Study co-author Jourdyn Sammons. | Lisa Guenther photo

From AIM: Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head-to-head

Glacier FarmMedia – Producers looking to reseed drought-thrashed forage stands might want to check out results from a recent University of Saskatchewan study. The university set out to compare the performance of forage and annual blends under a planned grazing system. Study co-author Jourdyn Sammons presented results during an Ag in Motion rotational grazing lunch […] Read more

Preliminary results from a winter feeding trial at Lakeland College show that the overall feed quality of a forage blend in a swath grazing program is better than just oats.  |  File photo

Forage blends benefit swath grazing

Winter feeding trial studies virtual fencing as well as potential of moving away from using only one crop in swath grazing

A Lakeland College researcher says he wanted to investigate using forage blends in winter swath grazing systems to ease producer hesitancy. Obioha Durunna, who is now in the third year of the study, says he was also prompted by the limited information available on backgrounding weaned calves in such systems. Durunna says producers are reluctant […] Read more