding Beef Cattle

Episode 65: Icebergs and Native Forages

Episode 64: Polycrops: Challenges, Triumphs and Valuable Lessons from Beef Producers

Episode 63: How to Intervene with a Difficult Calving

Episode 62: Utilizing Annual and Perennial Forages to Improve Productivity

Episode 61: Colostrum Management for Beef Calves

Episode 60: Vaccines: Use as Directed

Episode 59: How to Calculate Carrying Capacity

Episode 58: Out With the Old, In With the New

Episode 57: Protecting Your Investment: Bull Management

Episode 56: Responsible Antibiotic Use on Canadian Cow-Calf Operations

Episode 55: Proper Management Key to Reducing Calf Scours

Episode 54: Bull Selection to Improve Your Bottom Line

Episode 53: How to Spot Dehydration in Young Calves

Episode 52: Microbiome - The Little Things May Mean A lot

Episode 51: Six Tips for Managing Beef Cattle in Cold Weather

Episode 50: Ready or Not, Calving is Coming

Episode 49: Big Cows and Big Questions

Episode 48: The Sandhills Calving Strategy

Episode 47: Calving Season Timing and Transition

Episode 46: Genetic IQ: Defining Traits That Matter in Your Beef Herd

Episode 45: Overextended Grazing

Episode 44: 11 Ways to Avoid Feed Waste this Winter

Episode 43: Seven Tips for Grazing Corn

Episode 42: Where Does Corn Fit in Western Canadian Feedlot Diets?

Episode 41: Practical Tips for Reducing Stress When Handling Cattle

Episode 40: Do Transport Rest Stops Put Calf Health at Risk?

Episode 39: Analyzing Lameness in Cattle

Episode 38: Beat Costs and Boost Yields with Bale Grazing

Episode 37: Producers weigh in on weaning, preg checking and more

Episode 36: Tips for Starting Lightweight Cattle on Feed

Episode 35: Results of the Inaugural Canadian Cow-Calf Survey

Episode 34: Grazing Cattle on Cropland Can be Mutually Beneficial

Episode 33: Strategies for Fall and Winter Grazing

Episode 32: Considerations When Using Alternative Feeds

Episode 31: Genes Behind the Scenes

Episode 30: Ergot in Feed: Is There a Safe Concentration?

Episode 29: Supplementation Matters – Navigating the Trace Mineral Requirements of a Beef Herd

Episode 28: Polycrop Potential: 12 Tips for Using Mixed Forage Crops

Episode 27: Dairy-Beef: Shifting from the Parlour to the Feedlot

Episode 26: A Practical Guide to Take Half, Leave Half Grazing

Episode 25: Understanding the Five W’s of Beef Cattle Injections

Episode 24: Watering Systems on Pasture: an Eastern Canadian Producer Perspective

Episode 23: Comparing Tame Forages Under Grazing

Episode 22: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

Episode 21: Hooves Not Harrows: Harnessing Cow Power to Rejuvenate Forages

Episode 20: Test Stock Water and Reduce Worry

Episode 19: Choosing Forage Varieties Without Getting Lost in the Weeds

Episode 18: Where There are Cattle, There are Parasites: 9 Tips for Managing Parasites in Your Herd

Episode 17: Looking to Cut Costs This Spring?

Episode 16: Eastern Canadian Perspectives on Defining the Calving Period

Episode 15: Passing the Torch Successfully

Episode 14: Taking Cattle Pain Management Mainstream

Episode 13: How To Rebound From High Open Rates

Episode 12: One Health Strategies

Episode 11: When Do I Turn Out My Cows? Managing Spring Pastures During and After Drought

Episode 10: Producer Survey Helps Check-Off Dollars Go Further

Episode 9: Chute Decisions – Using Low Tech and High Tech Record Systems to Help Make Decisions Chute-Side

Episode 8: Bull Selection: What are you looking for?

Episode 7: Five Management Tips for Small Herds

Episode 6: An Ounce of Prevention

Episode 5: Bull Selection: Breeding Programs That Suite Operational Goals

Episode 4: Calm, Cool and Collected – Prepare for a Smooth and Healthy Calving Season

Episode 3: Fast Action at the Watering Hole

Episode 2: Say “Beef” – We’re Taking a Snapshot

Episode 1: Science confirms the beef industry's environmental benefits

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