Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey Results

Feb 25, 2015

On yesterday’s program Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist at the Ag-Info Centre, talked about valuable information that can be learned from the Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, both at the producer level and industry level. I asked Yaremcio how the results of the survey will be used.

Interview with Barry Yaremcio (1:58 minutes) (928 Kb)

The deadline to participate in the Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey is Saturday. The survey can be found at www.wbdc.sk.ca. You can also call the Ag Info Centre at 310-FARM, 310-3276 for more information on the survey.

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Source: Agriculture and Rural Development

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