Back To All

Join the Ontario Forage Council (OFC) for their annual Profitable Pastures series!

Profitable Pastures is a webinar series that focuses on pasture management best management practices. The 2025 webinar series is scheduled for March 4th, 5th, and 6th. Each webinar is held at 7:30pm EST. Registration is required but there is no cost. The link for the webinar is sent out a day or two before the event.

March 6, 2025 – 7:30pm est

Special Considerations For Grazing Sheep & Dairy Cows by Christine O’Reilly

Many Canadian grazing recommendations were developed using beef cattle in the prairies. While we have adapted these the forage species and climate in Ontario, other livestock have different needs. Public enemy number one for grazing sheep are gastrointestinal parasites. Maintaining milk components can be difficult on a predominantly pasture diet for lactating cows. Although this talk will dive into specifics for sheep and dairy cows, farmers finishing stockers on grass or raising organic cattle will find some ideas to improve their production on pasture.

About Christine O’Reilly
Christine O’Reilly is the Forage and Grazing Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness. Her focus is on improving the productivity and profitability of forage crops. She sees a lot of opportunity for ruminant livestock farms to improve their margins through good grazing management. Christine joined the ministry in 2017 and is based out of the Lindsay office.

More details on the OFC website here.

Register

Our Other Events

  • Grazing Club, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
    CFGA/ACPF Events

    Grazing Club, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

    June 22, 2023

    3:00 PM MDT

    The CFGA is hosting a series of grazing clubs in Saskatchewan for producers to learn more about the fundamentals of grazing. On June 22, in the Meadow Lake, SK area, join Kelly Sidoryk and some PLAN club producers as they discuss drought resiliency networking.

    View Details

  • Young Ranchers Network - June Meet Up
    SaskatchewanGrazing EventWebinar

    Young Ranchers Network - June Meet Up

    June 26, 2025

    7:00 PM SST - 8:00 PM SST

    Join our monthly virtual meetings for young ranchers! This peer-to-peer working group focuses on advancing grazing technology, sharing producer-driven topics, and fostering mentorship opportunities.

    View Details

  • Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar - Burrowing Owls in Alberta
    Webinar

    Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar - Burrowing Owls in Alberta

    Jan 25, 2024

    12:00 PM CST

    In this webinar, three speakers will speak about a multi-agency collaboration for species recovery of Burrowing Owls in Alberta.

    View Details