Pasture

Karin Lindquist on Perennial Pasture Recovery Part 2

In this episode, Karin and I discuss using winter feeding, fertility, and management practices to encourage regrowth and help improve our stressed perennial pastures for next year's grazing.
Check out Battle River Research Group at their website here: battleriverresearch.com
Check out the factsheets, research, and decision making resources from the Beef Cattle Research Council here: https://www.beefresearch.ca/
And as always, you can find contact information, past newsletters, and research reports at peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
Our intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, you can find out more at audionautix.com
 
 

Karin Lindquist on Pasture Health Part 1

In this episode, we chat with Karin Lindquist about pasture health indicators and how to graze pastures for better regrowth and maintenance.
Check out the resources below for more information!
The Alberta Forage Manual can be found and downloaded here  https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/077326082x Or a physical copy can be purchased here: https://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Battle River Research Group's website can be found here: https://www.battleriverresearch.com/
And as always, to contact PCBFA, check out our archive of factsheets and newsletters, or check out what we do, visit https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
Our music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, check out more at https://www.audionautix.com
 
 

Weed management with Sonja Raven

In this episode, we talk weed classifications and management with Sonya Raven Grande Prairie's agricultural fieldman.
For more information about invasive plants and weeds, check out the links below, or reach out to your local ag fieldman at your county office!
Common Plants of the Western Rangelands https://bookstore.ualberta.ca/p-22174-common-plants-of-the-western-rangelands-volume-1-grasses-and-grass-like-species.aspx
Alberta Invasive Plant Council's invasive plant page; https://abinvasives.ca/invasive-plants/
AB invasive plant id guide https://open.alberta.ca/publications/6740590
Also, Check out the County of Grande Prairie's Pest and Disease page https://www.countygp.ab.ca/en/living-in-our-community/pest-and-disease.aspx
 
If you have a topic or speaker suggestion for our podcast, send us a message! You can find our contact information at peacecountrybeef.ca!
 
Our theme song is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw; find more of his music at Audionautix.com

The Waldron Grazing Co-Op Part One; Grazing Practices

In part one of our interview with Mike Roberts of the Waldron Grazing Co-op we talk about rotational grazing, the format of the co op and pasture set up. For more information about the Foothills Forage and Grazing Association: check out their website at https://www.foothillsforage.com/
For more information about the Waldron; check out http://waldronranch.com/
As always, feel free to drop by PCBFA's website at https://peacecountrybeef.ca/
to check out our research and upcoming events.
 
Our theme music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Monitoring Forage Moisture with West Central Forage Association

In this episode, Johanna chats with Jessica from WCFA and Chelsea Pearce from Martin Deerline about using in-field weather stations and soil moisture probes in perennial and annual forage situations. This project aims to find out how useful the data from these weather stations is to producers as well as tracking how moisture moves under forage-based systems and grazing.
 
Check out the West Central Forage Associations projects here: http://www.westcentralforage.com/research/
 
You can find information about Martin Deerline here: https://www.martindeerline.com/
 
And you can always check out Peace Country Beef and Forage Association's projects here: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/applied-research
 
Music for this episode's intros and outros is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Find more at www.audionautix.com
 
 

Planning Perennial Pastures with Dr Bart Lardner

In this episode, we talk to Dr Bart Lardner about perennial pasture mixes, grazing management, rejuvenation and variety selection. Dr Lardner managed a research program focusing on beef cattle and forage research for the past 21 years and works as a professor with the University of Saskatchewan's Animal and Poultry science department.
For more information on research from the U of S check out http://westernbeef.org/
And take a look at the BCRC Website as well! https://www.beefresearch.ca/
As always, you can find PCBFA's research at https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/
 
Music is Red Wood Highway by Jason Shaw; check out more at Audionautix.com