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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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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