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Presented by Christine O'Reilly, Forage & Grazing Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA). 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 covers the short-term agronomy to bounce back quickly, as well as exploring options for building drought resilience into forage systems for […]

Presented by Adrian Rivard of Drone Spray Canada and Mike Verhoog of Sutom Family Farm and Drone Spray Canada. Adrian and Mike discuss how drones can benefit forage production in your operation. The purpose of the Forage Focus conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario forage producers across the ruminant livestock and commercial hay sectors.

Presented by Joanna Follings, Cereals Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA). Joanna 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 are also discussed. The purpose of the Forage Focus conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario […]

Birgit Martin of Martin Farms shares her experience in marketing beef in Ontario through direct to consumer sales and other opportunities under her family's Pure Island Beef brand. This presentation is from the Thunder Bay Field Day held by NOFIA (Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance) in September 2025.

With fall approaching, it's time to think about extending your grazing season. OFC grazing mentors gave some great management tips in this webinar from August 25, 2025.