Everyone’s favourite early winter webinar series will be happening December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th this year. We’ve got a fantastic line-up of speakers and topics for our three nightly webinars.
Register for one, two, or all three of these free presentations!
CEUs will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. These webinars are OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Events (KSEs) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund applications in the Rotational Grazing category.
Thank you to our Conference Sponsors!
December 2 at 7:30pm EST – TRITICALE: THE COMEBACK KID
With Joanna Follings
This session explores triticale’s potential as a high-yielding forage crop, with a focus on agronomic management practices to optimize performance in livestock systems. Comparisons with other cereals and strategies for integration into double-cropping systems will also be discussed.
Joanna is the Cereals Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness and is passionate about supporting growers with their cereal crop production challenges and opportunities. She is part of the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) team in Ontario which is one of a global series of YENs that help local farmers better understand their winter wheat yield potential and what is contributing to that yield.
This session is sponsored by:
December 3 at 7:30pm EST – Drones in Forages: A Digested Breakdown of Their Advantages
With Adrian Rivard & Mike Verhoog
Adrian and Mike will discuss how drones can benefit forage production in your operation.
Adrian founded Drone Spray Canada in 2020 after a 15-year career as a professional pilot. Returning to the family farm in 2018, the fusion of agriculture and aviation gave him the background to be one of the pioneers in the drone application industry.
Mike Verhoog operates Sutom Family Farms near Stratford, where he focuses on growing high-quality forage for his dairy herd. Over the past five years, he’s integrated drone application technology into his crop management, combining traditional dairy farming with innovative, sustainable practices.
This session is sponsored by:
December 4 at 7:30pm EST – From Dry to Thrive: Forage Fixes for Future Fortitude
With Christine O’Reilly
Prolonged dry weather impacted many regions of Ontario in 2025. With the growing season behind us, how can livestock farmers set their forage crops up for success next year? This session will cover the short-term agronomy to bounce back quickly, as well as explore options for building drought resilience into forage systems for the future.
Christine is the Forage & Grazing Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness. Her focus is on improving the productivity and profitability of forage crops. Christine joined the ministry in 2017 and is based out of the Lindsay office.
This session is sponsored by:
Interested in sponsoring Forage Focus? Reach out to Rebecca at admin@ontarioforagecouncil.com.
You can find Forage Focus presentations, among many others, on our YouTube channel. The channel is your source for all things forage!
Previous Forage Focus topics have included:
- Soil Compaction Management
- Alfalfa/Grass Management for Silage
- Understanding Your Feed Analysis, and
- Grass in Dairy Rations.