Season 3

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
 

Successful Farm and Ranch Succession with Elaine Froese

Succession is tough! Get some pointers from Farm Transition expert Elaine Froese, as we discuss some key considerations for passing your operation on to the next generation.
 
If you'd like to learn more about Elaine, you can find her website here: https://elainefroese.com/
Elaine's Link Tree https://linktr.ee/farmfamilycoach
Or you can check out her YouTube channel here; https://www.youtube.com/c/farmfamilycoach
 
You can plan to join PCBFA for a full day with Elaine on Friday, November 18th, 2022. Learn more, or register here: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/farmtransitionelainefroese
 
For more info on PCBFA check out our website at https://peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Learn more at www.Audionautix.com
 

Seeding Rates and the Alberta Wheat Commission

Jeremy Boychyn discusses the seeding rate trial Alberta Wheat Commission is working on with the Peace Region Research Association. From weed control, to wheat protein and yield, the proper seeding rate can significantly affect your bottom line.
To learn more about the Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley Commissions, check them out here: https://www.albertawheatbarley.com/alberta-wheat
https://www.albertawheatbarley.com/alberta-barley
For more information about seeding rates, check out the Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley commission's seeding rate calculator and the resources they have there https://www.albertawheatbarley.com/seeding-rate-calculator?setcommission=alberta-wheat
 
And to learn more about Peace Country Beef and Forage Association or the other research we do, check out our website https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
The music for our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Learn more at www.audionautix.com/

Plant Growth Regulators and Forage Pests with the Peace Forage Seed Association

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
 

Introduction to Alberta Beef Producers with Melanie Wowk

In this episode, we chat with Melanie Wowk, chair of the board at the Alberta Beef Producers, about Government Lobbying, the Beef cattle checkoff, and how to get involved with ABP.
 
For more information about the Alberta Beef Producers, check out their new website at https://abpdaily.com/
 
Find PCBFA at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
Our intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw at https://www.audionautix.com/