grass fed beef - resources
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Speaker: Jack Kyle Session: Grass Fed Beef ProductionTRANSCRIPT
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Grass Fed Beef - Resources
Jack Kyle, Grazier SpecialistOMAF and MRA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Books
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Magazines
• Stockman Grass Farmer• www.stockmangrassfarmer.
com
• Graze• www.grazeonline.com
• Canadian Cattlemen
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Conferences
• Ontario Forage Council– Profitable Pastures
• Local Pasture Walks & meetings• USA – Northern States Grazing Conferences