Simply Verified Beef - The Podcast

Tune in to hear guests Erika Stewart (SK VBP+ Coordinator) and Karla Hicks (Bluestone Stock Farms) discuss the importance of training to making our operations the best they can be.

We talk a lot about our animals and how to optimize the production side of our operations, but what about the two-legged factor? Tune in to hear Ashley Nicholls (Founder of Reach Agriculture Strategies) and Dr. Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo (Chief Animal Welfare Officer for Elanco) discuss how we can better manage the people on the farm to create a solid business.

Want to know how to make the most of selling your feeders? Listen in to hear this episode's guests discuss what matters most when selling calves. Hear from Jason Danard (TEAM) and Ken Schaus (VBP+ certified feedlot producer from Ontario). VBP+ Sales Listing: Cattle Sales Listing – Verified Beef Production Plus

Summer heat can wreak havoc on water quality! Listen in to hear guests Tracy Herbert (Beef Cattle Research Council) and Tara Davidson (Saskatchewan beef producer) discuss how to manage water quality on the farm. Resources: Water: beefresearch.ca/water Record-Keeping Course: beefresearch.ca/courses BCRC Email Subscriptions: beefresearch.ca/subscribe

Écoutez pour découvrir comment Stanley Christensen de la Ferme Sage tire de la valeur de la commercialisation du bœuf directement auprès des consommateurs !

Listen in to hear how Stanley Christensen of Ferme Sage captures value from marketing beef directly to consumers!

Getting ready to haul your own cattle out to pasture? Listen in for best practices for transporting your own livestock! Guests for this episode are: Jim Whitley - Ontario cow/calf producer and VBP+ auditor Michelle Bryan - VBP+ Technical Manager Resources: VBP+ Producer Reference Manual - Transportation Chapter Transportation Code of Practice Canadian Livestock Transport courses Dr. Tom Noffsinger...

Tune in to hear three perspectives on herd health protocols and the value they can have for Canadian beef cattle operations. You'll hear from: Dr. Pat Burrage - veterinarian Mackenzie Argent - VBP+ certified producer Ricki Fleming - VBP+ Operations Manager

Guests Lynsay Beavers (Public and Stakeholder Engagement) and Bob Lowe (Bear Trap Feeders) join host Emma Cross to discuss public trust in the Canadian beef industry and what producers can do to contribute. Resources: Email: raisingcdnbeef@cattle.ca Beef Advocacy Canada *Note: You can add your Beef Advocacy Canada certificate to your transcript alongside VBP+ training in the Canadian Cattle Learni...

Host Emma Cross is joined by guests Leigh Rosengren (Chief Veterinary Officer for the Canadian Cattle Association), Ed Pajor (Director at WA Ranches) and Heidi Bennett (Cow Boss and Activity Coordinator at WA Ranches) to discuss biosecurity with a focus on calving and bull sale season.

Join new host Emma Cross for a mini episode introducing the topic for Season 3 of Simply Verified Beef - Trusted!

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick) is joined by Melissa Downing ( mdowning@cattlefeeders.ca ), and Jason Brock from Sollio Agriculture (jason.brock@optiboeuf.coop) talk about mineral coast to coast! This will be the last episode of Season 2- Apologies for the big break- but we are lining up to get re-organized for Season 3! VBP+ is an approved certification body for the Canadian Rou...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick) is joined by Christine O'Reilly ( christine.oreilly@ontario.ca ), Cedric MacLeod ( cedric@macleodagronomics.com )  and Bree Patterson( just.ag.productions@gmail.com ) talk about forage and range management planning coast to coast!  www.canadianfga.ca  https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-forage-production#:~:text=Publication%2030%3A%20G...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick) is joined by Ricki Fleming ( ricki.fleming@verifiedbeef.ca ), Ellen Crane ( cranee@beefresearch.ca )  and Daniel Muir ( daniel.muir@novascotia.ca )from NSDA to chat about KTT (Knowledge-Technology-Transfer or Knowledge-Translation-Transfer) and resources that are available.  www.beefresearch.ca  https://www.canadiancattlelearningcent...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick) is joined by Assar Grinde ( agrinde@blindmanbeef.ca ) and Kim Timmer ( timmerk@cleanfarms.ca )from Cleanfarms to chat about Agricultural Plastics Recycling!  https://cleanfarms.ca/alberta-ag-plastic-recycle-it-program/ https://cleanfarms.ca/programs-at-a-glance/ https://abpdaily.com/issues-insights-influence/twine-its-one-of-the-easiest-ag-pla...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick)is joined by Brenna Grant (grantb@canfax.ca) and have a discussion around some of the results You can sign up for the National Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network here (remember- there is a $500 honourarium to help out with your time investment) Deadline is November 30th so sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022SignupE COP ANALYSIS CLICK HERE...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick)is joined by Kajal Devani (kdevani@cdnangus.ca - Canadian Angus Association), and Sean McGrath (sean@ranchingsystems.com - Round Rock Ranching) and have a discussion around the tools that are available for genetic selection and improving the cow herd.  Genomics 101- Canadian Angus Youtube Channel can be found here: https://youtu.be/vUJjMRbARKA...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick)is joined by Jennifer Woods (J. Woods Livestock Services) livestockhandling@me.com  who chat about the various components to risk mitigation as it relates to the farm/ranch.  NEW Producer Manual has a section on Emergency Preparedness which also has a section workbook style to put emergency numbers and protocol in:   https://issuu.com...

Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick)is joined by VBP+ auditors Julie Anne Howe from Saskatchewan and Jim Whitley from Ontario to have a chat about preparing for an audit and some best practices they see on other farms. NEW Templates for record keeping can be found here: (but remember, any format will do as long as the right info is there). https://issuu.com/coyotepub/docs/vbp_manual_-...

Co-Hosts Bree Patterson (VBP+ Coordinator from British Columbia) and Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick) recap Season 1.  VBP+ is an approved certification body for the Canadian Roundtable for Canadian Beef (CRSB). Beef operations that are certified by VBP+ are also recognized as meeting the CRSB Sustainable Beef Production Standard and are eligible to participate in certified s...

Co-Hosts Bree Patterson (VBP+ Coordinator from British Columbia) joins Dr. Tamara Quaschnick (Zoetis) have a chat about Remote Delivery Devices (RDD's) VBP+ is an approved certification body for the Canadian Roundtable for Canadian Beef (CRSB). Beef operations that are certified by VBP+ are also recognized as meeting the CRSB Sustainable Beef Production Standard and are eligible to participate in...

Co-Hosts Bree Patterson (VBP+ Coordinator from British Columbia) and Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator in the Maritimes) have a chat to talk about the various perks of having a VBP+ certified operation! Some news coming from FCC. This one was a little late arriving, but better late than never!  VBP+ is an approved certification body for the Canadian Roundtable for Canadian Beef (CRSB). Beef opera...

Norine Ambrose (Executive Director of Cows and Fish https://cowsandfish.org/ ) and John Anderson (BC Rancher  & chair of the Nicola Watershed Community Roundtable)  join Co-Host Bree Patterson (VBP+ Coordinator from British Columbia) to talk about managing water as it relates to the VBP+ pillar of the environment! Riparian area management, and the benefits that livestock can bring to...

Alicia King (Co-owner/operator Six Maples Farm in Addington Forks, NS) and Kevin Antworth (CEO Red Coat Cattle Feeders in southern Saskatchewan) join Co-Host Bree Patterson (VBP+ Coordinator from British Columbia) to talk about arguably the most important resource on any operation- and that is the crew! Be it formal employee staffing models, or having family or community volunteers pitch in around...

Co-Hosts Bree Patterson (VBP+ Coordinator from British Columbia) and Amy Higgins (VBP+ Coordinator from New Brunswick). Topic today is all about the steps to certification to the Verified Beef Production Plus program.  1. Training 2. Enrollment 3. Audit VBP+ is an approved certification body for the Canadian Roundtable for Canadian Beef (CRSB). Beef operations that are certified by VBP+ are a...