2016 Beef and Forage Week Seminar - Manitoba Beef Producers

2016 Beef and Forage Week Seminar Brandon Beef Seminar DATE: TIME: PLACE:

Thursday, January 14th, 2016 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM Brandon GO Office – Classroom A 1129 Queens Avenue

8:30 AM

Registration /Agribusiness Booth Displays

9:30 AM

Manitoba Beef Producers Update Dave Koslowsky – MBP Representative

9:40 AM

Camera’s on the Farm – Cow Surveillance Technology Allen Leigh Security & Communications

10:15 AM

Break / Agribusiness Booth Displays

10:30 AM

Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association Update Dave Koslowsky - MFGA Representative

10:40 AM

Where should I keep my cattle this winter? New management tools for extensive wintering can help me to grow more grass and manage my part of the agri-ecosystem Mitchell Timmerman – MAFRD

11:15 AM

Ask the Vet Dr. Wayne Tomlinson - Extension Veterinarian, MAFRD

12:00 PM

Lunch & Agribusiness Booth Displays

1:00 PM

MASC Product & Service Update Dallas Nestibo – Lending Representative

1:15 PM

Where does your forage stand? The role of soil health and fertility in forage production John Heard – MAFRD

2:10 PM

Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiative (Brandon Beef Research Farm Projects) Carollyne Kehler & Jane Thornton

2:40 PM

Break / Agribusiness Booth Displays

3:00 PM

Beef Market Update and Forecast 2016 Sandy Russell - Market Analyst & Partner in Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting Inc.

3:45 PM

Wrap Up and Adjourn