Growers pumped over new forage position
by Ed White, Western Producer, December 8, 2016
After years of stagnation, Agriculture Canada said the recent hiring will give pasture and forage research a much-needed boost
They provide a multibillion-dollar Canadian farm industry, but forages and grasslands get little respect.
That’s an agricultural attitude that committed farmers and researchers vow to change.
“Ag Canada has really gotten the message,” Reynold Bergen, science director of the Beef Cattle Research Council, said during the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s annual conference in Winnipeg Nov. 17, referring to the new forage researchers hired by the federal agriculture department.
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Posted Dec 10, 2016
katchewan Advisory Council on Forage Crops (SACFC) is a long standing, voluntary committee made up of representatives from government, industry, producer groups, and researchers. Each year, this group of people come together to share information on forage research projects, current or newly developing forage industry issues and research needs. This year the meeting was held on November 7 & 8 in Saskatoon. I would like to extend a thank you to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation for their continued support of this meeting. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciate to Tim Oleksyn of South Ranch at Shellbrook, SK for his donation of a beautiful gift basket given out as a door prize. Tim’s long-term, continued support for forage research is truly appreciated! Sarah Sommerfeld PAg, SACFC Chair 
