The Beef Cattle Research Council is supporting 13 technology transfer programs that experiment with new ways to engage with producers.  |  File photo

Peer groups help spread livestock information

Tapping into the power of small groups is one of the extension projects funded by the Beef Cattle Research Council

There are many ways to deliver the latest and most useful information to producers. Webinars, YouTube videos, TikTok, fact sheets, podcasts, in-person conferences and of course print media are among the options for agricultural extension in Canada. This year, Kathy Larson is trying another tactic to communicate with Canadian farmers — a peer group. “It […] Read more

Saskatchewan agriculture minister David Marit announced $6.8 million in beef and forage research funding Jan. 23, which is 14 percent higher than the 2023 program. | File photo

Livestock, forage research projects approved in Sask.

One of the projects will check back in with young cattle producers who participated in a management study 10 years ago


REGINA — If you were one of the 35 young Saskatchewan cattle producers involved in a research project 10 years ago, Kathy Larson wants to talk to you again. The research associate at the University of Saskatchewan is revisiting an earlier project with the help of Agriculture Development Fund money. Saskatchewan agriculture minister David Marit […] Read more