@MBBeefandForage

Engage · Evaluate · Extend - Advance Manitoba beef cattle and forage industry by engaging stakeholders, evaluating on-farm innovation, and extension

 Near Brandon, Manitoba
mbfi.ca/
Joined March 2016
  • Tweets1.9K
  • Following869
  • Followers1.8K
817Media
New Episode! Today we are talking with Shannon Carvey about leadership development and Senior Leadership Events available through the Manitoba 4-H Program! Subscribe today! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
1
46
New Episode! In today’s episode, we are chatting with Jarret Nelson about his experience as a mentee in the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Program. Subscribe today! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
2
2
83
A snap shot into a day in the life of a Beef Research Technician - Lauren is busy collecting weights and recording body condition scores on the cow herd! Stay tuned for upcoming winter workshops with MB Agriculture on Record Keeping and Data Management 🤠
3
79
Today we are talking with the 2026 Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers Winners, Braden & Mistry Drul. We wish them luck as they head to Nationals in November! Available wherever you listen to podcasts @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
3
59
New Episode! Today we are talking with Kim McConnell about his experience building his own leadership skills and career advancing leadership in Canada and Canadian Agriculture. @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
1
1
2
208
Today we are talking with Raf Otfinowski about his work on the international “Drought Structure Project.” This project uses man-made structures to reduce precipitation and looks at the impacts drought can have on rangeland ecosystems. @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
1
3
74
Fantastic way to finish off the week & thank you for making the time to stop in!
Dr Bart Lardner 🇨🇦@DrBart_BeefAug 21
Great touring @MBBeefandForage with Dr Mary-Jane Orr today!
3
119
In this episode, we meet MBFI’s amazing summer students. These up and coming Ag professionals have been busy at the farm doing everything from cattle health checks and daily moves, to yard work, seeding, haying and everything in between! @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
1
2
69
Field testing MooCall HEAT collars to monitor multi-sire dynamics. Bulls are fitted with collars that connect with cow ear tags to notify when cows are in heat and bred. Data from collars will be compiled with pregnancy check, calving interval, and genetic sire confirmation.
1
4
99
2026 MBFI Field Checks: TriCal Surge Awnless Spring Triticale forage demonstration. With 4 replicates seeded with Crop Aid Nutrition treatment package. Field replicates sampled for yield & feed quality at soft dough stage. Very promising field to be harvested for green feed.
3
128
2026 MBFI Field Checks: Silage Corn Thunderseed 4386 & Forage Soybeans no-till seeded into spring terminated fall rye. Harvest for silage into low & long pile to graze face of pile. June hail storms knocked out majority of soybeans, will be looking to try this combo again!
1
90
2026 MBFI Field Checks: Pearl Millet seeded with Teff for green feed & fall regrowth grazing. Thank you to Imperial Seeds for supporting the demonstration! June hail storms set back the field. Looking forward to seeing the regrowth potential & trying combo again next year!
57
2026 MBFI Field Checks: Forage Oat variety demonstration of FP Genetics CDC Westgate, SeCan CDC Haymaker, and CDC SO-1 Seeded strips are sampled for yield and feed quality at the milk stage, and harvested for greenfeed.
4
178
Beating the heat - as we move through our grazing rotations we move the water trough with the cows plugging into points along summer water lines - with some added plumbing & timers now have cooling station for days with heat warnings
1
1
75
For more information on heat stress in cattle check out BCRC resources beefresearch.ca/blog/the-hea… NDSU fact sheet on dealing with heat stress ndsu.edu/agriculture/extensi…

The Heat Is On

When temperatures are high, beef producers should watch cattle closely for signs of heat stress. Implementing these tips may help mitigate the costly effects of hot weather.

beefresearch.ca
31
Thankful for the morning breeze at LLMB Tour. Began with soil carbon & how data layers support decisions. In Odanah Pasture with McRae Land & Livestock discussed grazing high legume pasture, virtual fencing in comparison to solar powered fencing carts Range Ward & 7L Pasture Pal
1
1
96
Clear your day & register now for - July 29th Living Lab MB Tour mbfi.ca/events Morning Feature: Economics of Grazing at Odanah Pasture with McRae Land & Livestock - Virtual fencing in action - Remote solar power fencing & water solutions - 701x GPS ear tags
1
101
Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives retweeted
Ducks Unlimited MB@DUCmanitobaJul 23
What a difference one year can make! Forage established in saline areas in spring 2025 on the @MBBeefandForage research farm near Brandon. DUC can help you fix saline and weedy acres, with incentives from Manitoba's Conservation Trust. Learn more ag.ducks.ca/program/marginal…
2
4
242
Today, we are chatting with Ian Cook from Birds Canada about bird, and subsequently wetland and grassland conservation and how producers can help protect these vulnerable habitats today and in the future. Subscribe today! @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef
2
82
New Episode! Today we are talking with Adrienne Hanson from CFGA about the benefits and challenges to grassland conservation. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts. @MBGovAg @DUCmanitoba @ManitobaBeef @CFGA_ACPF
1
73
Load more