Coffee Cows and Crops
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Plant Growth Regulators and Forage Pests with the Peace Forage Seed Association
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Chat with Talon Gauthier, General Manager of the Peace Forage Seed Association, in this episode about producing Forage Seed in the Peace Country, and some of the challenges of seed production.
Check out the Peace Forage Seed Association here: http://www.peaceforageseed.ca/
For more info on Growth Regulators, check out this episode of Knowledge for Resilience in the Peace with Calvin Yoder: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vcj8w-12371d3
For more info on the European Skipper, check out the fact sheet here: http://www.peaceforageseed.ca/pdf/SeedHeads/SH_23_European_Skipper.pdf
More info on the Red Case bearer can be found here http://insectpestmanagement.blogspot.com/2019/02/red-clover-casebearer-in-peace-river.html
To hear more about the Peace Country Beef and Forage Association, check out our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
Our intro and outro music is Red Wood Highway by Jason Shaw; https://www.audionautix.com
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Recycling Agricultural Plastics with the APRG
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
In today's episode, we're chatting with Assar Grinde, the Beef Producer representative with Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group. We'll discuss how ag plastic gets recycled, new initiatives to recycle silage plastic and the potential for edible netwrap!
This episode was recorded in April of 2022 so for an updated list of recycling sites and projects, visit the sites below!
For more info on the APRG, check out their website here; https://www.aprg.ca/
For more info on Clean Farms and the work that they do, visit their website; https://cleanfarms.ca/alberta-ag-plastic-recycle-it-program/
Thanks also to Alberta Beef Producers, Alberta Milk, and Alberta Cattle Feeders for their support on these projects!
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Forest Grazing with Katherine Haugan
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
In this episode we chat with Area Range Management Specialist Katherine Haugan about grazing cattle in the boreal Forest and the differences between managing forest pasture and open range.
For more information on the topics we discussed today, check out these resources;
Range community Guides; https://www.alberta.ca/range-classification-and-survey-tools.aspx
Health assessment; https://www.alberta.ca/range-health.aspx
Cows & Fish, a great resource for any riparian management questions; https://cowsandfish.org/
If you'd like to learn more about PCBFA check out our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
Our intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at https://www.audionautix.com/
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Managing Natural Water Sources with the Lesser Slave Watershed
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
In this episode with the Lesser Slave Watershed Alliance we discuss managing natural water bodies the role of Watershed groups, and how to make the most of your natural water sources.
For more information, check out the resources below:
LSWC web page: http://www.lswc.ca
Past Projects: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/lswc/pages/43/attachments/original/1572536953/2016-19_WRRP_journal.pdf?1572536953
Cows and Fish: https://cowsandfish.org/
Ducks Unlimited: https://www.ducks.ca/
Alberta Riparian Web Portal: https://www.riparianresourcesab.info/
Alberta AG Water Quality for Livestock:
https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex718/$file/400_716-2.pdf?OpenElement
Local WPAC Map (to find your local watershed group):
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55775efbe4b02c5614691727/t/559d5385e4b0bcd5cef60be4/1436373893936/WPAC-map.pdf
Environmental Farm Plan: https://www.albertaefp.com/
Producer’s Guide to Protecting Water Quality Webinar Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5q7T-gijQ&t=7s
The LSWC & LSC Present: Being Good Stewards of the Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jRx1DLayng&t=112s
For Mor info about PCBFA or our project check out: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
Music for our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Learn more at https://www.audionautix.com
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Dealing with Bears with the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Jeff Bectell is the Coordinator of the Carnivores and Communities Program at the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association. In this episode, we discuss some of the methods they've tested for preventing conflicts with Grizzly bears and other carnivores.
For more information about the Waterton Biosphere, check out their website here: https://www.watertonbiosphere.com/
The Blackfoot Challenge can be found here: https://blackfootchallenge.org/
The Carnivores & Communities Program is here: https://www.watertonbiosphere.com/projects/carnivores-communities/
People & Carnivores: https://peopleandcarnivores.org/
Alberta Landholder's Guide to Wildlife Friendly Fencing https://www.ab-conservation.com/downloads
Western Landowner's Alliance Reducing Conflict with Grizzly Bears Wolves & Elk: https://westernlandowners.org/lp/reducing-conflict-with-grizzly-bears-wolves-elk/
For more info on Peace Country Beef & Forage Association check out our website here: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca
Music for our Intro & Outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Learn more at https://audionautix.com
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Pollination and Wild Bees with Dr Gail MacInnis
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
In this episode we chat with Dr Gail MacInnis about the role of wild bees in the pollination of feild and forage crops as well as the function of wild bees in the environment and upcoming research projects with the Northwestern Polytechnic (formerly Grande Prairie Regional College).
Check out the Xerves website for more information about pollinators: https://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/north-central
and the Xerces Farming for Bees book for more information on providing habitat for wild pollinators https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/15-007_04_XercesSoc_Farming-for-Bees-Guidelines_web.pdf
For more information about the National Bee Diagnostic Center check out the GPRC website here: https://www.gprc.ab.ca/research/nbdc/
Visit https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/ for factsheets, and research performed in the peace country
Our intro and Outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Find more at https://audionautix.com
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
New Farmers from Young Agrarians
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
In this episode Johanna chats with the team from Young Agrarians about communication, and community building among farmers, ranchers, and food lovers.
Find the Young Agrarians website here: https://youngagrarians.org/
To learn more about the Business Bootcamp, check out this link https://youngagrarians.org/courses/business-bootcamp-for-new-farmers/
The Alberta Land Access Guide can be found here: https://youngagrarians.org/the-alberta-land-access-guide-is-out/
Not from Canada? Check out the Quvira Coalition in the states: https://quiviracoalition.org/
For more information about PCBFA or our research check out our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
The Music for our intro and outro is redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at https://audionautix.com/
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Regenerative Agriculture and Rural Routes to Climate Solutions
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
In today's episode we chat with Derek Leahy and Brenda Baritt from RR2CS about their Regenerative Ag Lab and some of the other work they do in rural Alberta.
You can learn more about Rural Routes here: https://rr2cs.ca/
The Rodale Institute can be found here: https://rodaleinstitute.org/
and the Savoury Institute is here: https://savory.global/
For research being done in Alberta check out the work being done by Farm Rite https://farmrite.ca/organizations/
and Areca https://www.areca.ca/
PCBFA's research can be found here: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/applied-research
The music for our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw; find more at www.audionautix.com/
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Cocktail Cover Crops with Kevin Elmy
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Curious about Cocktail cover crops? Learn more about them in this episode with Kevin Elmy, we discuss what cocktails are, as well as, seeding, harvesting, and building cocktails that fit your operation and goals.
For more info on Kevin, check out Cover Crops Canada https://covercrops.ca/
You can find the Soil Owners Manual here: https://www.amazon.ca/Soil-Owners-Manual-Restore-Maintain/dp/1530431263
When Weeds Talk by Jay L. McCaman can be ordered here: https://bookstore.acresusa.com/products/weeds-and-why-they-grow
The Farm As an Ecosystem by Jerry Brunetti is here: https://bookstore.acresusa.com/products/the-farm-as-ecosystem
Mycorrhizal Planet by Michael Phillips: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/mycorrhizal-planet-how-symbiotic-fungi/9781603586580-item.html
Our sponsor for this episode was Ag Safe! check out their website here: https://take11.ca/
Check out PCBFA's research at https://peacecountrybeef.ca
Our intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, check out more at www.audionautix.com
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Long term Planning with Kelly Sidoryk
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
A key tenet of Business management, agricultural or not, is planning. in this episode we chat with Kelly Sidoryk about Holistic Management, creating long-term goals, adjusting those goals and how they can shape the farm in tough times.
If you have questions about cocktail cover crops send us an email at podcast@pcbfa.ca
For more information about Holistic management check out the Holistic Management Canada website here: http://holisticmanagement.ca/ You can listen to our Episode with Dallas Mount here: https://coffeecowsandcrops.podbean.com/e/making-tough-decisions-with-dallas-mount For more info about PCBFA and our other programs and research, check out our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca The music for our Intro and Outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw find more at https://audionautix.com