Grass Fed Beef - Resources

Grass Fed Beef - Resources

Jack Kyle, Grazier SpecialistOMAF and MRA

Resources for Grass Fed

• Goal is to :– Grow high quality forage throughout the

grazing season– Extend the grazing season as much as

possible both spring and fall– Provide quality stored forage for the

remainder of the year

Growing Quality Pasture

• High legume content• Species adapted to your conditions• Adequate Rest and Recovery• Short grazing interval long rest interval• Water readily accessible in each paddock• Maintain residual grazing heights

Growing Quality Pasture & Forage• Extend the Grazing Period

– Spring• Cereal Rye

– Summer• Sorghum-Sudan• Millets

– Fall• Summer seeded oats & brassicas• Stockpile Perennial Forage

– Winter• Hay & Haylage• Sorghum-Sudan Silage

Websites

• OMAF and MRA– http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/forages.html

• Foragebeef.ca– www.foragebeef.ca

• Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association– http://mfga.net

• Manitoba Grass Fed Beef– www.manitobagrassfedbeef.ca

• Eat wild– www.eatwild.com

Books

Magazines

• Stockman Grass Farmer• www.stockmangrassfarmer.

com

• Graze• www.grazeonline.com

• Canadian Cattlemen

Conferences

• Ontario Forage Council– Profitable Pastures

• Local Pasture Walks & meetings• USA – Northern States Grazing Conferences