RDAR partners with beef industry to boost research and productivity

RDAR, a leading driver of results-driven agriculture research, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), and the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), are delighted to announce that over $6 million has been committed to a series of projects that will advance beef research in Canada’s largest beef producing province. Funding in part has been provided by federal and provincial governments under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). Nine (9) projects have been selected for funding. Each will address livestock sector concerns and further strengthen Alberta’s multi-billion-dollar beef industry, a major contributor to the province’s economic success. Projects funded as part of this joint funding announcement include:  $2.1 million to expand the depth and scope of surveillance work by the Canadian Feedlot Antimicrobial Use (AMU) / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance Program. High-quality data about bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and the resistance of its pathogens