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Aug 24, 2023
Demonstration of 16 Perennial Grasses Established in Fairview in 2018
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Fairview Research Farm From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2019 Annual Report...
Aug 21, 2023
Demonstration of 16 Perennial Grasses Established in Teepee Creek in 2018
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Mack Erno's Farm -Teepee Creek From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2019...
Jul 11, 2023
Performance of 15 Perennial Forage Legumes in High Prairie
Written by: Buthaina Al-Maqtari & Akim Omokanye, Location: Bill Fevang's Farm - High Prairie With Collaboration from: Smokey Applied...
May 22, 2023
Pasture Rejuvenation Trial at Wanham Provincial Grazing Reserve
Project Site: Wanham Provincial Grazing Reserve Research Program Manager: Dr. Akim Omokanye Collaborators: Dianne Westerlund, Lekshmi...
May 8, 2020
Evaluation of pasture rejuvenation methods to determine the most effective & profitable method
Producers’ questions in the Peace and elsewhere on forage-stand rejuvenation methods always include: How much more forage does a re-seed
Mar 17, 2020
High Legume Pasture Project
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), an introduced legume that can be used as hay, or grazed by livestock possesses polyphenolics including con
Mar 17, 2020
Persistency of Sainfoin in Alfalfa Pasture Mixtures: A Research Update
Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume that does not cause bloat because of its condensed tannin concentration. Condensed tannins are very ef
Mar 17, 2020
Progress Report on Fall or Spring Management Options for Pastures: Renovate or Rejuvenate?
Over time, the productivity and livestock carrying capacity of seeded hay fields and pastures on beef cattle operations may decline
Mar 17, 2020
Testing of Perennial Forages: Forage Yields of 11 Grasses, 15 Legumes and 9 Mixtures
Perennial forages consisting of different grasses, legumes and grass/legume mixtures were seeded in 2016
in a province-wide project. Forages
Mar 17, 2020
Demonstration of Annual Forage-Type Cover Crops and Perennial Forages
In collaboration with Performance Seed (Lethbridge), 4 perennial mixes, 3 alfalfas, 3 grasses, 2 annual clovers, 2 forage-type brassicas, 2
Jan 31, 2020
Annual & Italian Ryegrass Variety Trial For Forage and Regrowth Potential
It is important to choose a variety of annual or Italian ryegrass that establishes quickly, a variety that is well -adapted to the area, yie
Jan 29, 2020
ASB Environmental Project: On-farm Soil Nutrient & Health Assessments
On-farm soil nutrient budgeting and mapping, PCBFA identified 6 livestock and cropping operations across the Peace Country for the project.
Jan 29, 2020
A Progress Report on Fall or Spring Management Options for Pastures: Renovate or Rejuvenate?
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of different methods of rejuvenating old forage stands and brush control in comparis
Jan 29, 2020
Progress Report on On-farm Evaluation of Forage-stand Rejuvenation Methods
Producers’ questions in the Peace on forage-stand rejuvenation methods always include: How much more forage does a reseed produce? How will
Jan 28, 2020
Testing of New Sainfoin Lines for Bloat-free Alfalfa Pasture Mixtures
Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume that does not cause bloat because of its condensed tannin concentration. The condensed tannin is very
Dec 4, 2019
Sainfoin – Alfalfa Mixture Trial
Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume that does not cause bloat and is immune to attack by the alfalfa weevil.
Oct 9, 2019
Perennial Forage Demonstration in Rycroft
The purpose of PCBFA perennial forage demonstration plots is to show case a variety of grass and legume species and varieties with potential
Oct 9, 2019
Progress Report on Sainfoin – Alfalfa Mixture Trial
Sainfoin, a condensed-tannin-containing legume, when present in alfalfa pasture prevents bloat in grazing cattle.
Oct 8, 2019
Pasture Rejuvenation with Soil and Foliar Fertilizers
Foliar nutrients are mobilized directly into plant leaves, which is the goal of fertilization to begin with, increasing the rate
Oct 8, 2019
Perennial Forage Demonstration in High Prairie: Yield & Feed Value Following Third Year of Cutting
The forage plots in High Prairie is one of the two PCBFA perennial forage plots established in 2010 in the Peace Region.
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