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  • March 18, 2024 2:30 pm to March 25, 2024 3:30 pm
  • Georgia Lewis
  • 902-670-9655

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Systems Approach of Rotational Grazing for Pasture Raised Poultry – Webinar Series

March 18, 2024 2:30 pm to March 25, 2024 3:30 pm
March 18, 2024

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Georgia Lewis

902-670-9655

glewis@perennia.ca

Systems Approach of Rotational Grazing for Pasture Raised Poultry – Webinar Series

March 18, 2024 2:30 pm to March 25, 2024 3:30 pm
March 18, 2024

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This event is being held as part of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program. The goals of the program are to encourage on-farm sequestration of carbon and reduction in greenhouse gases through the implementation of improved nitrogen management, enhanced cover crop adoption, and the normalization of rotational grazing. For more info on the OFCAF program, please visit ofcaf.perennia.ca


Dates

Session One with Tristan Banwell (Pasture Production)

Monday, March 18, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Session Two with Julia Smith (Regulatory and Health)

Monday, March 25, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM


Session Description

You’re invited to this two session webinar series with pasture raised poultry experts and grazing mentors Tristan Banwell and Julia Smith with Small Scale-Meat Producers Association from British Columbia.

In the first session, Tristan will be sharing his expertise on the practical aspects and basic considerations of rotational grazing with pasture raised poultry. He will discuss economics, how to develop a plan, rest and recovery periods, pasture maintenance, fencing, movement of poultry, as well as benefits and troubleshooting.

The following week, Julia will be adding on to the discussion of pasture raised poultry by sharing her expertise in current and changing policy and regulations, poultry health and disease management in a non-quota system, as well as a sharing her knowledge of the Canadian landscape of small-scale poultry production and markets.

Join us for both sessions and register today!


Guest Speakers

Session One – Tristan Banwell

Tristan Banwell managed Spray Creek Range, a regenerative, organic, diversified farm in the Northern St’at’imc Territory near Lillooet, BC. Together with his wife Aubyn and their team, he rotates cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry across irrigated pastures and rugged rangelands along the mighty Fraser River in a resilient agroecological system. He has a Farmgate Plus poultry abattoir and is also developing Maverick Meats, which will be an on-farm Provincially Inspected abattoir, to shorten his supply chain and serve other producers as they build their own direct marketing enterprises. Tristan is a founding member and President of the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association. From rotational grazing webinars to hands-on fencing training, virtual field days to on-farm events, Tristan has a gift for sharing his expertise in a relatable way.

Session Two – Julia Smith

The following week, Julia will be adding on to the discussion of pasture raised poultry by sharing her expertise in current and changing policy and regulations, poultry health and disease management with a focus on Avian Influenza in a pasture-based system, as well as a sharing her knowledge of the Canadian landscape of small-scale poultry production, regulations and markets. This will be an interactive session so please bring your questions, challenges you are facing, and opportunities you see for the future.

Moderator

Heather McLean – Non-Ruminant Specialist, Perennia

Heather provides professional advice to farming operations in all aspects of poultry, hog and fur production. She has over 18 years of varied experience working directly with the farm community and grew up on a hog farm in Newfoundland and Labrador. Prior to joining Perennia, Heather was a poultry specialist with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture where she also sat on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Poultry Research Institute. Following this, she was a field representative at ACA Co-operative Ltd. for nine years working directly with member-owners. Most recently she worked as an agricultural consultant where she assessed sites for agricultural production suitability and provided support and research for numerous projects, including marketing and impact studies. Heather has a B.Sc. in Animal Science from the former Nova Scotia Agricultural College and an M.Sc. in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Manitoba


Registration

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Georgia Lewis
Phone: 902-670-9655
Email: glewis@perennia.ca