national centre for livestock and the environment News Archive
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Sustainable Agriculture – Indigenous perspectives, water management and precision technologies
May 1, 2024 —
Nearly 300 researchers, farmers, policy makers, and industry members logged on daily to view the 9th Annual Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Virtual Conference, March 12-14th 2024.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Bringing it all together – Is there a place for cattle on Canada’s annual crop land?
March 1, 2024 —
Integrating livestock onto cropland where possible is often noted as one of the key practices for building soil health but this can be challenging to adopt within annual cash crop rotations that are common across the major grain growing regions within Canada.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Research Round-up for 2023 – U of M Research Addressing Current Beef Industry Priorities
February 1, 2024 —
Over the last year, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) scientists have been hard at work to address current beef research priorities identified by the Manitoba Beef Producers and the Beef Cattle Research Council.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Common ticks and why they can be a problem
December 1, 2023 —
The following article was written by Casandra Madden, Danie Wood, and Kateryn Rochon, Department of Entomology, for the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in December 2023.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Cattle production: A crucial element in regenerative agriculture and the circular bio-economy
September 1, 2023 —
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in November 2023.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Science supports productivity-enhancing technologies’ effects on the environment
August 1, 2023 —
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in August 2023.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: One Health: Understanding the connection between farmer, animal, and environmental health
June 1, 2023 —
The following article was written by Breanna Zwick, for the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in June 2023.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Sustainable Agriculture – Exploring Net Zero, Indigenous Agriculture, Biodiversity
May 24, 2023 —
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in May 2023.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Manitoba’s Agricultural Crown Grazing Lands – Assessing Potential for Growing the Beef Industry
April 10, 2023 —
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in March 2023.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Growing a more complete winter ration: corn intercropping in western Canada
February 1, 2023 —
The following article was written by E.J. McGeough and Y. Lawley, University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in February 2023.