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Establishment
Feeding
Hay/Silage Production
Pasture Production
Pest Management
Quality
Soils and Fertility
Seed Production
Species and Variety Selection
Establishment
Forage and Rangeland Restoration Reference Guide
(PDF 2.4 MB)
Forage Establishment & Restoration: Post Flooding Concerns and Solutions
Sod Seeding into Existing Forage Stands
(PDF 219 KB)
Sod Seeding Manual: Seeding forages into existing stands using minimal tillage
(PDF 1.7 MB)
Tips for Improving Forage Establishment Success
Establishment of Timothy Hay for Export
Feeding
Stretching Feed when Supplies are Tight
Perennial Ryegrass: Endophyte Feeding Concerns
Backgrounding With Manitoba Forage
(PDF 197 KB)
Utilizing High Nitrate Feeds Safely
Remote Winter Watering Systems for Beef Cattle
(PDF 260 KB)
Greenfeed and Green Manure Options
Feeding Quality of Stockpiled Forage
(PDF 862 KB)
Sustainable Livestock Wintering: How Can it Work for You?
(
PDF
253 KB)
Low Stress Livestock Handling
(PDF 352 KB)
Snow as a Water Source for Wintering Cattle
(PDF 207 KB)
Livestock Wintering: Locating and Managing Your Site to Make it More Sustainable
Basics and Benefits of Bale Grazing
(PDF 218 KB)
Quick Guide to Extended Grazing
(PDF 228 KB)
Winter Grazing Options
(PDF 369 KB)
Extending Livestock Feed Supplies
Feeding Fusarium-Contaminated Grain to Livestock
Management of Problem Feeds
Hay/Silage Production
Frost Damaged and Immature Corn Options
Salvaging Immature and Frosted Crops for Silage
Ensiling:
An Introduction to Silage
Corn
Soybeans
Sunflowers
Canola
Sorghum-Sudan Grass
Producing High Quality Dry Hay
The Basics of Marketing Cash Hay
(PDF 412 KB)
Baled Silage Production
(PDF 242 KB)
High Quality Hay Management
(PDF 968 KB)
Management Practices From the Best
Harvesting and Storage of Quality Hay and Silage
Harvesting Timothy Hay for Export
Tips for Tarping and Shedding Quality Cash Hay
Ammoniation of Forages
Forage Preservatives
The Breakdown on Hay Preservatives and Additives
Fall Harvest Management of Alfalfa
Critical Fall Harvest Period for Alfalfa
Using Preservatives and Drying Agents to Improve Hay Quality
Pasture Production
Pasture
Forage Barleys in Manitoba
(PDF 210 KB)
Managing Forage Stands in a Dry and Cool Manitoba Spring
Pasture Management
Animal Unit Months, Stocking Rate and Carrying Capacity
Bonnycastle Pasture Project Proves Beneficial to Agriculture and Wildlife
Grazing Strategies
The Basics and Benefits of Bale Grazing
(PDF 218 KB)
Alfalfa is Not Bloat Safe After a Killing Frost
Management Practices From the Best
Getting Started With Intensive Grazing
Rotational Grazing
Multi-Species Grazing
Multi-Species Grazing for Leafy Spurge
Grazing Alfalfa With Horses
Dairy Cows on Pasture
Prevention of Pasture Bloat in Cattle Grazing Alfalfa
(PDF 164 KB)
Grazing Cattle on Corn
(PDF 385 KB)
Extending the Grazing Season
Winter Grazing Options
(PDF 369 KB)
A Quick Guide to Extended Grazing
(PDF 228 KB)
Livestock Wintering: Locating and Managing Your Site to Make it More Sustainable
Stockpiled Forages
Fencing
Everything You Need to Know About Electric Fencing
Pest Management
Insects
Guide to Crop Protection
Scouting for Insect Pests
Be on the Lookout for the Alfalfa Weevil
Cutworms
Strawberry Cutworms
European Corn Borer
G
rasshoppers
Lygus Bug
Wireworms
Gophers
Northern Pocket Gopher: Biology and Management
(PDF 500 KB)
Plant Diseases
Downy Mildew
Management of Diseases of Alfalfa Seed
Scouting for Diseases
Disease and Deficiencies in Forages
Guide to Crop Protection
Weeds
Scouting for Weeds
Integrated Management of Leafy Spurge
Multi-Species Grazing for Leafy Spurge
Managing Kochia
Weed Control in Forage Crops
Weed Control in Pastures
Guide to Crop Protection
Quality
Early Spring Impacts on Forages
Managing Forage Stands Under Water
Understanding Forage Quality and Winter Feeding of PMU Horses
Manitoba Horse Hay: Nutrition and Feeding
High Quality Hay Management
(PDF 968 KB)
Management of Problem Feeds
Manitoba Green Gold Program
Managing Forage Stands in a Dry and Cool Manitoba Spring
- June 2002
Can Forage Quality Be Too Good for Cows?
Selenium Levels in Interlake Forages
Endophytes in Perennial Ryegrass and Tall Fescue Straw
Utilizing High Nitrate Feeds Safely
Nitrates in Stressed Crops
How to Handle Drought-Stressed Alfalfa
Using Preservatives and Drying Agents to Improve Hay Quality
How Rain Affects the Quality of your Hay
Manitoba Average Forage Mineral Concentrations
(PDF 737 KB)
Manitoba Average Feed Values for the Cash Hay Producer
(PDF 476 KB)
Greenfeed and Green Manure Options
Breakdown of Hay Preservatives and Additives
Harvesting and Storage of Quality Hay and Silage
Ammoniation of Forages
Corn Stover and Silage
Seed Production
Forage Seed Production in Manitoba
Alfalfa Seed Production
Management of Diseases of Alfalfa Seed
Birdsfoot Trefoil Seed Production
Sweet Clover Seed Production
Timothy Seed Production
Kentucky Bluegrass Seed Production
Soils and Fertility
Forages for Improving Saline Soils
To Fertilize or Not to Fertilize: Soil Testing from the Bunker
The Benefits of Including Forages in Your Crop Rotation
Forage Crops: Fertilizer
Fertilizing Forage Stands
Legume Inoculation Cuts Fertilizer Need
Green Manure
Greenfeed and Green Manure Options
Species and Variety Selection
Forage Adaptation and Comparison Guide
(PDF 55 KB)
Common Manitoba Hay Varieties
Selecting Grass Varieties
Selecting Alfalfa Varieties for Manitoba
Endophytes in Perennial Ryegrass and Tall Fescue Straw
Alfalfa
Identifying Winter Kill in Alfalfa
Ice Encasement and Alfalfa Frost Damage
Assessing the Frost and Flood Damage in Your Alfalfa
Sod Seeding Alfalfa
Improving Survival of Sod-Seeded Alfalfa
Winter Survival of Alfalfa
Critical Fall Harvest Period for Alfalfa
Protect Alfalfa from Winterkill
(PDF 219 KB)
Getting Out of Alfalfa With Herbicides
Annual Forage Crops
Forage Barleys for Manitoba
(PDF)
Annual Crops: an Excellent Way to Increase Your Feeding Flexibility
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PDF
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Annual Forage Crops for Manitoba
Feed Value of Immature Late Season Crops
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