It’s the Oscars of beef research 

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Published: March 30, 2022

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It’s the Oscars of beef research 

Know a great researcher who has helped move the cattle sector forward?

The Beef Cattle Research Council is looking for nominations for the Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. The award recognizes contributions in a host of areas such as animal health and welfare, environmental stewardship, feed efficiency, and forage production.

Anyone in the sector can nominate a researcher or scientist for the award. The nomination form and with more information can be found at beefresearch.ca.

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The seven previous winners are a who’s who of the beef research sector: Surya Acharya, Karen Beauchemin, John Campbell, Eugene Janzen, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Tim McAllister, and John McKinnon.

The deadline for nominations is May 1 and three letters of support are required.

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