2022 Maritime Beef Conference Program

Welcome

Welcome to the 2022 Maritime Beef Conference, the annual beef industry event providing education and networking opportunities for all in the beef industry.

This year’s conference is back to in person after the 2 year delay in most large face to face meetings. This year’s program provides a broad range of topics that touch on many different aspects of today's beef management. And certainly, there are beef management aspects today that are quite different from what we had to manage even 5 years ago. The speakers and their topics should provide you with some thought provoking ideas to take home with you. Take the time to visit the sponsors and interact with them during the conference as they have continued to support this industry event through changes from in person to virtual content back to in person. Also keep these valued partners in mind throughout the year as you make your business and buying decisions. Be sure to utilize the opportunity for networking like we used to do!

Dean Manning Chair, Maritime Beef Council

Most importantly, enjoy the conference!

Agenda

2:00 PM 2:45 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM

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Healthy Grass: How dung beetles support healthy pastures Dr Paul Manning Dalhousie University

COFFEE BREAK in TRADE SHOW- Sponsored by Vetoquinol & Dalhousie Faculty of Ag

Healthy Grass: Forage Mentorship Panel moderated by Dean Manning John Duynisveld- NS; Cedric McLeod NB; Nick Green- PEI

Healthy Grass: On Farm Climate Action Fund- Breakout groups for more information

NOVA SCOTIA & NEWFOUNDLAND- Perennia- SHEDIAC A NEW BRUNSIWCK- NBCSCIA- SHEDIAC B PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND- PEI Federation of Agriculture- SHEDIAC C

Networking & Cocktail Hour in Trade Show- sponsored by Neogen Banquet sponsored by Atlantic Beef Products Master of Ceremonies, Brad McCallum Kristine Tapley, Ducks Unlimited: Beef, Grass and Carbon Capture- A symbiotic relationship

Hospitality Room- Beausejour B- Sponsored by Atlantic Stockyards

Agenda

8:30 AM 8:50 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:45 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 PM

Healthy Cattle, Grass & Profits: Maritime Beef Goals Amy Higgins (Maritime Beef Council)

Healthy Cattle: Veterinarian Panel Dr. Lisa Freeze (NBDAAF), Shawn McKenna (AVC)

Morning Break & Tradeshow- Sponsored by CCIA & Maritime Angus

Healthy Profits: Eastern Canadian Cattle & Beef Markets Steve Duff, Farm Management Canada

Healthy Grass, Cattle & Profits: Resources for Farmers Ellen Crane- Beef Cattle Research Council Lunch- Sponsored by FCC

Healthy Profits: Fireside Chat: Managing Risk in the Beef Industry Jodie Griffin (SCIC) & Nathan Phinney (CCA)

Healthy Profits: Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network Brenna Grant, Canfax & Amy Higgins (MBC)

Closing Remarks

TRAVEL SAFE EVERYONE!

Notes

PRIME Sponsors

Keynote Speaker

Kristine Tapley

Topic: Beef, Grass and Carbon Capture. A symbiotic relationship National Sustainability Lead Ducks Unlimited

Kristine and her husband Graham run a cow calf operation near Langruth, Manitoba. She graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture majoring in Agro Ecology and a Master’s of Science in Animal Science. Kristine was awarded a mentorship with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s, Cattlemen Young Leaders Program where she focused on beef sustainability. Her farm was awarded the Environmental Stewardship Award by Manitoba Beef Producers for grassland restoration work in 2015. Kristine now works for Ducks Unlimited Canada, as a national Agricultural Sustainability Lead. Through her work with DUC she has held a seat on council at the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the Manitoba Protein Consortium and Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives.

Reasearch Panel

Ghader Manafiazar

Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

Ghader is an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, joining the team in July 2020. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta, where he developed a methodology to define feed efficiency in dairy cattle His work was selected as a featured publication by the reviewers. Ghader has notable achievements and experience including 20 years of research and eight years of teaching in Canada and abroad. His research is mainly focused on feed efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and fitness traits in livestock using i

Moderator: Dr. Katy

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Jason Wells

Crop Development Specialist Livestock Feed, NBDAAF

Jason Wells is currently a Crop Development Specialist with the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, based in Sussex, NB. Before coming to NBDAAF, Jason worked as a research technician at the AAFC Research Farm in Nappan, NS, working on forage variety evaluation trials and more recently in agricultural sales and support for crop inputs. He is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, having completed his M. Sc. in 2010. He wrote his thesis on feces!.......more professionally titled “Long-term manure application impacts on forage yield, nutrient utilization and soil nutrient status”.

Mackenzie Rathgeber Agricultural Environmental Specialist, Perennia

University of Prince Edward Island/AVC

Katy has spent the last 15+ years studying and teaching animal behavior and welfare. Her current research focuses on the welfare of dairy cows before and after giving birth.

Mackenzie has a Bachelor of Science in degree in Agriculture from Dalhousie’s Faculty of Agriculture, with a major in Environmental Science. After graduating from her Bachelor of Science, Mackenzie worked for the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association and wrote a Forage Best Management Practices Manual with focus on best management practices which could help reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions, with a focus on enhancing carbon sequestration. Mackenzie is completing a Master of Science in Animal Science from Dalhousie’s Faculty of Agriculture. Mackenzie’s research focuses on rotational grazing intensity of beef cattle, and how it may improve animal performance, and enhance carbon sequestration to help offset net greenhouse gas emissions from the beef life cycle

AAA Sponsors

Speakers

Dr. Paul Manning Dalhousie University

"How dung beetles support healthy pastures"

Dr. Manning's research aims to better understand the importance of biodiversity (specifically insects) to the health and functioning of agricultural ecosystems. He has particular interests in entomology, ecotoxicology, citizen science, community ecology, and natural history. He regularly writes about insects for general audiences (e.g. The Conversation), and gives regular, workshops, and seminars in the wider community for people of all ages.

Dr. Manning holds a DPhil in Zoology from the University of Oxford, and a BSc Agriculture from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College/Dalhousie University. He has been employed at the Faculty of Agriculture (Dalhousie) for the past five years as a postdoctoral researcher, a sessional instructor, and as a part-time academic.

He lives in Truro with his wife Sarah, his son Ira, and his two senior dogs (Billie and Stu).

AA Sponsors

Grazing Mentorship Panel

Cedric McLeod

On Farm Climate Action Fund

PERENNIA

Jonathan provides advice to farmers on livestock production specializing in ruminants He has extensive knowledge of ruminant production and management..

With over 25 years’ experience as a commercial farmer raising sheep and beef and delivering custom farm services; Jonathan brings practical experience with his current extension responsibilities One of Jonathan’s major projects with Perennia has been involvement with the Cape John Pasture project and implementation of Intensive Grazing Management with the Cape John Community Pasture Coop. He has shared the knowledge that has been gained with this project with numerous producers across the Maritimes

Ray Carmichael

New Brunswick Soil & Crop Association (NBSCIA)

Mr Carmichael holds a MSc in Ag Macdonald College, McGill University He served as a field crop specialist with the Plant Industry Branch, NBDAAF and Crop Supervisor for the PEI Department of Agriculture. He took a foray into the private consulting sector until 2015 when Ray served as a soil and crop management Agrologist with the NBSCIA. Heis excited that NBSCIA has been selected as the delivery partner for the OFCAF program in NB In the breakout sessions he will provide guidance on the application process for New Brunswick and discuss BMP practices that farmer may employee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon.

Meghan Moynagh

PEI Federation of Agriculture

JMeagan Moynagh is one of the Climate Action Specialists for the PEI Federation of Agriculture. Meagan along with the Climate Action team at the PEIFA is providing the On Farm Climate Change Fund to farmers across PEI This program encourages farmers to adopt beneficial management practices that reduce GHG emissions and promote carbon sequestration. Today she will give an overview of the OFCAF Program and answer questions about the program and the application process. She is excited to be a part of a project that is encouraging positive environmental change in agricultural practices that aims to improve sustainability.

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Speakers

ELLEN CRANE "Resources for Farmers" Beef Cattle Research Council

Ellen Crane helps coordinate the development, maintenance and utilization of various extension resources, including the BCRC’s webinars, blog articles, and other content on www.BeefResearch.ca.

Ellen received a Master’s of Science in Animal Science at Dalhousie University. She is a graduate of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Program, and a 2018 Nuffield Scholar Her family raises cattle on Prince Edward Island.

STEVE DUFF

Eastern Canadian Cattle & Beef Markets

VP Farm Management Canada

Coming from a dairy and beef background in Ontario’s Northumberland county, Steve is an Ontario Agricultural College ‘94 grad who completed a Masters in Ag Economics from the Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics (FARE) department at the University of Guelph in 1996. Steve joined the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in late 1997 after a year as a policy researcher within FARE for the Dairy Farmers of Ontario.

During this time Steve chaired several federal-provincialterritorial committees including the Business Risk Management (BRM) advisory committee, the BRM administrators committee and is currently the co-chair of the Farm Income Forecasting Committee. Steve is currently OMAFRA’s Chief Economist. Since 2011, Steve has been an Adjunct Professor in the FARE department teaching 4th year Agricultural Policy analysis. In 2016, Steve was the recipient of the first FARE distinguished alumnus award. Steve and his wife Robyn operate a beef and cash crop farm near Colborne, Ontario.

Fireside Chat- Risk Mgmt

Nathan Phinney

Canadian Cattle Association Vice Chair

Nathan Phinney is the Vice Chair of the Canadian Cattle Association. Nathan is the president of RA Farms which has bunk capacity for 1200 head. Nathan has been involved full time since 2002 and is passionate about a national price insurance solution to cover market risk.

Speakers

BrennaGrant CanFax

Brenna grew up in SW Saskatchewan on a cow/calf, yearling grasser operation where her family still operates. She received a BA in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters in Applied Economics from Montana State University. She has been with Canfax Research since 2007. The Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network was launched in Q1 2021. There were 115 participants contributing to 25 cow-calf and 3 dairy-beef production systems benchmarks. The Network represents a wide variety of production systems varying in animal performance traits, economies of scale, labour productivity, feedingsystems,andfinancials.Thepurposeofthenetworkwasto provide national coverage, standard methodology, benchmarks, reduceresponse burden,andlearningincommunity.

AmyHIggins

Maritime COP Coordinator

Amy is from Quispamsis, NB and grew up on a purebred Angus farm. She worked in Manitoba and Saskatchewan with Cargill for 11 years, and then moved back to the Maritimes working for the Sussex Co-op for a couple of years before moving over into the Maritime Beef Council industry coordinator role. Amy wears many hats with different projects at the Maritime Beef Council and the Maritime coordinator for the National Cow-Calf Cost of production networkisoneofthem.

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