Craig Lehr is a beef producer northeast of Medicine Hat and the chair of the producer council with the Beef Cattle Research Council. He said the new Beef Cattle Research Council Chair in Beef Cattle Economic Sustainability will help determine the bottom line for producers. 

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Research chair focuses on profitability

New Beef Cattle Research Council chair at the U of M to focus on best environmental practices and economic viability

A new research chair role, working out of the University of Manitoba, will look at the economics of Canada’s beef business.

A mother cow licks a newborn calf.

Be smart when managing replacement heifers

The Cost of Production Network offers numbers that beef producers can use to improve their heifer management practices

Managing replacement heifers is often challenging, but maybe more so today in a market boasting record prices for heifers and calves and all other cattle classifications.