Benefits of membership
Publications & Forage Fed Beef Model
Forage Fed Beef Model (Generate your profit/loss statement)
This interactive model will help you determine the costs and return for the production of grass fed beef. Using this excel spreadsheet you can input the details specific to your operation and generate a value that is meaningful to you. This model was developed using 2008 data.
Microsoft Excel is required to run this program.
Technology Transfer Mission – Argentina Forage Finished Beef
This 36 page booklet provides feeding strategies for a forage finished beef product that are transferable to the Canadian climate. It also includes information on the global consumption of beef, export opportunies and state-of-the-art processing facilities.
Argentina Forage Finished Beef (6 page brochure)
This brochure is a summary of the Technology Transfer Mission – Argentina Forage Finished Beef. booklet.
Sod Seeding (Seeding forages into existing stands with minimal tillage)
A new guide for sod seeding has just been published. Please click on the following link to download your copy.
December 2008 This booklet is now available, contact MFC for your copy.
Producing Forage Finished Beef in Manitoba (28 page Booklet)
This booklet has been produced by the Manitoba Forage Council for those producers interested in delving into this niche market. The document provides a detailed description of the elements required to produce high quality beef on a forage only diet.
Thank you to our supporters: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Technical Assistance Component, Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.
To download a copy of the 28 page booklet, please scroll to the PDF at the bottom of this page.
Forage Finished Beef Factsheet (6 pages)
This 6 page factsheet developed in December 2008 provides and overview of the steps needed to manage a forage finished beef operation.
Forage Finished Beef Factsheet (6 pages)
Pasture Planner – A guide for developing your grazing system.
The Pasture Planner was developed to assist with the development and/or modification of the exisiting grazing system. This 44 page publication contains information on stocking, watering, animal control, fencing, facilities, pasture assessment and more.
The worksheets are also available in Excel so you can input your own figures and have the calculations done for you.
Manitoba Pasture Rejuvenation Methods
The strategies needed to rejuvenate, renovate and establish your pasture can vary according to your soil type.
In the spring of 2007, the Manitoba Forage Council interviewed producers in areas across Manitoba to see what methods they were using and their rate of success. The following reports showcase their methodology and may provide a guide for your application.
Co-existence Strategies for GM & Non-GM Alfalfa
This report has been prepared by Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan and Rene C. Van Acker, University of Manitoba/University of Guelph, regarding the Feral Nature of Alfalfa and Implications for The Co-Existence of Genetically Modified (GM) and Non-GM Alfalfa.
Q & A’s on Roundup Ready Alfalfa
by Dr. Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin and Dr. Dan Putnam, University of California
There is lots of controvery about Roundup Ready Alfalfa. This paper provides their point of view on many issues.