Winter is the perfect time to develop a rotational grazing plan 
A grazing plan is a tool to gather all the relevant information to prepare you for the grazing season. This makes the winter months a perfect time to develop a rotational grazing plan for your operation. 
  
Funding for grazing plan development 
Producers seeking assistance in developing an advanced rotational grazing management plan may do so with the guidance of a grazing mentor who is a professional agrologist (P.Ag) or certified crop adviser (CCA). The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) has a network of mentors trained to support the development of grazing plans. 
  
The CFGA is accepting applications for anyone interested in accessing funding (up to 85 per cent cost share available) to work with a grazing mentor to develop their rotational grazing plan. Please contact Travis at [email protected] to find out how to access funding for one-on-one support. 
  
Why develop a rotational grazing plan 
Rotational grazing can help livestock producers by: 

• preparing for drought 
• building pasture resilience 
• extending their grazing period 
• increasing the yield of pastures 
• improving the forage quality for livestock 
• reducing weed pressure 
• improving nutrient cycling
• helping to build soil health  

 In addition to many of these important benefits for the farm operation, there are also additional positive impacts across the Canadian landscape because rotational grazing: 

• promotes biodiversity 
• sequesters carbon 
• can improve the water cycle 

Resources to help 
Although not required, it is recommended that producers enrol and complete the series of modules of the Advanced Grazing Systems self-paced learning  as an introduction to the foundation of the advanced rotational grazing practices and theory. Proceeding through these modules will help you create a rotational grazing plan suitable for your operation. 
  
The CFGA also has a number of resources available on its website to help you design and implement your grazing plan. You can access them here.  
  
Contacts 
If you already have a mentor, you can reach out directly to them for assistance. If you are looking for a rotational grazing mentor reach out to the coordinator in your province. 

Travis Quirk, On-Farm Implementation Lead:  [email protected]  
Adrienne Hanson, Saskatchewan Program Coordinator: [email protected]  
Phillip Lavoie, Quebec Project Manager:  [email protected] 
Marie-Pier Beaulieu, Quebec Program Coordinator : [email protected] 
Sonja Shank, Alberta Program Coordinator:  [email protected]
Wyatt Klopp, British Columbia Project Coordinator:  [email protected]