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The Beef is ON
The Beef is ON brings practical beef industry insights and updates from your hosts, James Byrne and Chad Mader - Beef Cattle Specialists at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness. Join us for discussions on management, nutrition, production practices and the latest trends across Ontario's beef sector.
Reach out with questions or suggestions for future episodes at thebeefison@ontario.ca
The Beef is ON
Bonus Episode - Recording 4 from Beef Symposium 2026
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This episode rounds out the podcast versions of our Beef Symposium webinars from this past winter. This pod includes portions of the presentations by John Molenhuis - OMAFA Business Analysis and Cost of Production Specialist, and Caroline Reisiger, PhD candidate at the University of Guelph. John talks about COP considerations for cattle feeding, and Caroline outlines a project that is utilizing a rising plate meter to measure pasture in Ontario. The full video versions, including graphics, pictures, etc, can be found at:
Additional resources provided by John:
Cost of production for crops and livestock | ontario.ca
Livestock and poultry | Agriculture and food statistics | ontario.ca