FAIP – Pasture Rejuvenation Project: Project Overview & Producer Panel
This webinar will provide an overview of the Farm Adaptation Innovator Program (FAIP) project, outlining the goals and objectives, providing an overview of the four research plots and include available preliminary results. The goal of this research project was for each farm partner to design their own research plot and answering a question about best practices in no-till pasture rejuvenation. After the presentation, the farm partners and research team will have an extended Q & A period from the audience. The research team will also be looking for feedback for specific topics that the regional producers would like to be addressed in future extension activities related to the project for 2021.
FAIP – Principles of Forage Production and Soil Carbon: An Introduction
Soil Carbon – we know that it’s good to have, but how does it really relate to forage production and different management practices? This webinar will provide an overview of the carbon cycle and highlight why forage and grasslands have been identified as a potential source for increasing soil-C. It will also provide an overview of the different types of soil-C and how to measure for baseline information, for producers who are interested. Sarah Bayliff is currently a M.Sc. candidate at Thompson Rivers University. She holds a B.Sc. in General Biology and has previous research experience in plant ecology, range management and ecosystem reclamation. Sarah grew up on a cattle ranch in the interior of British Columbia and is passionate about ranching and the agricultural industry. Her current research looks at how different management techniques can be used to increase the productivity and sustainability of agricultural fields.
FAIP – Principles of Sod-Seeding for Pasture Rejuvenation
For the past 25 years, Dr. H.A. (Bart) Lardner has managed a research program focusing on beef cattle management and forage production research. Dr. Lardner is a Professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan where he supervises undergraduate and graduate students and teaches courses in forages and beef cattle nutrition. His expertise lies in pasture and water management in cow-calf systems, summer and winter grazing systems, ruminant nutrition, beef cattle reproductive efficiency, heifer development, and applied genomics. His research program works closely with producers to ensure applicability of results back to industry.
B.C. Forage Council 