Coffee Cows and Crops

In this episode, Norine Ambrose discusses the principles of good range management and how to apply them in forested pastures, riparian areas and other unusual pastures.

You can find Cows & Fish at their website here: https://cowsandfish.org/

Listen to more info from Cows & Fish on their Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakbtXfMuvI21PtiwjYrJpA?app=desktop

And find PCBFA and our research, at our website here: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

For more info about our podcast contact [email protected]

The music for our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at audionautix.com

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/

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/

In today's episode, we chat about adaptive grazing, pasture management and the cattle industry with Allen Williams.

Like what you hear? sign up for PCBFA's virtual Grazing conference before 7 pm MST on January 14th to ask your questions live, or afterwards to get access to the recordings and catch other great speakers! https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/virtualgrazingconference

You can find more information from Allen here: https://understandingag.com/resources/

There is more information on soil health, and organic agriculture at the Rodale Institute which can be found here https://rodaleinstitute.org/science/

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

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

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 [email protected]

For more information about Holistic management check out the Holistic Management Canada website here: http://holisticmanagement.ca/

In this episode we chat with Dave Evans about the work he does with Inno-tech Alberta and the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. We discuss what biodiversity means, how the data can be accessed, and what makes the ABMI unique.

To send in your questions for our episode with Kevin Elmy, email [email protected] comment on the pinned post on Facebook, or tweet at us @PCBFA on Twitter!

For more info on the ABMI check out their website: https://www.abmi.ca/home.html

In this episode, we chat with Mallory Kaiser about raising goats, how it differs from other livestock, and what goats can be used for. We also discuss the Alberta Goat Association and their work in the province.

For more information about Alberta Goat, check out their website: https://www.albertagoats.com/

Or follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albertagoats/

To learn more about Peace Country Beef & Forage Association visit our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

The music in our Intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. find more of his music at https://audionautix.com/

In this episode, we take a closer look at the decision-making process, how to choose the best option in tough situations, and deal with "buyer's remorse" when making big decisions on the ranch.

The YouTube video "Sunk Cost and Status Quo Bias" can be found on the Ranching 4 Profit YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muNk8cgYH0

You can learn more about Ranching for Profit, subscribe to the RMC newsletter and find other resources check out the Ranch Management Consultants website here: https://ranchmanagement.com/

To get in contact with PCBFA or check out our archive of newsletters, factsheets, and research projects check out our website at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

The music in our intro and outro is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at https://www.audionautix.com/