Canadian Beef Cattle Podcast

By Beef Cattle Research Council

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Episodes: 124

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Welcome to the Canadian Beef Cattle Podcast, presented by the Beef Cattle Research Council. The most popular content from beefresearch.ca - available on the go. Each week you’ll hear valuable information on topics ranging from animal health and beef quality to grasslands management and environmental stewardship, and much more. Tune in every Tuesday as the Canadian Beef Cattle Podcast delivers straightforward insights, expert information and a wealth of practical knowledge for Canadian Beef Producers. Subscribe now! The Beef Cattle Research Council is funded by the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off and strives for excellence in the production of Canadian beef, cattle and forage through research, innovation and extension.

Episode Date
Episode 123: Alfalfa Research May Be in for a Long, Cold Winter
Jun 16, 2026
Episode 122: Pooling Resources: Community Pasture Upgrades Water Systems
Jun 09, 2026
Episode 121: Beef Producers Have a Game Plan to Keep Canada FMD-Free
Jun 02, 2026
Episode 120: How Starting Slow Leads to Grazing Success
May 26, 2026
Episode 119: Tender Beef, Tough Funding Cuts
May 19, 2026
Episode 118: Things to Think About Before Turning Cows Out on High Legume Pastures
May 12, 2026
Episode 117: Special Edition - Grazing Season in Focus
May 05, 2026
Episode 116: Remember the Four Principles of Pasture Management
Apr 28, 2026
Episode 115: Home on the Range
Apr 21, 2026
Episode 114: Selecting Replacement Heifers
Apr 14, 2026
Episode 113: Silage is Top Choice for These Three Beef Producers
Apr 07, 2026
Episode 112: Innovative Water Initiatives to Improve Herd Health
Mar 31, 2026
Episode 111: Artificial Insemination Brings Big Benefits to Small Beef Herds
Mar 24, 2026
Episode 110: Solving Problems Starts with Asking the Right Questions
Mar 17, 2026
Episode 109: Extend the Grazing Season - Using Stockpiled Forage for Early Spring Grazing
Mar 10, 2026
Episode 108: How to Evaluate Newborn Calves Using the Calf VIGOR Scoring System
Mar 03, 2026
Episode 107: Think you have a closed herd?
Feb 24, 2026
Episode 106: Stacking Good Decisions to Keep Calves Healthy
Feb 17, 2026
Episode 105: How to Spot Respiratory Acidosis in a Newborn Calf
Feb 10, 2026
Episode 104: Take the Bull by the Horns
Feb 03, 2026
Episode 103: How To Manage Colostrum So Newborn Calves Thrive
Jan 27, 2026
Episode 102: Calf Health Management Practices - What Does the Science Say?
Jan 20, 2026
Episode 101: Top Tips for a Smooth Calving Season
Jan 13, 2026
Episode 100: Special Edition - Calving Season in Focus
Jan 06, 2026
Episode 99: Can Grading Cameras Predict More than Overall Carcass Yield?
Dec 16, 2025
Episode 98: Stop Foot and Mouth Disease at the Gate
Dec 09, 2025
Episode 97: Be Mindful of Minerals
Dec 02, 2025
Episode 96: What Canadian Beef Producers Are (and Aren't) Adopting
Nov 25, 2025
Episode 95: Growth Promotants and the Environment Revisited
Nov 18, 2025
Episode 94: Adaptive Winter Grazing Strategies
Nov 12, 2025
Episode 93: Bale Feeding Pros and Cons
Nov 04, 2025
Episode 92: Beef Beyond Borders
Oct 28, 2025
Episode 91: Bale Grazing Checks the Boxes for Three Canadian Producers
Oct 21, 2025
Episode 90: Don't Let Nitrates Sneak Up on Your Herd
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 89: Fiber in Finishing Diets
Oct 07, 2025
Episode 88: Tap Into Savings
Oct 01, 2025
Episode 87: A Quarter Century of Progress in Extended Grazing
Sep 23, 2025
Episode 86: Rest Stops During Long-Haul Transport: Helpful or Harmful?
Sep 16, 2025
Episode 85: Evolution in Cattle Feeding, Management and Demand
Sep 09, 2025
Episode 84: Looking to Make the Most of Forage Quality?
Sep 02, 2025
Episode 83: Improve Your Bottom Line with the Power of Feed Testing
Aug 26, 2025
Episode 82: Keep Your BVD Down
Aug 19, 2025
Episode 81: Five Strategies to Stop Sickness Before it Starts this Fall
Aug 12, 2025
Episode 80: Understanding Yardage Costs
Aug 05, 2025
Episode 79: Five Things to You Can Do During Drought to Manage Your Herd, Pastures and Health
Jul 29, 2025
Episode 78: The Benefits of Bringing Cattle and Crops Together
Jul 22, 2025
Episode 77: Getting the Dirt on Cleaning Versus Disinfecting
Jul 15, 2025
Episode 76: Remote Drug Delivery: What You Need to Know
Jul 08, 2025
Episode 75: Dairy-Beef: Starting Off on the Right Hoof
Jul 02, 2025
Episode 74: Beef Cattle and the Carbon Cycle
Jun 24, 2025
Episode 73: Forage Without Borders
Jun 18, 2025
Episode 72: Cracking the Code on Grazing Management
Jun 10, 2025
Episode 71: 15 Ways to Keep Your Beef Herd Safe
Jun 03, 2025
Episode 70: Developing a Grazing Plan
May 27, 2025
Episode 69: Food Safety is Rocket Science
May 20, 2025
Episode 68: Forage Rejuvenation
May 13, 2025
Episode 67: Protect Canadian Livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease
May 06, 2025
Episode 66: Birds, Bees and Breeding Beef Cattle
Apr 29, 2025
Episode 65: Icebergs and Native Forages
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 64: Polycrops: Challenges, Triumphs and Valuable Lessons from Beef Producers
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 63: How to Intervene with a Difficult Calving
Apr 08, 2025
Episode 62: Utilizing Annual and Perennial Forages to Improve Productivity
Apr 01, 2025
Episode 61: Colostrum Management for Beef Calves
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 60: Vaccines: Use as Directed
Mar 18, 2025
Episode 59: How to Calculate Carrying Capacity
Mar 11, 2025
Episode 58: Out With the Old, In With the New
Mar 04, 2025
Episode 57: Protecting Your Investment: Bull Management
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 56: Responsible Antibiotic Use on Canadian Cow-Calf Operations
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 55: Proper Management Key to Reducing Calf Scours
Feb 11, 2025
Episode 54: Bull Selection to Improve Your Bottom Line
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 53: How to Spot Dehydration in Young Calves
Jan 28, 2025
Episode 52: Microbiome - The Little Things May Mean A lot
Jan 21, 2025
Episode 51: Six Tips for Managing Beef Cattle in Cold Weather
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 50: Ready or Not, Calving is Coming
Jan 07, 2025
Episode 49: Big Cows and Big Questions
Dec 17, 2024
Episode 48: The Sandhills Calving Strategy
Dec 10, 2024
Episode 47: Calving Season Timing and Transition
Dec 03, 2024
Episode 46: Genetic IQ: Defining Traits That Matter in Your Beef Herd
Nov 26, 2024
Episode 45: Overextended Grazing
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 44: 11 Ways to Avoid Feed Waste this Winter
Nov 12, 2024
Episode 43: Seven Tips for Grazing Corn
Nov 05, 2024
Episode 42: Where Does Corn Fit in Western Canadian Feedlot Diets?
Oct 29, 2024
Episode 41: Practical Tips for Reducing Stress When Handling Cattle
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 40: Do Transport Rest Stops Put Calf Health at Risk?
Oct 15, 2024
Episode 39: Analyzing Lameness in Cattle
Oct 08, 2024
Episode 38: Beat Costs and Boost Yields with Bale Grazing
Oct 01, 2024
Episode 37: Producers weigh in on weaning, preg checking and more
Sep 24, 2024
Episode 36: Tips for Starting Lightweight Cattle on Feed
Sep 17, 2024
Episode 35: Results of the Inaugural Canadian Cow-Calf Survey
Sep 10, 2024
Episode 34: Grazing Cattle on Cropland Can be Mutually Beneficial
Sep 03, 2024
Episode 33: Strategies for Fall and Winter Grazing
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 32: Considerations When Using Alternative Feeds
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 31: Genes Behind the Scenes
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 30: Ergot in Feed: Is There a Safe Concentration?
Aug 06, 2024
Episode 29: Supplementation Matters – Navigating the Trace Mineral Requirements of a Beef Herd
Jul 30, 2024
Episode 28: Polycrop Potential: 12 Tips for Using Mixed Forage Crops
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 27: Dairy-Beef: Shifting from the Parlour to the Feedlot
Jul 16, 2024
Episode 26: A Practical Guide to Take Half, Leave Half Grazing
Jul 09, 2024
Episode 25: Understanding the Five W’s of Beef Cattle Injections
Jul 02, 2024
Episode 24: Watering Systems on Pasture: an Eastern Canadian Producer Perspective
Jun 25, 2024
Episode 23: Comparing Tame Forages Under Grazing
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 22: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
Jun 11, 2024
Episode 21: Hooves Not Harrows: Harnessing Cow Power to Rejuvenate Forages
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 20: Test Stock Water and Reduce Worry
May 28, 2024
Episode 19: Choosing Forage Varieties Without Getting Lost in the Weeds
May 21, 2024
Episode 18: Where There are Cattle, There are Parasites: 9 Tips for Managing Parasites in Your Herd
May 14, 2024
Episode 17: Looking to Cut Costs This Spring?
May 07, 2024
Episode 16: Eastern Canadian Perspectives on Defining the Calving Period
Apr 30, 2024
Episode 15: Passing the Torch Successfully
Apr 23, 2024
Episode 14: Taking Cattle Pain Management Mainstream
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 13: How To Rebound From High Open Rates
Apr 09, 2024
Episode 12: One Health Strategies
Apr 02, 2024
Episode 11: When Do I Turn Out My Cows? Managing Spring Pastures During and After Drought
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 10: Producer Survey Helps Check-Off Dollars Go Further
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 9: Chute Decisions – Using Low Tech and High Tech Record Systems to Help Make Decisions Chute-Side
Mar 12, 2024
Episode 8: Bull Selection: What are you looking for?
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 7: Five Management Tips for Small Herds
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 6: An Ounce of Prevention
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 5: Bull Selection: Breeding Programs That Suite Operational Goals
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 4: Calm, Cool and Collected – Prepare for a Smooth and Healthy Calving Season
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 3: Fast Action at the Watering Hole
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 2: Say “Beef” – We’re Taking a Snapshot
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 1: Science confirms the beef industry's environmental benefits
Jan 16, 2024
Welcome to the Canadian beef cattle podcast!
Jan 12, 2024