2026 MFGA
Regenerative Ag Conference

MFGA’s Annual Regenerative Ag Conference

Our Annual MFGA Conference - a 1.5 day event is being held November 9-10, 2026, Victoria Inn, Brandon, Mb. Our conference will feature national and international keynote speakers, an outstanding trade show with many opportunities to engage with vendors and a silent auction. As well, thanks to an exciting agreement with Holistic Management Canada, a free kids program will be offered to families attending the MFGA conference.

Featured Keynote Speakers

The 2026 MFGA Regen Ag Conference committee is pleased to announce our keynote speakers:

Antonio José Piñeros Lara, Colombia

Industry sector: cattle, grasslands, genetics, regen ag

Presentation Summary:  Flowing with Natural Power

Antonio José Piñeros Lara is a fourth-generation Colombian cattle rancher and a leading voice in regenerative livestock systems in Latin America. As a founder of the Tamalá and Tierraleja Private Bioreserves, Antonio integrates cattle production with biodiversity conservation. A pioneer in introducing Holistic Management, Voisin Rational Grazing (PRV), and regenerative beef production to the Colombian tropics, he directs multiple Angus and Brangus genetic herds under full-cycle, animal-welfare-focused operations.

Bio: Antonio serves as President of the World Association of Sustainable Livestock (AMGS) and the Colombian Association of Regenerative Cattle Ranchers (ACOGANAR), and is an active board member in livestock technical and breeder organizations. Antonio is also a seasoned communicator, award-winning film producer, and frequent international lecturer on regenerative livestock, tropical genetics, and sustainable meat production.

Harold Perry, Taber, Alberta

Industry Sector: Potatoes, Grains, Forages, Regen Ag

Presentation Summary: “Our Journey: Soils, Crops, and Practices”

Harold has been attending soil health conferences with a network of likeminded agriculture enthusiasts he met through his Nuffield scholarship travel. Harold’s Nuffield scholarship was like a sabbatical from the day-to-day farming routine and a breath of fresh farm air. His Nuffield topic is “Healthy soils for Healthy crops for a healthier population.” This invigorated Harold on his journey to create resilience and health in his soils through diversity in cover crops, crop rotation, tillage intelligence, and soil amendments.

Bio: Harold is a potato farmer with a lovely wife and four great kids. Harold farms 5000 irrigated acres in the Taber, Alberta area with his brother Chris, father Gerald and a great crew. Potatoes are the main crop, grown for Frito Lay, McCain, and Shearers. Other crops grown on the farm are faba beans, flax, grains, silage corn, seed canola, mixed forage, cover crops.

Ross McDonald, Lake Alma, Saskatchewan

Industry Sector: Grazing/Grasslands, Regen Ag

Presentation Summary: “Ranching Awkwardly & Loving It!”

As the ranch has grown, so too has our perspective on our place in these grassland ecosystems. For thousands of years the grasslands of North America have been a place of movement, trade, commerce, food, seasonal rhythms and human-grazer interactions; having the opportunity to be a part of those time-tested interactions and embracing the opportunity to share these spaces and experiences with other humans has benefited us greatly. I am confident that the future holds fulfilling opportunities as we continue to learn to embrace the awkwardness.

Bio: I was raised near Radville, SK and was fortunate not to grow up in a multi-generational ranching operation but was instead encouraged to chart my own path, embrace education and own my decisions. This lead to an Animal Science degree from the UofS (1998) and Animal & Range Science MSc. from Montana State University (2000) and a hunger to be immersed in all things ranching. 98 Ranch Inc. was founded in the fall of 2001 with a willing seller looking to retire, a mortgage from the local Credit Union, and a conservation easement agreement with Nature Conservancy of Canada. In the spring of 2002 a few loads of custom yearlings arrived to test the fences and my naïve optimism just south of LA (Lake Alma, SK).  In the spring of 2003 prior to the BSE announcement, an early mentor’s ranch near Goodwater, Saskatchewan was for sale and with youthful exuberance and continued naïve optimism, 98 Ranch doubled its mortgaged acres, conservation easements and grazing operations.

Alexander Boersch, Elie, Manitoba

Industry Sector: Grain, Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health

Presentation Summary: “Nutrition Farming In The Red River Valley”

How we aim to improve our farm’s resilience by focusing on properly feeding our soils via improved and expanded photosynthesis. The dos and don’ts of trying to farm regeneratively in a flood prone, “short growing season”, and heavy clay soil context.

Bio: Alexander grew up on a grain farm in the Red River Valley near Elie, Manitoba (one of the wettest areas in the northern prairies). He has a bachelor and Masters in Agri-Business and science from INP Purpan (University in Touluse, France). He has worked for two years in Toronto for DG Global Inc as a grain trader and moved back to the farm fall of 2017 after he was inspired by Graeme Sait’s Nutrition Farming course. The farm was founded in 1988 by his father and mother Elke & Andreas Boersch, who emigrated from Cologne, Germany. Their farm has both “conventional” and “organic” grain production, doing it as regeneratively as possible on heavy clay “GUMBO” soils. Everything they do is with the goal of improving soils, nutrient use efficiency, crop nutrient density and to eliminate fungicides/insecticides. They want to make farming about promoting life, more fun and profitable!

Conference Sponsorship Levels

Sponsorship Payment

Please email chris@mfga.net to be invoiced.
By cheque (mail to/made out to):
Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association
c/o 145 Edstan Place, Selkirk, MB R1A 2E8
By debit or credit (through PayPal - you do NOT need a PayPal Account):
Fees reflected and vary by payment method.

Tradeshow (Setup TBA, Time: TBA)