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.