Forage & Grassland Strategy Development

There are three main components included: strategy development, long term strategy for exports, and a middle east fact finding mission.

Best Management Practices for Inter-Seeding Forages in Manitoba

(Canada’s Agricultural Producers Addressing Environmental Issues)

Best management practices to improve sustainability and productivity of forage-based beef cattle production systems.

This project will examine the production and environmental benefits of using tannin-containing forages in their beef cattle diet.

Native Pasture Improvement Project (NPIP)

The Manitoba Native Pasture Improvement Program was initiated to explore new ways for landowners to manage their brush encroachment and ultimately utilize that land for more productive cattle grazing.

The Manitoba Benchmark Project

The Manitoba Benchmark Project is collecting yield data on historically grazed native pasture in Manitoba. This data is being collected for 3 different soil types or classes in each of the 4 Eco Regions in agro-Manitoba. This is the second year of the project. Forage yield and quality will be assessed on 72 sites.

Garland Project – Managed Grazing Systems in Hardwood Timber Harvested Areas.

To demonstrate and evaluate managed grazing systems on hardwood harvested areas which provide livestock benefits as well as allow for optimum regrowth to meet provincial hardwood stocking standard for future timber harvesting.

Holistic Management International Speakers / Tour

Bring renowned speaker John Ikerd to the Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference February 2010.

Manitoba Grass Fed Beef Association

To assist in the formation of a Manitoba Grass Fed Beef Association, product development, promotion and logistical coordination

Complementary annual pastures to fill perennial pasture production gaps for forage finished beef

This project will identify forage species which will provide high yields of quality forage for finishing animals in the late August to mid-September period as well as the fall period.

Manitoba Grazing Clubs

Support for the Grazing Cubs in Manitoba.

2010 Manitoba Hay Day

This one day conference will be held in Brandon, MB on February 17, 2010.

Manitoba Forage Variety Testing Project continued

This project will provide objective information on forage varieties.

Development of Forage Land Planner Software

Develop the productivity information collected into a forage productivity predictive model to provide seasonal growth predictions for use in calculating stocking rates and feed storage requirements.  This information will help producers manage rangelands in an ecologically and economically sustainable manner.  This tool will also support land use decision-making and land management extension activities, including potential pasture shortages during extended dry periods.