Alberta Agriculture

Introduction to the OFCAF Program with Fiona Briody

In this episode, Fiona Briody from RDAR takes us through the new On-Farm Climate Action Fund program and discusses what is covered and how to apply.
More program details and application info can be found on RDAR's website here: https://rdar.ca/ofcaf/
For more information on OFCAF, you can call RDAR at 1 877 503 5955 or email them at ofcaf.bmp@rdar.ca
If you want some reference for forages that grow well in the peace, cocktail cover crop info or want to say hi, visit PCBFA's website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The music for the intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. For more information, check out https://audionautix.com/
 
 
 

Hemp, Forage Crops, and the Peace Living Lab with SARDA Ag Research

In this episode we chat with Shelleen Gerbig and Surendra Bhattarai about some of the management practices they will be studying as part of the Peace Region Living Lab.
 
For more information about SARDA, check out their website here: https://sarda.ca/
 
This episode was funded by the Peace Region Living Lab, for more information about the project, check them out here; https://peacelivinglab.ca/
For more information about PCBFA's research, or to get in touch with us, visit our website; https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro music for Coffee Cows & Crops is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Find more at https://www.audionautix.com

Farm Labour, and Management Tips with Tom Kraweic

In part two of this chat with Tom Kraweic we discuss his management style and his experiences with managing staff on his operation.
In this episode we discuss how Tom calculates his grazing period, adjusts to the weather, and how he manages the herd. We also chat about using guardian dogs and building a mob.
For more information about Tom or to check out his book, visit;  https://simplyranching.ca/
 
For more info about PCBFA and our projects, you can visit: https://peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro and outro music for this episode is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, learn more at https://audionautix.com

Grazing Period and Stockmanship with Tom Kraweic

In part one of a 2 part episode, we chat with Rancher and Author Tom Kraweic from Athabasca about his ranching philosophy and his experiences using managed grazing to improve his soil, grass, and quality of life.
In this episode we discuss how Tom calculates his grazing period, adjusts to the weather, and how he manages the herd. We also chat about using guardian dogs and building a mob.
For more information about Tom or to check out his book, visit;  https://simplyranching.ca/
 
For more info about PCBFA and our projects, you can visit: https://peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro and outro music for this episode is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, learn more at https://audionautix.com
 

Management Options for Marginal Land with Jay Byer

In this episode, we chat with Jay Byer, Soil Conservation analyst from Gateway Research Organization, about a series of projects looking at the economics of different management styles on poor-quality agricultural land.
 
For more information about Gateway Research Organization, check out their website here: https://gatewayresearchorganization.com/
Or their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/GatewayResearchOrganization
 
You can listen to our 2020 episode here:
 
and you can find more information about PCBFA at our website: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca
 
The intro and outro music is RedWood Highway by Jason Shaw www.audionautix.com
 
 

Swath Grazing with Dr. Obioha Durunna

Swath Grazing has its pros and cons, in this episode, we discuss Lakeland College's Swath Grazing and Garlic feeding projects with Research Scientist Dr. Obioha Durunna. These projects cover animal performance on swaths, mineral intake and the factors that change the effectiveness of Garlic additives.
For more information about research at Lakeland College, check out their website here: https://www.lakelandcollege.ca/facilities-and-services/projects
 
For more information about PCBFA or to see the results of our research: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Find more at www.audionautix.com

Winter Feeding and Nutrition with Barry Yaremcio

In this episode we chat with Beef Cattle Nutritionist Barry Yaremcio about the best ways to store feed, how to manage old feed, and how to feed your cattle efficiently through the winter.
 
For more nutrition information from Barry check out his website here: https://www.beefconsultant.com/
 
Impact of Body condition score on Reproduction factsheet https://open.alberta.ca/publications/2392247
 
BCRC Feed Efficiency and Utilization resources: https://www.beefresearch.ca/categories/feed-efficiency-utilization/
BCRC Calculators https://www.beefresearch.ca/tools/interactive-calculators/
 
Western Beef Development Center http://westernbeef.org/
 
Saskatchewan Agriculture Livestock Page https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/livestock
 
Province of Manitoba Livestock Agriculture Page https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/
 
For more information about Peace Country Beef and Forage Association, or to check out our research; https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro and outro music for this podcast is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at www.audionautix.com

Bio-Economics with Dr Emma Stephens

In this episode, we chat with Dr Emma Stephens about the economic impact of environmental practices, and her role in the Peace Region Living Lab.
 
For more information about the Peace Living Lab check them out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peacelivinglab.ca
 
Dr Stephen's scientist profile can be found here; https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-emma-c-stephens
 
More information about the Longterm Agriculture Research Project can be found here: https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/
 
For more information about PCBFA or to check out our research visit https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
music for the intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw learn more at www.audionautix.com

Farm-Scale research in the Peace with the Peace Region Living Lab

In this episode we chat with the coordination team of the Peace Region Living Lab.
Nadia Mori, Dr Akim Omokanye, and Monika Benoit discuss what a living lab is, the practices they will be investigating and how a living lab works.
 
For more information on the Peace Living lab check out their facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/peacelivinglab.ca
The website can be found here: http://peacelivinglab.ca/
 
For more information about the Peace Country Beef and forage association, check out our website https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro and outro for Coffee Cows and Crops is Red Wood highway by Jason Shaw, find more here: www.audionautix.com
 

AMP Grazing with Dr Mark Boyce

In today's episode we discuss the University of Alberta's Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing system project with Dr Mark Boyce.
For more information on this project you can check out this article in the Western Producer: https://www.producer.com/livestock/intensive-grazing-damage-minimal/
Or this one from the Canadian Cattlemen's Association: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/news/grazing-can-amp-up-carbon-sequestration-u-of-a-researcher-says/
To learn more about AMP Grazing you can download the AMP Grazing Guidebook from ALUS here: https://alus.ca/grazing-forward/
 
If you would like to see any of the academic papers from this study you can contact PCBFA.
 
You can find PCBFA's research and factsheets at https://peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
Music for our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at www.audionautix.com