The Ontario Biomass Producers Co-op (OBPC) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) at The GrandWay in Elora on March 18, 2025. A group of researchers,…
Get Ready for Cutting-Edge Action at Forage Expo 2025
Ontario Forage Council (OFC) and Bruce County Soil & Crop Improvement Association are pleased to announce that Forage Expo will be happening in Bruce County…
Frost Seeding FAQ
Frost seeding is a popular way to renovate an existing forage stand and is most effective in fields where patches of bare soil at least…
Elgin County Beef Farmer Receives 2025 DLF Pasture Award
February 19, 2025 – The Beef Farmers of Ontario, DLF, and the Ontario Forage Council, are pleased to announce that Abbey Taylor of Dawn Farm…
CFGA 2024 Annual Conference Recap
By Patricia Ellingwood, General Manager of Ontario Forage Council and CFGA Board Member representing Ontario Congratulations to the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) on…
The Impact of Forage Processing on Beef Cow Performance and Efficiency
By: Dr. Katie Wood, Associate Professor, Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph and Madeline McLennan, M.Sc. Student, Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph This article was originally…
New Producer Rate for the 2024 CFGA Annual Conference
Ontario Forage Council (OFC) and Conseil Québécois des Plantes Fourragères (CQPF) are pleased to announce a collaboration to bring a producer rate to the 2024…
Walkerton Family Receives 2024 Mapleseed Sheep Pasture Award
October 25, 2024 – Steve and Lisa Ernewein and family of Meadowbook Family Farm in the Brockton/Walkerton area are the recipient of the 2024 Mapleseed…
Pest Alert – Blister Beetles Still Active in Some Hay and Pasture Fields
By Christine O’Reilly, OMAFA Forage & Grazing Specialist and Tracey Baute, OMAFA Entomologist, Field Crops Warm fall temperatures has many pests still active and hungry,…
Frost Injury in Sorghum Species
Caution! Members of the sorghum family – sorghum, sudangrass, and hybrid sorghum-sudangrass – contain dhurrin, a glucoside that breaks down to release hydrocyanic acid, also…