Coffee Cows and Crops

In this episode, we discuss management practices to help you get more out of grazing riparian areas and how to ensure pasture recovery after tough years with Norine Ambrose, the executive director of Cows and Fish.

You can find more information about Cows and Fish on their website here: https://cowsandfish.org/

The ALUS program operates in some counties across Alberta and provides support for producers looking into land-use changes such as streambank restoration and riparian area management, more information about ALUS can be found here: https://alus.ca/

Best Management Practices for Alberta's Rangeland is a resource put out by the Alberta Government and can be found here: https://www.alberta.ca/grazing-and-range-management-overview.aspx

To contact PCBFA or for help finding more resources, visit 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/

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/

In this episode, Karin and I discuss using winter feeding, fertility, and management practices to encourage regrowth and help improve our stressed perennial pastures for next year's grazing.

Check out Battle River Research Group at their website here: battleriverresearch.com

Check out the factsheets, research, and decision making resources from the Beef Cattle Research Council here: https://www.beefresearch.ca/

And as always, you can find contact information, past newsletters, and research reports at peacecountrybeef.ca/

Our intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, you can find out more at audionautix.com

In this episode, we chat with Karin Lindquist about pasture health indicators and how to graze pastures for better regrowth and maintenance.

Check out the resources below for more information!

The Alberta Forage Manual can be found and downloaded here  https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/077326082x Or a physical copy can be purchased here: https://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/

Battle River Research Group's website can be found here: https://www.battleriverresearch.com/

And as always, to contact PCBFA, check out our archive of factsheets and newsletters, or check out what we do, visit https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

Our music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, check out more at https://www.audionautix.com

In this episode, Johanna chats with Dr Barb Wilhelm, the Western Canadian Animal Health Network (WeCAHN). We discuss how WeCAHN monitors disease trends, how that monitoring differs from what the federal and provincial governments do, and best practices for disease management on farms.

You can learn more about WeCAHN on their website here: https://www.wecahn.ca/

For more information on provincial notifiable or reportable diseases, check out the Alberta Government's list here; https://www.alberta.ca/reportable-and-notifiable-diseases.aspx

For more information on PCBFA; check out our website https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca

Our music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Find more at https://audionautix.com

In this episode we talk soil and plant nutrition with Melissa Werkema the lab tech and manager of Future Analytics lab in Red Deer Alberta.

For more information about Future Analytics, visit their website at https://www.futureanalyticsinc.com/

To check out PCBFA's research, send us a message, or check out our newsletters and fact sheets go to https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

Our theme music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find out more at https://www.audionautix.com/

In this episode, we talk weed classifications and management with Sonya Raven Grande Prairie's agricultural fieldman.

For more information about invasive plants and weeds, check out the links below, or reach out to your local ag fieldman at your county office!

Common Plants of the Western Rangelands https://bookstore.ualberta.ca/p-22174-common-plants-of-the-western-rangelands-volume-1-grasses-and-grass-like-species.aspx

Alberta Invasive Plant Council's invasive plant page; https://abinvasives.ca/invasive-plants/

AB invasive plant id guide https://open.alberta.ca/publications/6740590

Also, Check out the County of Grande Prairie's Pest and Disease page https://www.countygp.ab.ca/en/living-in-our-community/pest-and-disease.aspx

If you have a topic or speaker suggestion for our podcast, send us a message! You can find our contact information at peacecountrybeef.ca!

Our theme song is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw; find more of his music at Audionautix.com

In part two of our chat with Mike Roberts of the Waldron Grazing Co-op we talk about the importance of a good watering system, fencing, and responsible stewardship.

For more information about the Foothills Forage and Grazing Association: check out their website at https://www.foothillsforage.com/

For more information about the Waldron; check out http://waldronranch.com/

As always, feel free to drop by PCBFA's website at https://peacecountrybeef.ca/

to check out our research and upcoming events.

Our theme music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

In part one of our interview with Mike Roberts of the Waldron Grazing Co-op we talk about rotational grazing, the format of the co op and pasture set up.

For more information about the Waldron; check out http://waldronranch.com/

As always, feel free to drop by PCBFA's website at https://peacecountrybeef.ca/

to check out our research and upcoming events.

Our theme music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

In this episode, we talk to Entomologist Jennifer Otani from the Beaverlodge Research station about her work in crop protection. We discuss Economic thresholds, control measures and the value of beneficial insects.

You can find the unofficial research station blog is here http://insectpestmanagement.blogspot.com/ and follow Jennifer at @bugs5132 on Twitter!

And have a look at the following resources for more information!

• Alberta Forage Manual at https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/077326082x

As always, you can find PCBFA's research, events, and resources at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/

Music for the intro and outro by Jason Shaw at www.audionautix.com