2021 Saskatchewan Pasture Tour

On August 10th, the Saskatchewan Pasture Tour was held near Francis, with a large group of engaged participants. The annual tour, which had to be suspended in 2020, was hosted at the Lorne Klein farm with a focus on grazing management, water supply and quality and plant identification.

Individual topics included tame hay management, stockpile grazing (spring and fall), native plant identification, soil fertility, commercial fertilizer demonstrations, bale grazing, dugout construction, water monitoring and quality testing and delivery systems, including solar-powered. The last stop of the day visited the site of a salinity project which studied forage blends on saline soils. The day’s discussions also included funding and insurance options with a talk about the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program and a programming update from Saskatchewan Crop Insurance.

Presenters included site host Lorne Klein, Jeremy Brown from Ducks Unlimited, Bill Houston from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kim McLean from Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation and Catherine Lang, Maddy Lazurko and Kelly Cochrane from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.

The Saskatchewan Pasture Tour is hosted by a partnership group that includes Ducks Unlimited Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, the Saskatchewan Forage Council, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the University of Saskatchewan.

Our sincere thanks to our tour sponsors: Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, Kelln Solar, Northstar Seeds, Brett Young and Nutrien Ag Solutions/Proven Seed.