Regenerative Agriculture farm practices and knowledge will be front and center throughout the month of November as Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) takes their annual conference online with no admission fees.
To conference begins this Thursday. "We have lined up four of the best of the best global experts in their respective areas of regenerative agriculture knowledge to give our attendees a great cross-section of information and dialogues around each of the keynote presentations.,”says Larry Wegner, MFGA chair.
Register now HERE .
SPEAKER AND PANEL LINEUP
1. Nov 5: Diana Rodgers:
Sacred Cow Presentation
MFGA Moderator: Ryan Boyd
Panel: Regenerative Food in the Manitoba Supply Chains
* Dana Penrice - Holistic Management/Savoury Institute
* Dustin Peltier - Loaf and Honey
* Curtis Brown - Food Ethos Farm
2. Nov 12: Nicole Masters:
Turning on the biological soil-gut system
MFGA Moderator: Larry Wegner
Panel: Fostering Soil Biology
* Chris Raupers - Cardale Grain, Cardale
* Joe Gardiner - Farmer and partner Covers and Co., Clearwater
* Alexander Boersch - Farmer and owner Regen AgSolutions, Elie
3. Nov 19: Mark Shepard:
Making the Most of the Water Resources on Your Farm
MFGA Moderator: Matt Vansteelandt
Panel: Opportunities and Experiences for effective water use on farm in the northern prairies
* Justin Girard - Hearts and Roots Farm, La Salle
* Takota Coen - Coen Farm, Central Alberta
4. Nov 26: Ryan Boyd:
Grazing Ruminants: a resilient long-term solution to agriculture productivity and profitability
MFGA Moderator: Arron Nerbas
Panel: Integrating Cattle - Making it Work in Manitoba
* Brett McRae - McRae Land and Livestock, Brandon
* Nick Cowan - Farmer, Hartney
* Brian Harper - Circle H Farms, Brandon
