Beef and Forage Roundup

Pam Iwanchysko has been a Livestock Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture in Dauphin, Manitoba for more than 25 years. Pam was raised on a mixed farm north of Dauphin and attended the University of Manitoba where she received her BSc. Degree and then proceeded to attend the University of Saskatchewan to complete her Master’s degree in Ruminant Nutrition.  She is passionate about agriculture an...

Marcos Cordeiro is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Manitoba. He holds a PhD in Biosystems Engineering and is registered as a Professional Engineer in Manitoba. He has extensive expertise in agro-environmental modeling, statistical analysis of large datasets (i.e., big data), spatial analyses using geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sen...

Today we highlight Jonathan & Stefan Bouw who own and operate Edie Creek Angus at Dugald, Manitoba & Howrey Angus in Sterling, North Dakota. They are the third generation on the Edie Creek Farm, where they raise cattle that calve in the spring in a low management system. They have worked for many years to incorporate genetics into their herd that work well with their management, and sell b...

Dr. Joy Agnew grew up on a grain farm near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and earned her doctorate in Ag/Bio Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. She joined Olds College of Agriculture and Technology in 2019 where she oversees the applied research portfolio and smart farm operations. Applied research at Olds College is focused on crop and livestock production with a specialty in technology...

Adrienne Levay graduated with a PhD in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems in 2018. She is a two-time Canadian Institutes of Health Research Awardee and was a 4-Year Fellow at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests have included gender and food insecurity in the global south, government school nu...

This week Mary-Jane Orr, General Manager for Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives Inc., joins me to discuss the Annual Forages for Soil Health Project that is currently taking place at MBFI’s Brookdale Farm.  Mary-Jane leads a dedicated team at MBFI to advance Manitoba’s beef & forage industry through engaging stakeholders, evaluating on-farm innovation, and extension for sustainability...

Melissa Atchison grew up on a purebred operation in the Interlake region of Manitoba. She attended the University of Manitoba where she received her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with a focus in Animal Science. Since then, Melissa has worked for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as a porcine inspector, and for Manitoba Agriculture as a Livestock Specialist. Melissa spent several years with...

Megan Harris is an undergraduate student at Brandon University majoring in the Bio Medical Science Program. She plans to pursue further education in the medical field. She was born and raised in Brandon, Manitoba and grew up around horses.  Her passion for large animals led her to take the leap to work with cattle this summer at MBFI. Sydney Gerelus grew up on a mixed grain and cattle farm so...

Carson Callum is the General Manager with Manitoba Beef Producers.  Carson joined MBP in 2019, and comes with an extension background in agriculture.  He has a Master’s of Science in Agriculture, specifically related to beef cattle. Carson has worked in many areas of the ag sector, and the beef industry is near and dear to him.  He grew up on a small beef farm south of Miami Manitob...

Episode #38: Drought Information with Stacey Domolewski (BCRC) Stacey Domolewski is a Research and Innovation Coordinator with the Beef Cattle Research Council.  She grew up on a cow/calf operation in Southern Alberta and received both her Bachelors and Masters of Animal Science at the University of Saskatchewan.  Stacey now lives on a grain farm near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. At the Be...

We are very excited to be talking with Dr. Edward Bork. In this episode, we dig into information on the study of greenhouse gasses and carbon cycling in beef production.  Dr. Edward Bork is the Mattheis Chair in Rangeland Ecology in Management, and Director of the Rangeland Research Institute at the University of Alberta. He has been teaching and conducting research for more than 25 years on...

This week Mary-Jane Orr, General Manager for Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives Inc., joins me to discuss the Pasture Cropping Project that took place at MBFI’s Johnson Farm.  Mary-Jane leads a dedicated team at MBFI to advance Manitoba’s beef & forage industry through engaging stakeholders, evaluating on-farm innovation, and extension for sustainability of farmers, the public, and th...

Stuart Chutter is an agriculture junky with passion for risk management, soil health, regenerative agriculture and fitness. Building resilience - in food production, in business and in personal development - are the conversations he wants to have.  For Stuart, diversity is the key to building soil health and to building his community.  Stuart is a 38 year old farmer on a first-generation...

In this episode, we are back talking to Leah Rodvang, Research Technician at MBFI.   In this episode we are discussing the fencing solutions used by MBFI for rotational grazing setups, as well as batt latches and other tools that assist with the grazing practices as MBFI. For any listeners who are new to the podcast, and haven’t heard us discuss the grazing practices at MBFI, Leah gives...

Shannon Carvey, the Executive Director at Manitoba 4-H Council Inc., is a generational 4-Her. She has been with 4-H since August 2016 in the role as Club Support Coordinator and transitioned into the Executive Director role in December of 2021. Shannon says that 4-H is the best youth development organization in the world.  They are proud to offer over 90 projects that cover topics of interest...

Today we are talking with Mae Elsinger, who is a Rangeland Biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Since the start of Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives, Mae has been instrumental in lending her intellectual support for applied research and demonstration projects with a number of partners covering summer grazing strategies, pollinator habitat establishment, and leafy spurge biological...

Doug Allison has been a Beef Sales consultant with Cargill Animal Nutrition for the last 23 years.  In this role, he works with livestock producers in the feedlot and cow/calf business, helping to balance their feeding programs looking at ration costs and identifying best cost scenarios. Doug has worked with many operations in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan. He develops nutritional solutio...

Charlotte Crawley was raised on a mixed farming operation in Clanwilliam, MB.  She received her Bachelor of Science in Animal Systems from the University of Manitoba in 2003 and headed to Alberta where she worked as a meat inspector at the Cargill plant in High River, followed by a two year position at Ballo Feeders feedlot. Charlotte returned to the family farm in 2005 where she farmed full...

In this episode, we meet producer and Advanced Grazing Systems Mentor, Ron Moss.  Ron grew up in Kelvington, Saskatchewan. When he was young they lived on a farm with crops and livestock such as cows, pigs and chickens. His parents also had a store and post office in our home. Along with these enterprises they also had a mail run, sold cream from milk cows, logged and sawed lumber. In the ear...

Kim Wolfe is a Research and Development Specialist - Ag Resources, with Manitoba Agriculture based in Portage la Prairie. She provides technical support for the Research and Innovation Program in the Department, which involves facilitating proposal reviews and helping researchers connect with industry. She has also spent the last five years working on riparian health and pollinator habitat establi...

Brenna Mahoney is currently the General Manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers. Brenna is focused on building a strong primary agriculture advocacy capacity in Manitoba, by ensuring communications and outreach are at the foundation of all organizational efforts. She has contributed to and built national coalitions and partnerships focused on advancing the Canadian brand, farm practices and mar...

Quinn Robins graduated from Assiniboine Community College in 2017 after completing his Agribusiness Diploma.  After this, he worked at Richardson Pioneer in Shoal Lake Manitoba from May 2017 to May 2022 as a Location Assist working on the grain operation as well as the crop input operations.  Quinn is currently Working at Ducks Unlimited Canada and has a passion to help create a diverse...

MBFI is excited to be collaborating with Katlin Lang Co-Founder of FarmSimple Solutions to demonstrate their Internet of Things (IoT) technologies on our Johnson and Brookdale Farms. The opportunity was made possible through connection with the Conexus Cultivator Innovation Hub.   Katlin Lang is the Co-Founder of FarmSimple Solutions from Vibank, SK.  He was born and raised on a cat...

Owen Taylor runs a 200-head commercial Angus cow/calf operation with his parents, Mark and Brenda, and his wife and daughters. Owen and his wife, Teauna, were married in 2006 and have since welcomed 4 daughters; Kinley, Macey, Scarlett and Arewn. Their family moved to the farm in October 2007. Owen’s days are filled with activities including volleyball, golf, curling, hockey and figure skating. Bo...

Manitoba Association of Watersheds - Living Labs On-Farm Research & PWCP Producer BMP Funding with Lynda Nicol & Dan Cox  Lynda Nicol is the Executive Director for the Manitoba Association of Watersheds (MAW).  She has worked in not-for-profit organizations for over 15 years specializing in strategic planning, operations and communications. Lynda has a Bachelor of Arts in politic...