Register today for the 2026 Annual Conference

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) is excited to host its 17th Annual Conference in Calgary, Alberta, in partnership with the Agriculture Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) at the Best Western Calgary Plaza Hotel Nov. 9 to 12, 2026.

With the theme Canadian Forage Systems: Designing for Durability, this year’s conference offers a dynamic program uniting Canada’s forage and grassland community to address resilience and long‑term system design. The agenda features two days of educational sessions, cutting‑edge research, practical grazing and forage management insights and cross‑sector conversations linking science, policy and on‑the‑ground experience.

Click here to view the draft agenda for the conference.

Register here.

Nominate a leader

The CFGA is accepting nominations for its 2026 Leadership Award. Established in 2012 to recognize and encourage leadership in the forage and grassland sector, this award recognizes individuals, groups or organizations who exemplify or enhance the goals of the CFGA and whose leadership has impact of national and/or international significance. 

The deadline for nominations is Oct. 8, 2026. Download the 2026 Leadership Award Nomination form here. Please attach additional pages as required and submit completed nomination forms electronically to info@canadianfga.ca,  Attention: Awards Committee. 

The CFGA will inform the selected recipient by Oct. 15, 2026. The award will be presented during a special Leadership Award dinner on Nov. 10 during the CFGA’s 17th Annual Conference in Calgary, Alberta, taking place Nov. 9 to 12. The recipient may be asked to participate in the CFGA conference with an acceptance speech during the award ceremony. 

Download the nomination form

Submit an academic poster

The CFGA is hosting a scientific poster and infographic showcase in conjunction with the 2026 17th annual CFGA conference, Nov. 9 to 12, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta. 
  
This showcase provides students and academics at Canadian universities the opportunity to present research they’ve conducted over the past year on forages and grasslands. This is purely an opportunity for students and academics to showcase their work. There is no competition. 
 
The showcase is open to graduate and undergraduate students and academics involved in agriculture, science or social science with an interest or potential interest in forage and grasslands. The students and academics must have conducted the research or come up with the proposed concept as presented in the poster or infographic. 
 
Students are eligible to submit for 12 months after the month of graduation with the research conducted over the past year on forages and grasslands. Those who have not completed their research are welcome to share their research concept. 
 
Submission details are available here. Contact the CFGA at info@canadianfga.ca by Oct. 19, 2026, to express interest in submitting a poster or infographic for the CFGA’s 17th Annual Conference.

More details coming soon!

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