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By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association July 30, 2015

In May and June, MFGA published our Green Gold reports to provide Manitoba forage producers with information as to how alfalfa is progressing in their area and, particularly, when to make their first cut for optimum quality. We saw Mother Nature’s influence this year as alfalfa was at the optimum stage in some areas, yet the

Frost and dry conditions have stressed pastures and forages in northwestern Saskatchewan. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Guenther: Manage risks around weather-stressed pastures, forages

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther July 2, 2015

Mother Nature has dealt a weak hand to many northwestern Saskatchewan livestock producers this year as frost, a cool spring and dry weather have hit pastures and hay stands. But there are still a few strategies for producers to make the best — and avoid the worst — of what the weather has left them.

Forages, Local news

Green Gold forage report sees alfalfa entering the late bud stage

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern, Central Manitoba and Western/Interlake as of June 1

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 3, 2015

Updated, June 4, 2015: This is the eighth release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. The reports below highlight the most recent forage conditions for Eastern, Central Manitoba and Western/Interlake: Green Gold

snow in a ditch in West Interlake, Manitoba

Forages, Local news

Green Gold forage report: ‘Cold snap’ temperatures tolerable to 1st crop alfalfa

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba, Central Manitoba and the West Interlake regions

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 26, 2015

This is the fifth release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. The reports below are for the most recent forage conditions in Eastern, Central Manitoba and the Interlake. Click on the applicable link for your

measuring forage crop height with a ruler

Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report looks at choosing your optimum cutting time for forage

Forage and grassland conditions for Central and Eastern Manitoba

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 19, 2015

This is the second release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. The reports below are the most recent forage conditions for Eastern and Central Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green

Crops, Forages, Weather

Prairie forage crops to benefit from early spring weather

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells April 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Forage crops in Western Canada are in a much better place this spring compared to a year ago, as spring’s early arrival will benefit crop development. The milder winter was also beneficial in preserving forage supplies, with feed stocks adequate to good in many regions, said Terry Kowalchuk, a provincial forage specialist

Crops, Forages

Field trials continue on grass seed growth regulator

Work is underway to expand the availability of Syngenta’s Parlay

By Shannon VanRaes January 26, 2015

It’s been years in the making, but the Manitoba Forage Seed Association is one step closer to expanding the label of a much-requested plant growth regulator. “We’ve done small-plot work up until now, and this coming season we’re still going to be doing small-plot work, but also we are looking to do some field-scale trials,”

“It’s going to cost you between $60 and $65 an acre so you might as well seed it right. That way you’ll be ahead in 10 years time and you won’t have to worry about weeds coming back in.” – Graeme Finn

Livestock

Develop a pasture plan based on specific needs and weeds

Heavy seeding and a weed control strategy geared to specific pasture conditions are  key for grazing consultant and rancher Graeme Finn

By Alexis Kienlen January 21, 2015

You can’t just let your cows loose on a piece of grass without proper planning and knowledge. “When I take over land, I assess it and see where we need to go,” grazing consultant Graeme Finn said at the recent Western Canada Grazing Conference. “If we have weed issues, then we control them with chemicals

Crops, Forages

CFGA makes the case for more publicly funded forage research

The association also has a plan for performance testing new varieties and restoring lost inoculants

By Allan Dawson November 27, 2014

Cuts in federal government-funded forage research came easier than others because they generated fewer complaints, Ron Pidskalny told the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s (CFGA) annual meeting Nov 16. Pidskalny, who was the CFGA’s executive director until resigning Nov. 19, said that’s what a former high-level Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada official told him. Cutting a

Crops, Forages

National forage association loses funding, executive director

Canada’s biggest acreage crop running on fumes

By Allan Dawson November 27, 2014

Forage is Canada’s biggest crop, generating billions in revenues and environmental benefits, but it’s struggling and so is the national organization created five years ago to promote it. The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, has lost a major funder and its executive director. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association withdrew its support, which amounted to $20,000 annually,

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Tell us about your hay situation!

Guenther: Manage risks around weather-stressed pastures, forages

Green Gold forage report sees alfalfa entering the late bud stage

Green Gold forage report: ‘Cold snap’ temperatures tolerable to 1st crop alfalfa

Green Gold Report looks at choosing your optimum cutting time for forage

Prairie forage crops to benefit from early spring weather

Field trials continue on grass seed growth regulator

Develop a pasture plan based on specific needs and weeds

CFGA makes the case for more publicly funded forage research

National forage association loses funding, executive director

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