The Beef Cattle Research Council posted a blog today, which provides beef producers links to about three dozen different websites offering relevant and useful information on everything from feeding to farm management to mental health. Check it out at:
http://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/resources-for-beef-producers-during-market-disruptions/
Recognizing there is certainly nothing NORMAL with all the life changes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the different websites can address some of the challenges that have developed in this new era, while at the same time, many just offer some sound production and management information that applies in any year.
Areas of information include:
- Feeding and Nutrition
- Feed Shortages and Drought Conditions
- Cattle Health and Welfare
- Culling Cattle
- Financial Management
- Mental Health
and more
AAFC outlines some plans for 2020
While Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has caused concern and frustration across a wide swath of Canadian crop and livestock commodity organizations following news that it is really cutting back on it’s research activities for 2020, there might be a glimmer of hope as the newsletter issued yesterday says
AAFC is “contemplating a limited restart of the field based research activities, in a coordinated fashion.” The newsletter says more will be revealed in the May newsletter — we’ll have to wait a see.
Here’s what AAFC outlined as plans for the coming growing season:
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