Adaptive Grazing and Grazing Management

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The Presenters were

Grant Lastiwka, Forage Extension specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry at Olds, AB

Sean McGrath, rancher and consultant with Ranching Systems

Video Guide:
00:00 – 02:47 : Welcome comments and agenda
02:48 – 11:07 : Online Grazing Resources – Grant Lastiwka
13:30 – 43:30 : Adaptive Grazing Management – Sean McGrath
43:45 – 57:25 – : Question and Answer session
57:25 – 58:55 : How to stay connected with the BCRC and closing comments

Grazing Management

Beef Cattle Research Council

http://www.beefresearch.ca/research-topic.cfm/grazing-management-48

Future Home of the Online Grazing Course and remaining ForageBeef.ca material

Beef Cattle Research Council

www.beefresearch.ca

Maritime Pasture Manual Ch. 2

Perennia

http://www.beefresearch.ca/files/pdf/Pasture%20Manual%20Chapter%202.pdf

Managing Saskatchewan Rangeland

Saskatchewan Forage Council

http://www.beefresearch.ca/files/pdf/Managing%20SK%20Rangeland.pdf

Pasture Planner

West Central Forage Association

http://www.beefresearch.ca/files/pdf/pasture_planner_2017.pdf

Provincial Forage Councils and Equivalents:

B.C. Forage Council

Email: bcfc@bcforagecouncil.com

Phone: (250) 564-4115 loc 233

Website: www.bcforagecouncil.ca

Alberta Forage Industry Network

Email: albertaforages@gmail.com

Phone: 403-507-1736

Website: www.albertaforages.ca

Saskatchewan Forage Council

Email: office@saskforage.ca

Phone:  306-270-0624

Website: www.saskforage.ca

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association

Email: info@mfga.net

Phone: 204.770.3548

Website: www.mfga.net

Ontario Forage Association

Email: support@ontarioforagecouncil.com

Phone: 877-892-8663

Website: www.ontarioforagecouncil.com

Conseil Québécois des plantes fourragères

Email: info@cqpf.ca

Website: www.cqpf.ca/fr

Perennia (Maritime Provinces):

Email: info@perennia.ca

Phone: 902-678-7722

Website: www.perennia.ca

Other recommended tools that Sean uses are:Google Earth Pro, Pasture Map, and Cow Bytes as well as the Chinook Applied Research Association (CARA) Soil Health lab and the provincial Soil Information Viewers (Alberta)

Manitoba Grazing Clubs www.mfga.net/grazing-clubs/

Western Beef Development Centre www.westernbeef.org

On Pasture www.onpasture.com

Agriculture Research and Extension Council of Alberta member organizations www.areca.ab.ca/members

Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative https://www.mbfi.ca/

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association https://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/