"Strengthening Agriculture, One Farm At A Time"

Plant population refers to the number of plants per acre; planting or seeding rate refers to the number of seeds planted per acre. Optimum

An important focus by PCBFA has been reducing feed costs by examining different options for extending the grazing season in the Peace.

The RSVTs help to provide information with regard to the quantity and quality of annual crops cut for green-feed and silage.

In Alberta, oats have become a reliable source of conserved forage for over-wintering beef cattle.

To identify barley varieties that have superior forage production in the Peace, PCBFA took part in the Regional Variety Testing program

Usually we think of cover crops in terms of reducing soil erosion and adding organic matter to the soil – but they can do much more.

Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume that does not cause bloat and is immune to attack by the alfalfa weevil.

The purpose of PCBFA perennial forage demonstration plots is to show case a variety of grass and legume species and varieties with potential

Well managed corn production and grazing plans will reduce or eliminate labour, feed and manure handling costs during the winter. One of the

Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Collaborating producer: John Prinse (MD of Big Lakes) From: Peace Country Beef & Forage...

Cereals can provide high energy feed for livestock within a short period of time. They can be harvested at the milk to soft dough stage for

Grazing your herd on corn can lower your winter feed costs, reduce your operating expenses and save you time. Corn also has the potential to

Sainfoin, a condensed-tannin-containing legume, when present in alfalfa pasture prevents bloat in grazing cattle.

Cover crops are an important tool that farmers can use to generate benefits and services on the farm and for society, including improved

Mixing pulse (such as field peas) with a cereal for forage is being commonly done by some producers to improve forage quality, with a possi

In 2014, PCBFA took part in the Regional Variety Testing program (Regional Silage Variety Trials (RSVT). The program includes testing of new

The forage plots in High Prairie is one of the two PCBFA perennial forage plots established in 2010 in the Peace Region.

Following the establishment of the perennial forage demonstration plots in 2010 in Fairview, the plots have continued to provide us with nec

As an annual, it can be grazed successfully during the fall and winter to extend the grazing season, and thereby reducing feed cost per head

Corn is known as a forage crop that has the potential of yielding more energy per acre than any other forage crop in areas of western Canada