Ontario Forage Council

06/08/2026

Nominations are open for the DLF Sheep Pasture Award!🐑

This award is an excellent opportunity for sheep producers to showcase their pasture management practices, highlight their commitment to sustainable grazing, and gain recognition for the hard work that goes into maintaining productive, healthy pastures.

Whether you're nominating a fellow producer or putting your own operation forward, we'd love to hear from you!

Nominations are open until August 31, 2026.

Past winners are posted on our website! Check them out!
onforagenetwork.ca/2025/10/31/amherst-island-family-receives-2025-dlf-sheep-pasture-award/

06/04/2026

See fencing in action at our Demo Day at the Grey Dufferin Community Pasture. RAPPA and will be there to show you their fencing systems and answer your questions, as well as a drone seeding demo from Wonderfull Tech and GLH Drones.

June 13th from 10am to 2pm.

This event is free but registration is required. More info at https://www.eventzilla.net/e/demo-day-at-grey-dufferin-community-pa

06/03/2026

🧐 Curious about virtual fencing? Join us for a Demo Day on June 12th to ask all your burning questions!

More info and register at https://www.eventzilla.net/e/virtual-fencing-demo-day-2138671414

06/02/2026

🌱Nominations are NOW OPEN for the DLF Pasture Award!🌱

This is an excellent opportunity to recognize individual producers who are doing an outstanding job of pasture management.🐃🐑

If you know a friend in the beef or sheep industry who should be recognized, nominate them TODAY!

05/26/2026

See fencing in action at our Demo Day at the Grey Dufferin Community Pasture. RAPPA (Shady Creek Lamb Co.) and Range Ward will be there to show you their fencing systems and answer your questions, followed by a drone seeding demo from Wonderfull Tech.

📆 June 13th from 10am to 2pm.

This event is free but registration is required. More info at https://www.eventzilla.net/e/demo-day-at-grey-dufferin-community-pasture-2138671370

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

05/25/2026

🌱 What forage species should you select for your pasture? Forage U-Pick can help with that! Get started at upick.beefresearch.ca.

05/12/2026

It’s true, Forage Expo is less than 2 months away! Mark your calendars, submit your exhibitor forms, and prepare for an awesome day of equipment demos and all things hay.

📆 July 9, 2026 from 10am to 3pm
📍 1810 County Rd 45, Norwood, ON (30 minutes east of Peterborough)

More info at https://onforagenetwork.ca/ontario-forage-council/forage-expo/

05/11/2026

There are many reasons to extend your grazing season with cover crops, but a big one is cost. Mike Swidersky explains more in this clip from the Cover Crop Grazing webinar that you can find on our YouTube channel.

05/07/2026

See fencing in action at our Demo Day at the Grey Dufferin Community Pasture. RAPPA (Shady Creek Lamb Co.) and Range Ward will be there to show you their fencing systems and answer your questions, followed by a drone seeding demo from Wonderfull Tech.

📆 June 13th from 10am to 2pm.

This event is free but registration is required. More info at https://www.eventzilla.net/e/demo-day-at-grey-dufferin-community-pasture-2138671370

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

05/05/2026

👀 Did you see the news? We're excited to be part of this!

Coming soon... a new Rotational Grazing Micro-Credential.

If you’re a CCA or P.Ag. working with livestock or forage systems, this new designation will support your delivery of rotational grazing management plans for Ontario producers.

(Note: a rotational grazing management plan is required for those submitting an OFCAF application in this category)

Course details coming soon—join our email list by contacting Erin at [email protected]

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