MFGA is delighted to partner with Regeneration Canada to bring you a remarkable field-to-fork event like you’ve never experienced. Join us on August 19th with farmers Ryan and Sarah Boyd at South Glanton Farms in Forrest, Manitoba. Ryan and Sarah will guide guests on an engaging journey through their family farming operation, which includes cattle, grain, and a focus on building soil health.

Speakers Paige Kennedy, Education and Research Manager of Regeneration Canada, and Joel Williams, soil health educator, will discuss regenerative agriculture and the impacts of multi-paddock grazing and livestock integration on the health of the soil.

The day will conclude with a delicious, family-style meal incorporating ingredients produced on the farm. The meal will be prepared by chef J.D. Braid of Brandon, MB. The price of the ticket includes the meal.

Time: 2:00 pm-7:00 pm CDT

Schedule:

• 1:30 - Doors open: Come in, get comfortable, and enjoy some coffee and a sweet treat

• 2:00 - Welcome

• 2:10 - Presentation: Paige Kennedy will speak on behalf of Regeneration Canada to explain the main regenerative principles

• 2:30 - Presentation: Joel Williams will explore concepts of soil health, biology, and the connection to food

• 3:15 - Break

• 3:30 - Introductions and farm tour: Ryan & Sarah Boyd will introduce themselves and their farm

• 5:30 - Field-to-fork meal

• 7:00 - Event wrap-up

DETAILS & REGISTRATION HERE

MFGA partners up with Regeneration Canada: Field to Fork Event at South Glanton Farms Aug 19, 2023

Regeneration Canada is delighted to partner with the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association (MFGA) to bring you a remarkable field-to-fork event like you’ve never experienced. Join us on August 19th with farmers Ryan and Sarah Boyd at South Glanton Farms in Forrest, Manitoba. Ryan and Sarah will guide guests on an engaging journey through their family farming operation, which includes cattle, grain, and a focus on building soil health.

Speakers Paige Kennedy, Education and Research Manager of Regeneration Canada, and Joel Williams, soil health educator, will discuss regenerative agriculture and the impacts of multi-paddock grazing and livestock integration on the health of the soil.

The day will conclude with a delicious, family-style meal incorporating ingredients produced on the farm. The meal will be prepared by chef J.D. Braid of Brandon, MB. The price of the ticket includes the meal.

Time: 2:00 pm-7:00 pm CDT

Schedule:

• 1:30 - Doors open: Come in, get comfortable, and enjoy some coffee and a sweet treat

• 2:00 - Welcome

• 2:10 - Presentation: Paige Kennedy will speak on behalf of Regeneration Canada to explain the main regenerative principles

• 2:30 - Presentation: Joel Williams will explore concepts of soil health, biology, and the connection to food

• 3:15 - Break

• 3:30 - Introductions and farm tour: Ryan & Sarah Boyd will introduce themselves and their farm

• 5:30 - Field-to-fork meal

• 7:00 - Event wrap-up

Soil Health Field Day
July 28, 2023
Clearwater, MB

Network with like-minded farmers! Held from 11-5, lunch provided. Cost: $20. Details here.

LEARN HOW TO RUN THE MFGA FORECASTING TOOL

APRIL 27, 2023, 1-2PM

Webinar provided by Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association, Pembina Valley Watershed District and Aquanty

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Thursday 27 Apr 2023 ⋅ 13:00 – 14:00 (Central Time - Winnipeg)

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BACKGROUN:

MFGA Forecasting Tool Free for all during spring thaw

MFGA recently announced that farmers and land managers across the entire Assiniboine River Basin throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan as well as Manitoba’s Pembina/Plum watersheds of the Red River Basin will have free and full access to MFGA's Aquanty Forecasting Tool during the 2023 spring thaw and run-off. Read the full MFGA Media Release and learn more about how to run the model forecasting tool at a MFGA/Pembina Valley Watershed District webinar April 27.

The next AgChat session, online networking by the Manitoba Women in Agriculture and Food (MWAF) has come back with thunder. The Chair is none other than Jennifer Marchand, AVP & Government Relations Leader for Cargill. The topic will be “Surprise! You don’t need to know it all”. Jennifer will talk about her journey as a recovering perfectionist and the magic that can happen when you start to accept failure as growth. Nov 21, 7-8 pm CT. Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/surprise-you-dont-need-to-know-it-all-tickets-443674250627?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar series! 

Join us to learn about the exciting work happening in dairy research across Canada thanks to the financial support of DFC and their partners.

Registering for this free online series will give you access to all scheduled webinars, which will take place between September 2022 and March 2023. Hear directly from the research teams, ask questions, and learn about new research findings.

WEBINAR PROGRAM

Webinars will take place approximately every two to three weeks from late September 2022 through March 2023, with each session highlighting a different research project. The schedule for the first three sessions is outlined below. Details for subsequent sessions will be shared with registrants as they become available. Make sure to register to receive future scheduling updates!

Wednesday September 28th 2022 | 1-2pm EDT
Dairy Cattle Welfare in Canada: Where We've Been & Where We're Going 
Dr. Dan Weary (University of British Columbia) & Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk (University of British Columbia)

Wednesday October 12th 2022 | 1-2pm EDT
Surveillance in Action: The Canadian Dairy Network of Antimicrobial Stewardship & Resistance
Dr. Javier Sanchez (University of Prince Edward Island) & Dr. Luke Heider (University of Prince Edward Island)

Thursday October 27th 2022 | 1-2pm EDT
What Does Silage Management Look Like Across Canada? A Discussion of Best Management Practices & Economics
Dr. Nancy McLean (Dalhousie University) & Dr. Linda Jewell (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

HOW WILL THE SERIES WORK?

Platform. The web series will be hosted on Zoom, and will be organized and facilitated in partnership with ACER Consulting.

Presentations. During each webinar, the project team will showcase key findings and impacts of their work for the dairy sector, with the opportunity for attendees to pose questions and engage directly with researchers.

REGISTER TODAY!

Clicking the button below will take you to the Eventbrite registration page, where you’ll be able to register for a free ticket for this series. Registrants will be forwarded session invites, connection information, and additional session details in the weeks leading up to each webinar. Register now to stay in the loop!

REGISTER FOR DETAILS HERE.

Rourke Farms Research Tour

When - August 5, 2022

Time - 1:45 to 4 pm for plot tour, if interest a discussion in cool(?) shop afterwards in Fairfax - east side—large yellow shop.  Bring a lawn chair and water container.  Cold water available. Snacks after 4.

Where - Fairfax Farm, take highway 23 west of #10 Hwy to the Fairfax corner, we will meet 1 mile South of Hwy 23.

Tour - Some good, some bad, some wow

Green Seeding- Zero till and Organic    ( fall seeded rye cover)

                  Peas, fababean x2, soybeans

                  2 seed dates, 2 termination methods

Brown Seeding- Zero till and Organic  ( late summer seeded- oats, lentil, buckwheat catch crop/ cover)

                  Wheat, barley, oats and canola

                  2 seed dates, 2 termination method

                  This quarter section was largely brown seeded with only residual fertility. (last-minute change)

Delayed Germination Technology—what do we need?

                  Coated hairy vetch and fall rye

                  Mini plots- 5 cover crops in 4 cash crops and 5 seeding dates

Miscellaneous trials

                  Organic pea variety trial—Roquette

                  Various Biological treatments, Envita, UtrishaN, Xite Bio Yield plus, Ecotea, Phycoterra

                  Dissolved Urea Rates, Dilutions vs soil applied fertilizer

                  Glyphosate additives trial

After tour Discussion

                  Tackling Climate Change with or without cattle?

                  Government programs Boom or Bust?

                  David’s thesis- Net Positive Network, 10 BMPs for Net positive Carbon Grain Farms

                  Or Zero Till Plus

Contact - David Rourke   cell 1-204-534-7531 or email drsrourke@gmail.com also see rourkefarms.com

MOA COVER CROP FARM TOURS
JULY 11 & 15, 2022

The Manitoba Organic Alliance is excited to be partnering with Farmers for Climate Solutions for the Farm Resilience Mentorship (FaRM) Program! We will be delivering the cover crop and nitrogen management streams in Manitoba. Whether you're conventional or organic, all farmers in the province who want to take part in these programs can sign up through us!

This summer we're offering two in-person trainings about growing cover crops which will take place at farm tours on July 11th and 15th. As a trainee, you'd be matched with a Farmer Mentor (either Karen Klassen or Scott Beaton) in a small group of around 10 other farmers. Along with attending the farm tour, you'll work your way through the cover crop curriculum online (designed by our friends as Canadian Organic Growers), meet and share ideas with the other farmers in your group, and receive one-on-one support from your Mentor. You'll also have opportunities to chat with other farmers from across the country who are implementing these BMPs!

Our online learning platform will be ready to go later in June so we'll be setting you up on there as soon as possible. Once you're set up with an account, you'll be able to start working your way through the online curriculum. You'll probably need 2-4 hours to get through this material but you can split it up and go through it at your own pace.

Find out more and register for our farm tours here!

HAGAN RANCH TOUR
JULY 7
1:30 PM

Ranch Details (more to follow):

• 3200 acres of native grass 

• Cow/calf pairs and yearlings we have raised and bought in. 

• Over the last ten years we have learned a lot about how to graze this ranch to  make a living. 

• We also have lowland ground that’s species are made up of lower quality grasses that can withstand flooding for long periods. We have high sandy ground that is very brittle and can be overgrazed very quickly. 

• We have ramped up grazing every year it seems. It seems the tighter the group the cattle are in the better it is for the soil. We started moving every 2 weeks and now can be moving multiple times a day. That is a very tricky game! We have had to learn how to manage grazing for the grass and for the performance of our animals. 

• Focused on trying to build a cow herd using methods that leave us with a fertile early maturing easy fleshing animal that can wean a calf every year and be pushed to graze well into the winter and early in the spring. 

• Utilizing full season stockpile grass with protein supplement to get us grazing as early as March and as later as January. 

• We are still on a path of learning what works best and how to apply it here at our operation, that seems never ending but we are figuring out some practices that really do suit our needs.

Held from 5pm-10pm. To attend the SRWD annual 2022 banquet, please contact either the Deloraine or Reston office to purchase tickets ($50). Details here.