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Clayton Robins is among the few farmers happy about the state of his pastures and hay crops, something he partly credits to his pasture management and integration of alternative grazing on annuals. His take on cover crops has earned him a place in the CFGA’s national carbon sequestration project.
Crops, Forages

Manitoba forage growers tapped for carbon project

The national project is the next step toward the CFGA’s goal of having farmers paid for storing carbon

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Five Manitoba farmers are helping the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) put a value on carbon storage. Ryan Canart of Miniota, Allan Preston of Hamiota, Matt Van Steelandt of Melita, Jonathan Bouw of Anola and Clayton Robins of Rivers are all recognizable names on the grazing, soil health or regenerative agriculture field tour circuits
Regenerative agriculture uses grazing to improve forage yield, soil organic matter and even habitat in some cases.
Forages, Local news

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association backs up regenerative ag

The movement is now an official cause for MFGA

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The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association is officially endorsing regenerative agriculture. “MFGA’s interests in regenerative agriculture lie squarely in producing high-quality food while improving the natural ecosystem,” the position reads. “Regenerative agriculture” involves farm practices aimed at improving the landscape, soil health and biodiversity. Grazing is a key part of the system, including rotational or
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Livestock

U.S. to move BLM headquarters to Colorado

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Reuters — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will move its headquarters to Colorado from Washington, officials said on Tuesday, sparking ire from conservationists who said the decision would weaken the agency dedicated to managing the country’s vast public lands. The Department of Interior, which oversees BLM, announced the move in letters to key congressional
A site like the huge tract of native mixed-grass prairie of the Ellice-Archie Spy Hill community pastures is a rare sight nowadays, says a spokesman for the Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program.
Local news, News

Western Manitoba community pastures named as key habitat for grassland bird species

The Ellice-Archie Spy Hill community pastures are now officially an Important Bird Area (IBA)

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The Ellice-Archie and Spy Hill community pastures have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA), highlighting the western Manitoba site as key habitat for endangered birds and the role grazing cattle play to maintain it. The designation comes from Nature Manitoba, Bird Studies Canada and Nature Saskatchewan, groups that say they hope this focuses more
Manitoba Beef Producers wants to make in-field baled hay eligible for MASC’s Wildlife Damage Compensation Program.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef producers seek insurance coverage update

Farmers say insurance should keep pace with the increased wildlife risk of extended grazing

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Manitoba’s beef producers are calling for better insurance for extended grazing. Wildlife feed loss sparked a string of resolutions during the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting, held in Brandon February 7. Producers from multiple districts argued that insurance should cover feed that is left in the field if it is part of an extended
Jason Rowntree of Michigan State University says a food grass-fed system should be 80 per cent investment in forage management, 20 per cent about genetics.
Livestock

Grassing up: finishing beef on grass

The secret to success may be the pasture beneath your feet

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Genetics may be part of the equation for beef producers finishing on grass, but forage management may be what really adds up. Jason Rowntree, former chair of the Grassfed Exchange and faculty co-ordinator at Michigan State University’s Lake City Research Centre, says new grass-fed ranchers should only tie up 20 per cent of investment into
Manitoba livestock specialists are urging producers to avoid clipping pastures too low, and to work that into their drought plans.
Livestock

Drought strategies a long-term game

The winter’s feed challenges have minds on drought planning this winter

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After a dry season “drought proofing” feed is a hot topic during this year’s round of winter livestock seminars. After last year’s headline-making dry weather left many with half or less of their normal hay, prematurely dried-out dugouts, triggered herd culling, the message is finding an interested audience. Speakers, meanwhile, are hitting largely on the

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