Western beef development centre: a model for research and demonstration in western Canada
The Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) plays a unique and vital role in the development of the Western Canadian cattle industry and was re‐organized in 2006 as a division of the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute ( PAMI).PAMI is an applied research, development, and testing organization serving manufacturers and farmers with the resources needed to compete in markets at home and around the world.The mandate of WBDC is to conduct applied research, demonstration, and extension activities to improve the profitability of the beef cow/calf and backgrounding ( stocker) industry in the prairie region of Western Canada.As an intermediary, the WBDC communicates directly with both the research community and the cattle industry.Practical and applicable research is used to provide technologies that enable producers to become increasingly competitive in today摧s marketplace.As a division of PAMI, the WBDC has access to management and technical staff as well as a wide range of facilities and equipment.The Termuende Research Ranch at Lanigan Saskatchewan is leased from the University of Saskatchewan by WBDC to conduct beef production and forage crop research and demonstration.A new 300 head purebred beef cow research herd is being purchased in stages from 2007 to 2009 to replace an existing cross bred herd to permit more genetic research and demonstration activities with the herd.
organization applied research demonstration extension project management
Paul G.Jefferson
Western Beef Development Centre,P.O.Box 1150,H umboldt SaskatcheWAn S0K 2A 0 Canada
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）