Feb 2022. EPDs as easy as 123? Are your bulls earning their keep? Events. And more.

February 2022

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Gentec highlights

At the Grill by William Torres: EPDs… are they as easy as 123?
Are your bulls earning their keep?
On a slightly different subject...
Congratulations to Gentec's Janelle Jiminez

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This is Month #3 of our new-format newsletter. What do you think? Is it more helpful? Practical? Useful? What do you like best? Least? Let us know what you think. Send us an email right now or contact us through our LinkedIn page. We'd love to hear from you!
Submit DNA samples of your animals and receive genetic information (EPDs, profit indexes, breed composition and parentage analysis) for the discounted rate of $15/test. Read more about the project here , or contact michael.vinsky@ualberta.ca or visit www.beefgenomicprediction.ca for more information.

Our favourite BeefTech highlights

The ins and outs of calving cameras. Lots of benefits. Especially in winter! Look out for Gentec's work using remote monitoring technologies in future issues.
Grazing technique that mirrors natural patterns helps protect grasslands from drought. And it could help ranchers adapt to climate change and preserve vital ecosystems. See Gentec's own approach to improving grassland biodiversity.
Managing Surge Capacity and Boosting Resilience in Meat Supply Chains. An update to the 2020 report in the context of COVID-19.
Livestock in balance. Commentary from Mike McMorris (former contributor to this newsletter) about finding the sweet spot between production and emissions.
W.A. Ranches investigates how bats and cattle can help each other. One shoos away insects, the other hunts them down.
Alberta farmers tout new digital technologies to save costs, time. Technology enables expansion.
Inadequate rural internet service a handicap for many farms and businesses. The 2023 spectrum allocation could be a game changer.
Sudbury farm animals help reduce landfill waste. Food waste is a producer's gold.
Anxiety Over Beef Shortages Reaches Fever Pitch in Golden Corral Fistfight. Beef is worth fighting over!

Events

March 2. Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting. Ottawa, ON
March 8. FCC Women Entrepreneurs Summit.
March 15. FCC Farmland Values Report.
March 15-17. Livestock Care Conference. Olds, AB
March 16. BCRC: Don’t Roll the Dice with Johne’s Disease
March 16-18. Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference 2022
March 17. Exploring Proactive Disease Management Tactics and Tools
March 22. FCC Young Farmers’ Summit
March 22. Canadian Roundtable for Systainable Beef semi annual meeting
March 22-23. World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. San Francisco, CA
March 23. Canadian Cattlemen’s Association annual general meeting
March 29. Building a circular food future

April 14. Exploring Proactive Disease Management Tactics and Tools
April 26. Agritech building food's future

At the Grill by William Torres: EPDs… are they as easy as 123?

This month’s At The Grill feature by William Torres (former Research Manager at Cattleland Feedyards and popular presenter at Gentec conferences) focuses the ABCs of your EPDs, how to maximize your cattle selection without focusing on too much data to make decisions, and how to help your bottom line. Read more here.

Are your bulls earning their keep?

There’s the traditional way of doing things, and there’s the new (usually more effective/informative) way. Dr. Waylon Wise of Cow/Calf Health and Management Solutions explains both as they relate to bull breeding soundness evaluations (BBSEs) and DNA parentage strategies. Read more here.

On a slightly different subject...

In this webinar, latest Gentec Management Board member Bob Kemp discusses his research and methods to try and improve meat quality in pigs while trying to maintain low input costs. While pigs aren't beef cows, there's always something to learn from what other sectors do.

Congratulations to Gentec's Janelle Jiminez

After five years as a research coordinator at Gentec, we are pleased to see Janelle advance her career with the AMR - One Health Consortium at UCalgary. Janelle's tremendous people, animal health, genomics and time management skills will serve her well as she takes on this role in conjunction with her Gentec duties. She is excited to be expanding her skills Alberta-wide!

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