2022 Saskatchewan Pasture Tour Resources

Agriculture Regional Offices

·        https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/agriculture-regional-offices/regional-offices-map

Ag Knowledge Centre: 1-866-457-2377

Beef Cattle Research Council (for general information/fact sheets)

·        http://www.beefresearch.ca/resources/fact-sheets.cfm

Cost of Production

·        http://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/cost-of-production-first-steps/

·        https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/business-and-economics/financial-management/beef-cattle-budget-and-tools.html https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/programs-and-services/information-services-for-agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/farming-and-agricultural-calculators

Ducks Unlimited grazing/baling

·        https://www.ducks.ca/resources/landowners/forage-program/

Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP)

·        https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/canadian-agricultural-partnership-cap/environmental-sustainability-and-climate-change/farm-and-ranch-water-infrastructure-program-frwip

Forage Insurance

·        https://www.scic.ca/ci/forage/

Forage Rainfall Insurance

·        https://www.scic.ca/ci/weather-based/forage-rainfall-insurance-program/?utm_source=saskcropinsurance.com&utm_medium=301

Livestock Price Insurance Program (LPI)

·        https://www.lpi.ca/

Options for dealing with dry conditions

·        https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/sask-ag-now/dealing-with-dry-conditions

Pasture Handling Systems

·        https://stockmanship.com/

Pasture Management/Forage Seeding/Native Seeding

·        http://www.saskforage.ca/index.php/forage-species-selection-tool.html

·        https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/aac-aafc/A59-78-2020-eng.pdf

·        https://www.npss.sk.ca/docs/2_pdf/Managing_Saskatchewan_Rangeland.pdf

·        http://www.saskforage.ca/images/pdfs/Projects/Native%20Seeding%20Factsheet.pdf

·        https://www.pcap-sk.org/rsu_docs/documents/Native_Grassland_and_Forest-Red.pdf

·        http://www.saskforage.ca/index.php/resources.html

·        Sainfoin for western Canada.: A42-124/2020E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca

·        AC Saltlander : a salt-tolerant forage for Western Canada.: A59-78/2020E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca

·        Field guide to selected native forages for the Canadian prairie grasslands .: A22-603/2018E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca

Plant Identification

·        http://www.saskforage.ca/images/pdfs/Publications/Invasive-Plant-Guide.pdf

·        https://www.naturesask.ca/rsu_docs/common-range-plants-southern-sask---sask-forage-council.pdf

·        http://archive.saskforage.ca/images/pdfs/Publications/Northern.pdf

·        http://archive.saskforage.ca/images/pdfs/Publications/Riparian.pdf

·        http://archive.saskforage.ca/images/pdfs/Publications/Forage%20&%20Reclamation.pdf

Silage Storage Techniques:

·        https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/crops-and-irrigation/forage-production-annual-native-perennial/silage-storage-techniques

Succession Planning

·        https://www.mnp.ca/en/succession-planning/transitionsmart

Support (health and well-being)

·        Farm Stress Line 1-866-667-4442

·        https://www.domore.ag/

·        https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/community/wellness.html

Verified Beef Production +

·        http://verifiedbeefproductionplus.ca/vbp-regional/saskatchewan/overview-sk.cfm

Water Systems

·        https://www.southsaskriverstewards.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/SkWateringSystems.pdf

Water testing

·        https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/livestock/livestock-and-water-quality/water-testing-and-feed-contacts-laboratories-and-companies