Gentec Delicious Bits, Jan 2023. At the Grill with William Torres. Gentec/Hypor announcement. Benefits of calf petting. And more.

January 2023

Our favourite Gentec stories

At the Grill with William Torres: Trust yourself, and let people know

This month’s At The Grill feature by William Torres (storyteller, empathetic connector and resonate catalyst) develops the case for trusting that producers know what they’re doing to raise the best beef for the price and for sustainability. Read more here.

The real $$ behind calf petting

At Olds College, Dr. Désirée Gellatly is studying how producers can benefit financially from spending a few seconds bonding with each calf. Read more here.

Hypor announces new research partnership with Gentec at the Banff Pork Seminar

The Banff Pork Seminar (BPS) took place January 10-12, 2023, bringing together producers, industry specialists and academic partners for the first full in-person conference in 3 years. Hypor used BPS as a platform to reveal a new partnership with Gentec. Read more about that and a summary of the conference here.

Our favourite agtech stories

Game changer: World’s first cow-dung-powered tractor is here.

Merck Animal Health shares progress about two new cattle products. Learn more about new products to detect feedlot illness, like BRD.
Targeted GBS flexibility accelerates genomic breeding programs.

Ruminant BioTech develops emissions-reduction bolus. The bolus lowers methane emissions by 70%.
Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities. Combined stressors could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon.

Events

February 1-3. Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. New Orleans, USA
February 2. Celebrating Rural Ranching Women 2023. Maple Creek, SK
February 2-3. Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting. Winnipeg, MB
February 8. Below Ground: Soil Health and Wealth. Rycroft, AB
February 8-9. Manitoba Swine Seminar. Winnipeg, MB
February 8-9. Agrivisions. Lloydminster, AB
February 9. Ranching Opportunities Conference. Olds, AB
February 8,15, 22. 25th Western Canada Feedlot Management School
February 12-16. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting | Boise, ID
February 14-15. Ag Awareness Summit. Saskatoon, SK
February 14-15. Soil Health Conference. Regina, SK
February 15. Farming Smarter conference and trade show. Lethbridge, AB
February 15. Peace Beef Cattle Day. TBA
February 21-23. Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference. Calgary, AB
February 21-23. Alberta Soil Science Workshop. Calgary, AB
February 22-23. Beef Farmers of Ontario annual general meeting. Toronto, ON

March 6-7. Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting. Ottawa, ON
March 7-10. Western Canadian Dairy Seminar. Red Deer, AB
March 12. AWC West 2023: Advancing Women in Agriculture conference. Calgary, AB
March 14-15. World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. San Francisco, CA
March 15. Forest Grazing Day. Eureka River, AB
March 21. Mental Health: Building Resiliency Together
March 22. Canadian Cattle Association annual general meeting. Ottawa, ON

Special mention
July 3-6. Beef Improvement Federation Symposium. Calgary, AB
Gentec Director of Beef Operations, John Basarab, will be speaking.

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