RDAR, a leader driver of results-driven agriculture research, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), and the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), are announcing that over $6 million has been committed to a series of projects that will advance beef research in Canada’s largest beef producing province.
Funding in part has been provided by federal and provincial governments under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).
Nine projects have been selected for funding. Each will address livestock sector concerns and further strengthen Alberta’s multi-billion-dollar beef industry, a major contributor to the province’s economic success. Projects funded as part of this joint funding announcement include:
Craig Lehr, BCRC Chair and Alberta beef producer, says applied research is important to help producers make on-farm decisions and implement strategies that improve producer productivity and profitabillity.
“Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and antimicrobial resistance are ongoing issues for the Canadian beef industry. Projects investigating causes and transmission of BRD pathogens and antimicrobial resistance will help inform future prevention and treatment of practices,” explains Lehr.
Brodie Haugan, Chair of ABP, says that producers across Alberta can be further assured by the announcement.
“Work is being done to make our industry stronger, safer, and more profitable, through research programs like these. Producer check-off dollars make ABP’s investment into the future success of our industry possible,” says Haugan.