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Now accepting nominations for the Mapleseed Pasture Award

The Beef Farmers of Ontario, Mapleseed and the Ontario Forage Council invite you to nominate a deserving producer for the Mapleseed Pasture Award.

This award recognizes individual producers who are doing an outstanding job of pasture management while encouraging producers to implement pasture management strategies that maximize production per acre.

Mapleseed contributes a cash award of $250 to the winner, plus a 25kg bag of their choice of Mapleseed Forage Mix.

The application deadline is November 30th, 2022. Self-nominations are acceptable and encouraged.

The winner will be announced at the Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting in February 2023 and will be invited to share a presentation about their operation.

Fill out the appropriate application form here to submit a nomination for this award.

Source : Small Farm canada

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Grazing Network Group: What it is and how it benefits our operation

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In the spring of 2023 OMAFA, along with the University of Guelph, gathered a group of 18 producers from the beef, sheep, and dairy sectors to support a three to four year research project related to measuring grass growth in Ontario. The producers use a Rising Plate Meter to capture grass growth and record livestock movements. This presentation will explain how the group interact/support one another, some initial findings, as well as the benefits for the research team and our farm.

The purpose of the Profitable Pastures conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario grazing managers across the ruminant livestock sectors. These conferences have a major focus on pasture management