Grazing Mentors Talk - A Peek Into the Advanced Grazing Systems Course

Presented by Anita O'Brien, Dean Cober, and Birgit Martin as part of the 2023 Profitable Pasture program. This past fall and winter, Ontario Forage Council delivered the Advanced Grazing Systems program developed by the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association. The seven-week course was run three times, each with a different farmer guiding the group through the program. In this session, those farmer mentors give us a taste of the Advanced Grazing Systems program and share some of their experience as grazing managers. 00:00 Introduction 01:14 Anita O'Brien - about my farm 10:03 Pasture Water Systems 21:45 Dean Cober - about my farm/paddock design ideas 37:02 Birgit Martin - about my farm 38:12 Pasture Fertility 46:53 Carrying Capacity 55:33 Q&A The purpose of the Profitable Pastures conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario grazing managers across the ruminant livestock sectors. The event is a joint effort between the Ontario Forage Council and OMAFRA. For information on the upcoming Profitable Pastures conference, visit https://onforagenetwork.ca/ontario-forage-council/profitable-pastures/ Conference Partners: Ontario Forage Council https://onforagenetwork.ca/ontario-forage-council/ Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Conference Sponsor: Beef Farmers of Ontario https://www.ontariobeef.com/ Speaker Sponsors: Ontario Sheep Farmers https://www.ontariosheep.org/ Ottawa Valley Seed Growers https://ottawafarmshow.com/ Minto Ag Ltd https://mintoag.ca/