The Saskatchewan Forage Council, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, University of Saskatchewan, Water Security Agency, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and Eagle Creek Watershed worked together to put on another successful pasture tour in August near Harris, SK.  Below you'll find some useful links relating to some of the many topics covered on the tour:

Handouts from Tour Hosts:

• Leanna and Scott Tetreault

• Rod and Val Petrie

• Farm Stewardship Program: Eligible BMP's

• Saskatchewan Invasive Plant Species Identification Guide

Range Health Assessment:

• Two-page guide for tame forage

• Native Rangeland field workbook

• Grazing Response Index

Sod Seeding:

• Sod Seeding into Existing Forage Stands (posted by Foragebeef.ca)

• Comparison of zero-till openers for sod seeding  (posted by Foragebeef.ca)

Rotational and Intensive Grazing

• Grazing Management (posted by Foragebeef.ca)

• Intensive Grazing (Saskatchewan Agriculture)

• Rotational Grazing (Manitoba Agriculture)

Pasture Pipeline:

• Pipelines for Watering Range Livestock (from AAFC, posted by Foragebeef.ca)

• Livestock Watering Systems in Saskatchewan: Producer Experiences (posted by South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards)

Perse Cover Cropping:

• Cover Crops (North Dakota State University)

• Nutrient and Yield Effect of Bale Grazing on Hay Fields (SFC ADOPT Project)

• Establishing Cicer Milkvetch using Trampling from Bale Grazing (SFC ADOPT Project)

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! 

Posted Sept 12, 2016

---