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Rejuvenating Hay Stands

On yesterday’s program, Grant Lastiwka, forage livestock business specialist with Alberta Agriculture, talked about fall fertility for hay stands. Lastiwka says it’s particularly important given the dry year we’ve had.

Interview with Grant Lastiwka (2:35 minutes) (1.18 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Special Considerations for Grazing Dairy Cows

Video: Special Considerations for Grazing Dairy Cows

Presented by Christine O'Reilly

Many Canadian grazing recommendations were developed using beef cattle in the prairies. While we have adapted these the forage species and climate in Ontario, other livestock have different needs. Maintaining milk components can be difficult on a predominantly pasture diet for lactating cows.

The purpose of the Profitable Pasture 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.