About this Event
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards bring to you Foraging Into The Future XII: Adding Value in Unconventional Times. Join us December 4th and 5th 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: December 4, 2024
9:30-10:30 a.m. Registration/Coffee
10:30-11a.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
11-12 noon Market Update
· Brenna Grant
12-1: Lunch
1-2 p.m Range Principles
· Jody Horvath
2-2:30 p.m. Forage Tools
· TBA
2:30-3 p.m. Break
3-3:30 p.m. Living Labs Central Prairies Update
3:30-5 p.m. Grazing Strategies in Action
· Producers to be announced
Day 2: December 5, 2024
9-9:30 a.m. Coffee/Welcome
9:30-10:30 a.m. Rangeland Nutrition for Reproduction
· Dr. Richard Waterman
10:30-11 a.m. Break
11-12:30 a.m. Selecting feed efficient cattle-
· Dr. Gabe Ribero and Dr. Greg Penner
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. Cost of replacement heifers vs raising your own-
· Kathy Larson
2:30-3:30 p.m. Low Stress Cattle Handling
· Lee Sinclair
3:30-4 p.m. Wrap up
Hotel Block Reservations
Home Inn & Suites, Swift Current
• (306) 778-7788
• Held until 11/04/2024
Holiday Inn Express, Swift Current
• (306)773-8288
• Held until 11/04/2024
For any other questions, please reach out to Austin Baron at [email protected] or Kevin Steinley at [email protected]
Event Venue
Living Sky Casino, 1401 North Service Road East, Swift Current, Canada
CAD 150.00