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
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/