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Most of the province has received some precipitation over the past couple of weeks, which means pastures are starting to green up. Barry Yaremcio, beef forage specialist at the Ag-Info Centre says while the precipitation is great news for pastures, there are still issues with soil moisture conditions.
 
Interview with Barry Yaremcio (2:53 minutes) (1.32 Mb)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Special Considerations for Grazing Dairy Cows

Video: Special Considerations for Grazing Dairy Cows

Presented by Christine O'Reilly

Many Canadian grazing recommendations were developed using beef cattle in the prairies. While we have adapted these the forage species and climate in Ontario, other livestock have different needs. Maintaining milk components can be difficult on a predominantly pasture diet for lactating cows.

The purpose of the Profitable Pasture conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario grazing managers across the ruminant livestock sectors. These conferences have a major focus on pasture management.