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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Beef Cattle Research Council has announced 12 recipients of $2 million in beef check-off funds following its 2022-2023 call for research proposals.

The work will take place at the University of Saskatchewan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Alberta, and the University of Guelph.

The BCRC, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association, is the national industry-led funding agency for beef, cattle, and forage research, and is funded in part through the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off.

The check-off money is being used to leverage over $4 million in matching funding from government and other partners.

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Fall Harvest Update: Corn, Soybeans, And Alfalfa Crop Check!

Video: Fall Harvest Update: Corn, Soybeans, And Alfalfa Crop Check!

Harvest season is right around the corner, so while bush hogging down weeds, we take you with us to see how the corn, soybean, and alfalfa crops are coming along and Arnie does his "famous" crop talks with viewers. With the very wet spring planting season, followed by a wet and humid summer, the crops were looking healthy and yet there were some puzzling growing trends as well which we are not sure how they will play our for us come fall harvest time. At Ewetopia Farms, we rely on our grain harvests and alfalfa hay to feed our sheep, so growing the best crops possible means good sheep feed for us to keep our sheep and the sheep farm running well. So here's hoping for a bountiful harvest!