Foraging Into the Future 2024: Grazing Forward

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards bring to you Foraging Into The Future XI: Adding Value in Unconventional Times. Join us December 4th and 5th at the Living Sky Casino in Swift Current, Sk to discuss new and relevant research and practices regarding forage and livestock.

Agenda (Subject to Change)

Day 1: December 4, 2024

9:30-10:30 a.m. Registration/Coffee

10:30-11a.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks

11-12 noon Market Update

· Brenna Grant

12-1: Lunch

1-2 p.m Range Principles

· Jody Horvath

2-2:30 p.m. Forage uPick

· Julie McKenzie

2:30-3 p.m. Break

3-3:30 p.m. Living Labs Central Prairies Update

3:30-5 p.m. Grazing Strategies in Action

· Producers to be announced

Day 2: December 5, 2024

9-9:30 a.m. Coffee/Welcome

9:30-10:30 a.m. Rangeland Nutrition for Reproduction

· Dr. Richard Waterman

10:30-11 a.m. Break

11-12:30 a.m. Selecting feed efficient cattle-

· Dr. Gabe Ribero and Dr. Greg Penner

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30-2:30 p.m. Cost of replacement heifers vs raising your own-

· Kathy Larson

2:30-3:30 p.m. Low Stress Cattle Handling

· Lee Sinclair

3:30-4 p.m. Wrap up

Hotel Block Reservations

Home Inn & Suites, Swift Current

• (306) 778-7788

• Held until 11/04/2024

Holiday Inn Express, Swift Current

• (306)773-8288

• Held until 11/04/2024

For any other questions, please reach out to Austin Baron at austin.baron@gov.sk.ca or Kevin Steinley at kevin.sccws@gmail.com