Join the Ontario Forage Council for their FREE webinar series on Profitable Pastures.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 8pm EST
James Byrne, OMAFRA Beef Specialist: Maximizing animal performance on pasture
Learn how pasture stage of growth effects cattle performance. Learn how to predict cattle performance from stage of growth and how to manage pastures to deliver your ideal cattle performance.
James Byrne is a Beef Cattle Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. James’ main areas of focus include improving cow/calf production and management, improving management of backgrounded cattle on pasture and in confinement, cattle nutrition, and performance from pasture. James writes regularly for Virtual Beef, Ontario Beef and Ontario Cattle Feeders. James is involved with the annual planning of Beef Symposium, Ruminant Feed Industry Days and Grazing Cover Crop workshops. James joined the Ministry in 2017 and is based out of the Lindsay office.
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CFGA Annual General Meeting
Aug 2, 2023
1:00 PM ADT - 5:00 PM ADT
The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association is holding its Annual General Meeting on Aug. 2 from 1 to 5 p.m. Atlantic time.
Grazing Plan Workshop - Markdale, ON
Apr 12, 2025
10:00 AM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT
The Ontario Forage Council will be hosting Grazing Plan workshops online on March 24 & 26, and in-person on April 5 &12, as part of the Advanced Grazing Systems Mentorship Program.
BCFC Online Grazing Club
Feb 17, 2025
6:30 PM PST - 8:00 PM PST
Join the BC Forage Council’s Online Grazing Club - a producer-driven series featuring real ranchers sharing real experiences! This interactive virtual gathering brings together farmers and ranchers to learn from each other’s successes, challenges, and innovative grazing practices.