Foraging Into the Future 2022: Adding Value In Unconventional Times

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 14th and 15th 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: Dec. 14, 2022

12 noon - 1 p.m. Registration

1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Introductions

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Basic livestock nutrition/ration balancing

• Adriane Good

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Liver biopsy

• Dr. Brittany Smith

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment break

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Non-conventional feeds/critical thinking of new practices

• Dr. Greg Penner

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Bale weights/quality

• Dale Weinbender

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Prime rib supper and cash bar (please contact organizer with dietary restrictions)

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Marketing options (online vs. in-person) and ideas for adding value

• Alexis DeCorby

Day 2: Dec. 15, 2022

9:00 – 10:45 a.m. Economics of forage rejuvenation

• Dr. Kathy Larson

• Jordan Johnson

• Ken Wall

10:45 – 11:15 a.m. Refreshment break

11:15 a.m. – 12 noon Establishing and Maintaining Sainfoin

• Dr. Bill Biligetu

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Current AAFC Research

• Dr. Sean Asselin

1:45 – 3 p.m. Integrating livestock into annual crops

• Dr. Aklilu Alemu

• Alison Squires/Cody Straza

3 – 3:30 p.m. Wrap Up/Bale Weight Draw

Hotel Block Reservations

Home Inn & Suites, Swift Current

• (306) 778-7788

• Held until 11/30/2022

Holiday Inn Express, Swift Current

• (306)773-8288

• Held until 11/20/2022