Please note that this event is sold out
Date: October 16, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm
Location: Mannville, Alberta
Registration Fee: $30
Registration closes October 10, 2024
Are you ready to enhance your farming practice repertoire with innovative solutions like intercropping, forage blends, winter grazing and soil health? Join us on Wednesday, October 16 in Mannville, Alberta, for an engaging and informative field day filled with guest speakers, practical advice and plenty of networking opportunities.
Learn from Expert Speakers:
Will Groeneveld, has grain farmed in the Mannville area for 40 years. Since 2018, he has included perennial forages, grain intercrops and summer & winter grazing in an effort to improve both his soil and farm resiliency. The learning continues…
Kevin Elmy, PAg and celebrated author of “Cover Cropping in Western Canada” and “Not Just Dirt,” will offer his extensive knowledge on cover cropping and soil health, emphasizing the benefits of diverse forage blends.
Lynne Girardin, PAg and Consulting Ruminant Nutritionist, will share how to incorporate poly crops into beef rations, what to look for, what to expect for cow and calf performance, and what the benefits are to the animals and the ground they walk on.
Chris Elder is a Lakeland College graduate and the ALUS Program Coordinator in the County of Vermilion River, where he provides technical and financial support to local agricultural producers to develop, implement, and manage environmental stewardship projects on their land.
Dr. Yamily Zavala has managed the Chinook Applied Research Association’s crop and soil program for the past seven years and now manages the Soil Health lab. Prior to joining the CARA staff, she was a crop production consultant based out of Ottawa where project work took her to Central and South America as well as points in the south and west of Africa. Early in her career, Yamily was a Soil Scientist for the National Agricultural Research Foundation at the Táchira State Research Center in Venezuela.
This event is a unique opportunity for farmers & ranchers to learn about practices that local producers are using to help create soil health and resilience on their operations.
Learn how intercropping and forage blends can improve both livestock feed quality and soil vitality. Engage with leading experts, network with fellow participants, and gain valuable knowledge to implement sustainable practices on your farm.
Event Highlights:
- In-depth presentations on intercropping and beef cattle rations using polycultures
- Interactive Q&A session with presenters
- Networking opportunities with like-minded individuals
- Practical advice for integrating new techniques into your farming operations
- On-site intercropping and livestock incorporation into grain framing operation
Topics Covered:
- Enhancing soil and farm resiliency with intercropping, livestock incorporation and forage blends
- The versatility of forage and crop blends in creating balanced rations
- The benefits of increasing biodiversity around the farm by adding shelterbelts, eco-buffers, pollinator strips, grassed waterways, and other projects, as well as programs that can provide funding to support new project implementation.
- Assessment of soil health and function using simple on farm tests.
- On-site soil pit to observe deeper soil horizons in annual and perennial crops
- And much more!
Why Attend?
- Enhance soil health: Learn how intercropping and blends contribute to soil fertility and resilience.
- Learn how to incorporate livestock into a grain operation and boost soil health without owning the livestock
- Boost feed quality: Discover the benefits of blend options for livestock nutrition.
- Gain practical insights: Hear from experienced professionals and other producers who have successfully implemented these strategies.
- Learn directly from the experts: Ask your questions directly to five experts on intercrops, polycultures and animal nutrition!
- Save money on minerals and supplements with balanced rations.
