Manitoba Co-operator: New Manitoba beef research chair to have financial focus

A new beef-focused research chair will soon begin work at the University of Manitoba.

The 10-year role, recently announced by the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), has been dubbed the BCRC Chair in Beef Cattle Economic Sustainability.

“I believe this is the fourth chair position that we’ve developed,” said Craig Lehr, chair of the BCRC’s producer council.

This one though, is different. Other BCRC-sponsored research chair positions are looking at production systems, forage management and diseases. This one brings in more of a financial lens.

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