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Assessing the impact of grazing annual forage cover crops in an integrated crop-livestock system

 

Project Details

  • Project Lead: Jillian Bainard, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

  • Collaborators: Luke Bainard (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada), Steve Crittenden (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada), Tristan Skolrud (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Years: 2019-2022

  • Project Status: Complete

  • Funding & In-Kind Support: Beef Cattle Research Council, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Manitoba Beef Producers

  • Location: Johnson Farm

  • Scope: Research

  • Keywords: Annual forages, Intercropping

Approach

Integrated crop-livestock systems, where grazing livestock are incorporated into annual cropping operations, have the potential to improve forage productivity and build sustainable farm management strategies. The primary goal of this project is to quantify the benefits associated with integrated crop-livestock systems.

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