Nominations open for 2023 CFGA Leadership Award
September 25, 2023
The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Leadership Award.
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Panel 1: Standard Panel
Our Standard Panel is one of the most diverse panel options we have available. It can be used to create buttons or links, upload PDF’s and supporting documents or any other information you’d like to place here.
The formatting options available here are also complex. We will upload all of the options so that it’s easy for you to use when you’re updating all of your own content.
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CFGA Newsletters
The CFGA distributes its newsletter on a quarterly basis. Read the most recent past issues.
Explore MoreMedia Kit
Discover CFGA media releases and other resources to help media cover the CFGA and the forage and grassland sectors.
Explore MorePanel 3: Call to Action
Subtext for Call to Action panel is styled like this.
Panel 4: Standard Panel With Tabs
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CFGA Conference Day 1: Dec. 14
(agenda subject to change)
Theme: The Quebec Forage Industry Landscape
Note: all times are Eastern Standard Time
11 a.m. Welcome from MAPAQ, CQPR and CFGA
11:25 a.m. Quebec Forage Sector Challenge and Opportunities to Drive Economic Growth & Self Sufficiency
11:50 a.m. Portrait of the Quebec forage industry
12:15 p.m. Quebec Forage Sector Challenges and Opportunities
12:40 -1: 15 p.m. Nutrition Break
Theme: A Resilient Agri-Systems Pathway
1:15 Welcome
1:25 p.m. Aligning the Stars to Scale Conservation
1:45 p.m. Data Management and Reporting Systems
2:10 p.m. Data Management & Reporting Systems
2:35 p.m. Landscape Based Outcomes – Navigating the Water:Soil Interface
3 p.m. Panel Discussion
3:25 p.m. Tools for the Modern Forage Manager to Maximize Yield and Quality
4:10 p.m. Wrap-Up Day 1
CFGA Conference Day 2: Dec. 15
Theme: The Quebec Forage Industry Landscape
Note: all times are Eastern Standard Time
11 a.m. Welcome from MAPAQ, CQPR and CFGA
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Panel 5: Parallax Panel Insert
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Panel 6: Side by Side (Image)
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Here is an example of a Side by Side panel with an image on the right!
They are a great tool that can be used to guide the users attention.
You can place information here and also pair it with a relevant picture to display your information.
Panel 7: Side by Side (Video)
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Here is another example of a Side by Side but this time with a video on the left hand side!
You can envision a similar concept as above, but this time you can place a relevant YouTube or Vimeo video here to help users understand the point you are making.
Panel 8: Photo Gallery
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Conference 2022 recap - Status of Hay Market
September 18, 2023
During this session, Status of Hay Market, Josh Callen covered current prices for hay products in the United States along with export trends and factors impacting the market.
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Conference 2022 Recap - Canadian Economic Outlook: What Now, What Next?
September 11, 2023
During the Canadian Forage and Grassland 2022 Conference session, Canadian Economic Outlook: What Now, What Next? Aaron Goertzen from BMO Capital Markets discussed the state of the Canadian economy.
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Conference 2022 Recap - How Economics Can Affect Grazing Decisions – Costs of Grazing
August 28, 2023
During the session, How Economics Can Affect Grazing Decisions – Costs of Grazing, Steve Kenyon from Greener Pastures Ranching ltd presented a case study on how grazing plans change depending on economics.
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Conference 2022 Recap - Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab – Where Research Meets Reality
August 14, 2023
During the session, Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab – Where Research Meets Reality, Karin Schmid from Alberta Beef Producers provided a high-level overview of the Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab with a focus on the forage components
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Conference 2022 Recap - Extending the Grazing Season Using Annual Forages
August 7, 2023
During the session, Extending the Grazing Season Using Annual Forages - Elora beef research center, Kim Schneider from University of Guelph discussed annual forages as a component of a perennial pasture system to extend grazing.
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Conference 2022 Recap - Money Risk Management on Cattle Land
July 31, 2023
During this session Ryder Lee from Canadian Cattle Association (CAA) presented a high-level overview of the current challenges (risk management-wise) for retaining grassland and forage acres.
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Conference 2022 Recap - Agricultural Nature-Based Solutions for the Prairie Ecoregions
July 24, 2023
During this session Dr. Michael Schellenberg from The South of Divide Conservation Action Program Inc. (SODCAP) presented a general description of SODCAP’s proposed project submitted for Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) - Livi
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Ray Robertson to be Inducted Into Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
July 10, 2023
The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) is pleased to hear that Ray Robertson will be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in November.
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