Animal health

Keeping Predators at Bay

This episode we get into some facts about common predators of the Peace who can cause some big livestock losses in our area, and touch on some government programs to help you recover costs due to these unfortunate damages. Learn about some signs and distinguishing characteristics that are unique to each predators such as bears and wolves, and team up with your local Fish & Wildlife officers to offer producer support.
 
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Paving the Way

Meet our new manager and PCBFA Team Leader, Alaina Archibald. Alaina is a local producer who is passionate about women in agriculture and excited to express her support and inspiration through our growing organization. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Winds of Change

There have been some exciting changes at the PCBFA! Find out who has joined our organization and what they are excited to share. Tune in next week to hear about our upcoming events you won't want to miss.

Regenerative Ranching with Greg Judy: Bonus Episode!

In this bonus episode we chat with Greg Judy a regenerative rancher from Missouri, about his grazing operation, some of his business philosophy and, livestock selection.
For more info about Greg's operation you can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8jM5w49UezskDWBGyKq5g
 
Greg will be doing a tour of Alberta in June. Check out the stops of Greg's tour below:
Valleyview - June 13th
Manning - June 15th
Bonanza - June 17th
Barrhead - June 19th
Fort Kent - June 21st
Coronation - June 23rd
Rumsey - June 26th
Jumping Pound - June 28th
Leslieville - June 29th
Find more information about PCBFA's events and research here: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

Cover-crops and Bison with Avery Shepherd

In today's episode we chat with Saskatchewan bison producer Avery Shepherd about making the switch to covercrops on his bison operation.
We discussed a lot of resources in this episode;
The Cotswold Seeds guide is here: https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/species-guide.asp
Cover Crops Canada by Kevin Elmy is available as both an e-book and physical book here: https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000132143048/Kevin-R.-Elmy-Cover-Cropping-in-Western-Canada
You can contact Avery at a.shepherd@imperialseed.caFor more information about PCBFA's research, check out our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
The intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw; find more at www.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
 

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

Dugouts and Livestock Water with Dan Benson

In today's episode, we chat with Dan Benson about maintaining dugouts, water quality and choosing watering systems.
 
Quality Farm Dugouts: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/9781460123508
Dugout Volume Calculator: https://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app19/calc/volume/dugout.jsp
 

Drought and Cattle Health with Dr Cheryl Waldner

In this Episode we get to chat with Dr Cheryl Waldner a veterinarian from the University of Saskatchewan, about cattle health, preventing disease, as well as nutrition and cattle health.
 
For more information on Biosecurity check out the page at cattle.ca
For more resources on cattle health and body condition scoring, check out the Beef cattle research council; https://www.beefresearch.ca/research/body-condition-scoring.cfm
https://www.beefresearch.ca/research/animal-health-welfare.cfm
 As always, you can find resources, newsletters and factsheets on our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca
 
The music for our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw,
Find more at https://www.audionautix.com/