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The Manitoba Forage & Grassland Reference Manual has now been posted in its entirety! In this manual you be able to find a variety of technical fact sheets and articles that should be useful to those in the Forage/Livestock industry in Western Canada. It has been compiled from numerous sources to provide you with a convenient source of information. The Western Forage Beef group’s www.foragebeef.ca website was a key source of information. This reference information can be used by producers to assist in grazing management planning, investigating alternatives for livestock watering facilities, fencing options, and utilizing a combination of tame and native forage production and management techniques. Please enjoy the information and click on the menu to the left to find your information.

NEW!

A revised version of the Forage & Grassland Reference Manual has been developed (2009/2010).  To view the manual Forage & Reference Manual click here. The information is available in pdf format only (Downloading is required). If you have dial up connection you may choose to use the exisiting manual. Thank you to our sponsors: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Greencover Canada Program and the Manitoba Forage Council and Fraser Stewart (editor).

Thank you to our sponsors (2007 Revision)

• Covering New Ground
• Greencover Canada Technical Assistance Program (PFRA)
• Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program for Canadian Agriculture (championed by the Canadian Cattleman’s Association)
• Manitoba Agriculture, Food, & Rural Initiatives (MAFRI)
• Manitoba Forage Council (MFC)

Review Committee & Technical Advisors

Fraser Stewart – Pam Iwanchysko – Jane Thornton – Kevin Yaworski – Dwayne Summach – Glenn Friesen – Wray Whitmore – Larry Fischer – Dale Timmerman – Steve Sager

Published July 2007.