source: Farm and Food Report
Nothing beats seeing for yourself how other producer groups do it.
With this in mind, three of East Central Saskatchewan’s most forward thinking pasture initiatives will be on display for interested producers from July 18 to 20 in the region.
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) Livestock Agrologist Naomi Paley is one of the organizers of East Central Pasture Week.
“In essence, this will be our second annual pasture week, which will consist of three consecutive days of half-day pasture field days held throughout the East Central region. The days are a combined effort between SAF, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, Ducks Unlimited and the Technical Assistance Component of the Greencover Program.”
These events are also made possible with the co-operation of local producer groups at each of the field day sites. Rotational grazing systems will be on display, and all topics pertinent to pasture management will be covered at each of the sites.
“The main focus of the pasture week is to promote better awareness among local producers regarding some best management practices when dealing with livestock in a pasture situation,” says Paley.
On July 18, participants will be able to take in the District 13 ADD Board Pasture, located five miles east of Esterhazy on Highway 22, then south on Hazel Cliff road for four miles, and east for a mile.
On July 19, activities will take place at the Beaverdale Beef Club Pasture, 23 miles west of Yorkton on Highway 52 and six miles south on the Fenwood grid road.
On July 20, the Sunrise Cattle Corporation Pasture will be featured, 24 miles east of Yorkton on Highway 10 to Wroxten and 6.5 miles south on Highway 80.
“This is a community cow-calf herd, which is fairly unique,” explains Paley. “A group of producers have purchased a uniform type of cattle and are working towards eventually finishing their own calves and marketing directly to a slaughtering plant. So, they are working together strategically.”
In addition, the three days are being used as an invitation to producers from out province—namely Alberta—to come to the region and check out what Saskatchewan has to offer to the livestock industry.
“The Last Cattle Frontier group has been working to attract ranchers to the East Central region for four years now. They have sent out over 200 invitations to the Pasture Week to contacts they have made in Alberta over the past several years. This effort is really about following up with some of the people who showed interest in moving to the East Central region and offering them a chance to come out to see what the land, the people and the communities are all about.”
For more information on the Last Cattle Frontier, visit: www.lastcattlefrontier.
To find out more about the East Central Saskatchewan Pasture Week, call (306) 786-1509.
For more information, contact :
Naomi D. Paley, BSA, Pag
Livestock Development Specialist
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 786-1509
Nothing beats seeing for yourself how other producer groups do it.
With this in mind, three of East Central Saskatchewan’s most forward thinking pasture initiatives will be on display for interested producers from July 18 to 20 in the region.
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) Livestock Agrologist Naomi Paley is one of the organizers of East Central Pasture Week.
“In essence, this will be our second annual pasture week, which will consist of three consecutive days of half-day pasture field days held throughout the East Central region. The days are a combined effort between SAF, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, Ducks Unlimited and the Technical Assistance Component of the Greencover Program.”
These events are also made possible with the co-operation of local producer groups at each of the field day sites. Rotational grazing systems will be on display, and all topics pertinent to pasture management will be covered at each of the sites.
“The main focus of the pasture week is to promote better awareness among local producers regarding some best management practices when dealing with livestock in a pasture situation,” says Paley.
On July 18, participants will be able to take in the District 13 ADD Board Pasture, located five miles east of Esterhazy on Highway 22, then south on Hazel Cliff road for four miles, and east for a mile.
On July 19, activities will take place at the Beaverdale Beef Club Pasture, 23 miles west of Yorkton on Highway 52 and six miles south on the Fenwood grid road.
On July 20, the Sunrise Cattle Corporation Pasture will be featured, 24 miles east of Yorkton on Highway 10 to Wroxten and 6.5 miles south on Highway 80.
“This is a community cow-calf herd, which is fairly unique,” explains Paley. “A group of producers have purchased a uniform type of cattle and are working towards eventually finishing their own calves and marketing directly to a slaughtering plant. So, they are working together strategically.”
In addition, the three days are being used as an invitation to producers from out province—namely Alberta—to come to the region and check out what Saskatchewan has to offer to the livestock industry.
“The Last Cattle Frontier group has been working to attract ranchers to the East Central region for four years now. They have sent out over 200 invitations to the Pasture Week to contacts they have made in Alberta over the past several years. This effort is really about following up with some of the people who showed interest in moving to the East Central region and offering them a chance to come out to see what the land, the people and the communities are all about.”
For more information on the Last Cattle Frontier, visit: www.lastcattlefrontier.
To find out more about the East Central Saskatchewan Pasture Week, call (306) 786-1509.
For more information, contact :
Naomi D. Paley, BSA, Pag
Livestock Development Specialist
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 786-1509
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