Benefits of membership
Beef & Forage Days
This yearly seminar moves throughout Manitoba in late January and brings out approximately 1,000 producers who are interested in gaining insight into beef and forage production, grazing management, herd health and more. High profile speakers deliver current, relevant information on many beef and forage issues. As well, exhibitors are on hand to show new products and provide assistance with existing products.
The seminars are held in Holland, Eriksdale, Ste. Rose, Rosa, and Teulon.
Beef & Forage Day Seminars
All Proceedings are on our Events Proceedings page.
2007 Beef & Forage Days
Next Beef & Forage Day Seminars – January 21-25, 2008
For more information contact: Heather Martens, Farm Production Extension Specialist – Beef,MAFRI, Ph: (204) 825-4302 or E-mail: juanita.kopp@gov.mb.ca
January 23-27, 2006
We’re in your neighbourhoood! It’s never been easier to get the scoop from the experts. Hear from: Dr. Tim Ball – wet and dry cycles, Dr. Pete Knight – pre-calving management, Tracy Gardner, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency - age verification and radio frequency identification technology, and Dale Timmerman – Environmental Farm Plans and how producers can benefit from this program. Read Proceedings (on Event Proceedings Page) from Ste.Rose du Lac-Parkland Rancher’s Seminar .
2009 Beef & Forage Days
Agendas & Speaker Profiles Below
Monday January 26, 2009
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Eriksdale Recreation Centre
Eriksdale, Manitoba
Agenda
Morning Chairperson: Jim Mason, MAFRI – Lundar
Morning coffee courtesy of CIBC
(Branches in Lundar, Ashern, Fisher Branch and Arborg)
9:00 – 10:00 Registration & View Displays
10:00 – 11:00 Beef Marketing Update and Outlook
- Market Analyst from Canfax
11:00 – 11:45 RBC Succession Planning
- Lisa Riley
11:45 – 12:00 Manitoba Cattle Producers Assoc. Report
12:00 – 12:15 Manitoba Forage Council Update
12:15 – 1:30 LUNCH & VIEW DISPLAYS
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Afternoon Chairperson: Bob Penner, BDS – Business Mgmt, MAFRI – Arborg
Afternoon coffee courtesy of Eriksdale Credit Union
(Branches in Moosehorn, Ashern & Eriksdale)
1:30 – 1:45 Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council Update
1:45 –2:45 Setting Up a Herd Health Program During Challenging Times – Dr. Wayne Tomlinson, Extension Veterinarian, MAFRI
2:45 – 3:45 Lessons Learned From 25 Years of Finishing Cattle Research: Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity –
Darrell Busby, Field Specialist Livestock/Beef, Iowa State University
3:45 Extended Grazing Trials – Roger Sheldon, Farm Production Extension-Grazing & Pastures, MAFRI
Parkland Ranchers Seminar
DATE: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
TIME: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
PLACE: Ste Rose Community Hall
Pre-register by Monday Jan 26, 2009 12:00 Noon by phoning 204-447-4030
Agenda
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Agribusiness Displays & Registration / Coffee & Donuts – Sponsored by Gagnon Seed Service Ltd.
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Extended Winter Grazing – Can It Save You Dollars – Rodger Sheldon, FPE, Pasture & Grazing – MAFRI
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Setting Up A Herd Health Program During Challenging Times – Dr. Wayne Tomlinson, Extension Veterinarian – MAFRI
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association Update – Jay Fox, District Rep
11:45 AM – 12 Noon Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council – New Manitoba Packing Plant Proposal – MCEC Rep
12 Noon – 1:15 PM Complimentary Lunch & Booth Displays
- Lunch sponsored by: RBC Royal Bank, Ste Rose Credit Union Ltd & Ste Rose Consumers Co-op Ltd.
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Beef Market Price Outlook - Scott McKinnon, Market Analyst, Manager of Canfax, Calgary, AB.
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM Family Farm Succession Planning – Issues To Consider & Actions To Take – Greg Anderson, RBC
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Coffee Break / Booth Displays / Door Prize Announcements
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Feeder Evaluation: Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity Final Results of Ashern Feeder Cattle Finished in Iowa Feedlot
- Darrell Busby, Field Specialty Livestock/Beef, Iowa State University
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Manitoba Forage Council Update – MFC Representative
Holland Beef & Forage Day
Holland Community Hall
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
9:00 Coffee, Donuts & visit displays
9:30 Welcome
9:40 Canfax Cattle Market Update
- Scott McKinnon, Canfax
10:30 Succession Planning— When Your Farm Business Changes Ownership - Eva Froese, RBC
11:30 Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association Update
11:45 Manitoba Forage Council Update
12:00 Lunch and view Displays
1:15 Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council Update
1:30 Setting Up a Herd Health Program During Challenging Times
- Dr. Wayne Tomlinson, Extension Veterinarian, MAFRI
2:20 Refreshment Break
2:35 Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Finishing Cattle Research: Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity
- Darrell Busby, Field Specialist Livestock/Beef, Iowa State Univ.
3:30 Extended Grazing Trials
- Rodger Sheldon, Farm Production Extension — Grazing & Pastures, MAFRI
4:20 Wrap Up and Adjourn
South East Beef & Forage Days
Shevchenko Ukrainian Centre at Rosa
(along Hwy 59 – 7 miles south of St Malo)
Thursday, January 29
9:00 DOORS OPEN – full Breakfast $4.00
- visit displays
10:00 Market Outlook – Canfax
11:00 Succession Planning – RBC
11:45 MCPA Update – Don Winnicky
Noon Lunch – Visit Displays
1:15 Update on Beef Plant – MCEC
1:30 Man. Forage Council Update
1:45 Beef Herd Health
- Dr. Wayne Tomlinson,
Extension Veterinarian, MAFRI
2:15 Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Finishing Cattle Research -
Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity – Darrell Busby, Field Specialist/Beef,
Iowa State University
3:00 Extended Grazing Trials
- Rodger Sheldon, Farm Production
Extension—Grazing & Pastures, MAFRI
4:00 Coffee and Adjourn
SOUTH INTERLAKE BEEF SEMINAR
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th, 2009
at the TEULON ROCKWOOD CENTENNIAL CENTRE
Teulon, Manitoba
8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
A G E N D A
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION – - $10.00/person (includes lunch)
Viewing of Agribusiness Displays
9:45 a.m. Lessons Learned From 25 Years of Finishing Cattle Research: Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity
Darrell Busby, Field Specialist Livestock/Beef, Iowa State University
10:30 a.m. Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council Update and the new Keystone Processors Beef Plant
Kathleen Butler, Executive Director & Keystone Representative
10:45 a.m. Extended Grazing Trials
Rodger Sheldon, Farm Production Extension – Grazing & Pastures, MAFRI
11:30 a.m. Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association Update
11:45 a.m. Manitoba Forage Council Update
12:00 noon Lunch and View Displays
1:30 p.m. RBC Succession Planning
2:00 p.m. Setting Up a Herd Health Program during Challenging Times
Dr. Wayne Tomlinson, Extension Veterinarian, MAFRI
2:30 p.m. Beef Marketing Update and Outlook
Scott McKinnon of Canfax, Calgary, AB
3:00 p.m. Wrap up and door prize draws
Viewing of Agribusiness displays
Coffee & Donuts – sponsored by Sunova Credit Union, Teulon Branch
SPEAKER PROFILES
Darrell Busby
Iowa State University Extension Beef Specialist for SW Iowa, serving beef producers, veterinarians and allied industry staff in 12 counties from the Armstrong Research Farm located near Lewis, Iowa. In 1982, Darrell assisted cow-calf producers in developing Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity cooperative to collect and evaluate both genetic and management decisions of steers, heifers, bulls and cull cows that impact profitability. In the last 8 years, 50,270 head of steers and heifers from 16 states and MB have been evaluated by cow-calf producers in a retained ownership position. In the last 6 years, we have collected and compared 908 sires representing 17 breeds and over 31,750 progeny for profit.
Darrell received his BS and MS in Animal Science from Kansas State University in 1971 and 1980 respectively.
Rodger Sheldon
Herdsman on dairy farms in Canada and New Zealand. Business representative for automated livestock feeding equipment company, Business representative for agriculture pesticide company, Agricultural lending representative, Manager of the Farm Management section of MAFRI and manager of extension programming for NW Region MAFRI, 25 years as agricultural representative in Ste. Rose with MAFRI . Currently work as Farm Production Extension – Pasture and Grassland specialist with MAFRI coordinating numerous on farm extended grazing demonstration trials including spring and late fall stockpiled forages, spring and fall grazing of winter cereals, winter corn grazing, winter swath grazing of cereals and winter bale grazing.
Dr. Wayne Tomlinson
Dr. Wayne Tomlinson received his B.Sc in Animal Science from the University of Manitoba in 1981. He later graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine in 1985 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (Saskatoon).
Prior to joining MAFRI he spent 22 years in a mixed animal practice in southwestern Manitoba (Glenboro). Wayne has been employed as an extension veterinarian with MAFRI since 2007.
Wayne still lives in the Glenboro area where he operates a small cattle farm. When not in the rink watching one of his two sons play hockey, Wayne can be found working on the farm.