Livestock
Livestock
Livestock Resource categories:
Carrying Capacity
Beef Cattle Research Council
- Determining Carrying Capacity: Use 2 different methods to calculate carrying capacity for Western Canada.
- Carrying Capacity Calculator:Calculate carrying capacity (a.k.a grazing capacity) for a specific pasture or field.
Hay, Forage & Grazing
Ministry of Agriculture
Grazing Management Guide: This guide details information on grazinglands, rangelands and grazingland management.
BC Forage Council
- BC Forage Council Resources: Find resources from past events hosted by the BC Forage Council.
- Pasture Rejuvenation Sod Seeding: Learn about various components and approaches to Pasture Rejuvenation, including the use of Sod Seeding, with Dr. Bart Lardner.
- Practical Applications of Forage Rejuvenation: This is a webinar recording from the Beef Cattle Research Council from February 2016.
- Factors Affecting Forage Species Competition: Webinar recording from 2020.
- Choosing Appropriate Legume Species: Webinar Recording from 2021.
- Making Forage Work For You: Webinar Recording from 2017.
KBFA Events
- Targeted Grazing & Distribution Tools for WildfireFuel Suppression with Amanda Miller: Targeted grazing to reduce fine fuels and wildfire risk in BC’s wildland/urban interface.
- Steve Kenyon Grazing School: Grazing school consisted of the economics of a profitable business and a wide range of production issues.
- Precision Grazing for Profit: A tour of Kootenay Meadow’s pastures to see intensive grazing management in action.
Cattle & Bison
BC Bison Association
BC Bison Association: Find details about the BCBA on the Canadian Bison Association website.
BC Cattlemen's Association
Resources: Find resources related to COVID-19, past webinars, information for producers and factsheets related to cattle management. See also the Resources Page of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.
Ministry of Agriculture
- Beef Production Guide: Information about riparian areas, forage, farm business management and more.
- Beef Enterprise Budget: Cost and return of producing beef in BC.
Sheep & Goats
Ministry of Agriculture
- Sheep and Goats Production Guide: Guide detailing the regulations, health services and costs of sheep and goat production in BC.
- Best Practices for Farming Sheep: Detailed information on the sheep market in BC.
- Sheep Enterprise Budget: Cost and return of raising sheep in BC.
BC Goat Association
- Goat Resources: Resources including guides, webinars and learning opportunities regarding the goat industry in BC.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Goat Enterprise Budgets: Cost and revenue for goat produced in BC.
Dairy
Ministry of Agriculture
- Dairy Production Guide: Information on food safety, regulation, farm business management and best practices.
Dairy Farmers of Canada
- Producer Resources: Variety of resources for dairy producers, including animal health, cow comfort, dairy genetics, environment and provincial research transfer tools.
Pigs
Ministry of Agriculture
- Pork Production Guide: Information regarding an industry overview in the province, small lot pork production, commercial pork production and regulation.
- Farm Practices: Overview of pork production in the province of BC covering a wide variety of topics, ranging from necessary equipment to fertilizer use.
- PigTrace: This program is an industry-led database to quickly identify swine operations in order to avoid costly market disruptions and production losses in the event of a disease outbreak.
- Pork Enterprise Budget: Cost and return of producing pork in BC.
BC Pork
- Introduction to Small Scale Pig Production: Detailed information from the industry organization, BC Pork. Topics covered include health, feeding and slaughter.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Hog Enterprise Budgets: Cost and revenue for hog production in BC.
Poultry & Eggs
Ministry of Agriculture
- Poultry Production Guide: Information for chicken, turkey, broiler and egg production. Sections include a health manual, small flock egg handling sheet and links to networking opportunities.
BC Poultry Association
- BC Poultry Biosecurity Reference Guide: This guide is funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and produced by the BC Poultry Association.
BC Chicken Marketing Board
- Information for BC Chicken Growers: Find resources regarding general information, permits and COVID-19.
Bees
Ministry of Agriculture
Honeybee Production Guide: This guide offers extensive information on diseases and pests, bee packages, seasonal management, legislation and much more
Bees (apiculture): More resources regarding the study and management of honeybees, including food and bee business management.
BC Honey Producers
- BC Honey Producers: Explore the website for upcoming events and scientific research.
BeeBC
- Resource Centre: Explore studies and bee counts from throughout the province.
KBFA Events
- Overwintering Hives with Liz Huxter:Expert beekeeper Liz Huxter of Kettle Valley Queens taught attendees about beekeeping in the Kootenay and Boundary region. This field day focused on important factors and techniques for overwintering hives and nucs which the Huxters have used for over 30 years in their commercial apiary business selling bees and queens.
- Improve Your Beekeeping Workshop: This one day educational workshop welcoming Karen and Gil Pedersen of Pedersen Apiaries, Saskatchewan, to provide beekeepers with information on queen reading, spring management, disease management and preparing and overwintering nucs.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Honeybee Enterprise Budgets: Cost and revenue for raising honeybees in BC.
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