Blogue

During the morning session on Nov. 30 at the 2023 CFGA Conference, Nasem Badreldin from the University of Manitoba presented his talk on national grassland mapping.

During the morning session on Nov. 30 at the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s 14th Annual Conference in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., grazing mentor Steve Kenyon facilitated a producer and mentor panel.

During the morning session on Nov. 30 at the CFGA’s annual conference, keynote speaker Ronnie Drever, a senior conservation scientist at Nature United, spoke on a hierarchy for implementation of natural climate solutions.

In the Day 1 closing keynote at CFGA’s annual conference, Dan Undersander from the University of Wisconsin presented on "Measuring and reporting positive impacts for greenhouse gasses".

On the first morning of the CFGA’s Annual Conference, Dr. Undersander and Dr. Larder took questions from the audience in a live panel discussion about legumes, soil nitrogen, climate change and on-going research.

Attendees heard from Lauchlan Fraser during the afternoon session on Nov. 29 at the CFGA’s 14th Annual Conference. Dr. Fraser, from Thompson Rivers University, presented his research from five projects on BC rangeland management.

On Nov 29, 2023, Dr. Brooke McWherter from Dalhousie University presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference. Her presentation focused on the Farm Resilience Mentorship (FaRM) Program and barriers to rotational grazing adoption.

Brian McConkey with Viresco Solutions National presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference. His talk focused on soil organic carbon, the effects of grassland management on carbon sequestration and carbon markets.

Ken Wall, a Federated Co-op advisor and forage specialist for the Southern Prairie Regions, presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference, on the many benefits of growing forages in a cropping rotation.