source: Farm and Food Report
There’s always a need for a common sense approach to accessing industry information.
That is precisely what has led to the development of the Foragebeef.ca website, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Forage Development Specialist Al Foster.
“Forage and beef specialists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and at provincial agriculture departments in Alberta and Manitoba, have identified a need for a central information resource on the Web, where forage beef producers could access all kinds of technical information on topics that are relevant to them. Thus, Foragebeef.ca was born.”
The website provides a wide range of information on agriculture issues and sound practices, and presents it in convenient fashion.
Level 1 provides the straightforward, cut-to-the-core type of information that you may want on a particular topic.
“Here we concentrate on knowledge nuggets,” says Foster. “For these, we gathered about 10 of the most important pieces of information that address a particular topic. They are brief, concise nuggets and they summarize the issues around a topic very efficiently.”
Level 2 is for the reader who wants more information about a specific topic.
“For that, many journal articles and fact sheets from other websites were found that will inform you about your topic of interest. From literally hundreds of fact sheets, the best were selected and the rest were culled. The goal was to select the most comprehensive and applicable fact sheets to western Canadian agriculture,” explains Foster.
”Level 3 is for the analyzer who wants to know how the information was derived. In this level, we have a collection of scientific review papers, research abstracts and links to research communities throughout Canada and the world. Level 3 is the depot for the research community.”
After reviewing the information, you may reach a stage where you'll want to talk with someone, Foster points out.
“Our recommendation is that you contact a local agrologist who is knowledgeable about the subject you are interested in. Because climatic conditions affect management practices, it is important that you contact someone who is credible in the topic area. People from government or from private industry will be able to help you best.
”Should you have comments about this website and its function, please feel free to contact us by phone at (306) 878-8890, or by e-mail at afoster@agr.gov.sk.ca.”
Foster and other forage and beef specialists hope producers will make good use of this new resource, as it will always provide fresh insight into their world—insight they can use.
You can visit the site at www.foragebeef.ca
For more information, contact:
Al Foster
Forage Development Specialist
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 878-8890
There’s always a need for a common sense approach to accessing industry information.
That is precisely what has led to the development of the Foragebeef.ca website, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Forage Development Specialist Al Foster.
“Forage and beef specialists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and at provincial agriculture departments in Alberta and Manitoba, have identified a need for a central information resource on the Web, where forage beef producers could access all kinds of technical information on topics that are relevant to them. Thus, Foragebeef.ca was born.”
The website provides a wide range of information on agriculture issues and sound practices, and presents it in convenient fashion.
Level 1 provides the straightforward, cut-to-the-core type of information that you may want on a particular topic.
“Here we concentrate on knowledge nuggets,” says Foster. “For these, we gathered about 10 of the most important pieces of information that address a particular topic. They are brief, concise nuggets and they summarize the issues around a topic very efficiently.”
Level 2 is for the reader who wants more information about a specific topic.
“For that, many journal articles and fact sheets from other websites were found that will inform you about your topic of interest. From literally hundreds of fact sheets, the best were selected and the rest were culled. The goal was to select the most comprehensive and applicable fact sheets to western Canadian agriculture,” explains Foster.
”Level 3 is for the analyzer who wants to know how the information was derived. In this level, we have a collection of scientific review papers, research abstracts and links to research communities throughout Canada and the world. Level 3 is the depot for the research community.”
After reviewing the information, you may reach a stage where you'll want to talk with someone, Foster points out.
“Our recommendation is that you contact a local agrologist who is knowledgeable about the subject you are interested in. Because climatic conditions affect management practices, it is important that you contact someone who is credible in the topic area. People from government or from private industry will be able to help you best.
”Should you have comments about this website and its function, please feel free to contact us by phone at (306) 878-8890, or by e-mail at afoster@agr.gov.sk.ca.”
Foster and other forage and beef specialists hope producers will make good use of this new resource, as it will always provide fresh insight into their world—insight they can use.
You can visit the site at www.foragebeef.ca
For more information, contact:
Al Foster
Forage Development Specialist
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 878-8890
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