BCRC highlights grazing management resources for summer

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is highlighting resources to help producers manage pasture conditions, cattle nutrition, and herd performance throughout the summer.

The latest edition of BCRC’s Vet Tools brings together science-based information on grazing management, water quality, feed testing and forage nutrition, helping producers address potential challenges before they affect productivity.

The summer edition also introduces the newly released Five-Year Canadian Beef Research & Knowledge Mobilization Strategy, which identifies research and extension priorities expected to help guide Canada’s beef industry in the years ahead.

Featured content includes an article exploring Canadian efforts to develop alfalfa varieties suited to northern climates. The work focuses on combining high forager yield, winter hardiness and grazing tolerance, traits that are important for beef producers but difficult to achieve in a single variety.

The article highlights more than 30 years of breeding work by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), and outlines promising developments, while underscoring the need for continued investment in forage innovation to support the industry’s long-term competitiveness.

BCRC encourages producers and industry professionals to explore the summer grazing resources for practical information that can support productive cattle, healthy pastures and profitable operations throughout the grazing season.

The Beef Cattle Research Council is a not-for-profit industry organization funded through the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off. BCRC works with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, provincial beef organizations and governments to advance research and knowledge transfer for Canada’s beef industry.