grass fed beef - resources
DESCRIPTION
Speaker: Jack Kyle Session: Grass Fed Beef ProductionTRANSCRIPT
Grass Fed Beef - Resources
Jack Kyle, Grazier SpecialistOMAF and MRA
Resources for Grass Fed
• Goal is to :– Grow high quality forage throughout the
grazing season– Extend the grazing season as much as
possible both spring and fall– Provide quality stored forage for the
remainder of the year
Growing Quality Pasture
• High legume content• Species adapted to your conditions• Adequate Rest and Recovery• Short grazing interval long rest interval• Water readily accessible in each paddock• Maintain residual grazing heights
Growing Quality Pasture & Forage• Extend the Grazing Period
– Spring• Cereal Rye
– Summer• Sorghum-Sudan• Millets
– Fall• Summer seeded oats & brassicas• Stockpile Perennial Forage
– Winter• Hay & Haylage• Sorghum-Sudan Silage
Websites
• OMAF and MRA– http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/forages.html
• Foragebeef.ca– www.foragebeef.ca
• Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association– http://mfga.net
• Manitoba Grass Fed Beef– www.manitobagrassfedbeef.ca
• Eat wild– www.eatwild.com
Books
Magazines
• Stockman Grass Farmer• www.stockmangrassfarmer.
com
• Graze• www.grazeonline.com
• Canadian Cattlemen
Conferences
• Ontario Forage Council– Profitable Pastures
• Local Pasture Walks & meetings• USA – Northern States Grazing Conferences