Forage Fact # 5

Celebrating A Hundred

Forage Facts

Forage Fact # 100

Date:

September 2016

Contacts:

Sandra Burton

250 789 6885

Julie Robinson

250 787 3241

Published by

P.R.F.A. of BC

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www.peaceforage.bc.ca

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Archiving of past factsheets, newsletter articles and event files.

This greatly expands the amount and retrievability of information available for forage members and website users.

Introduction Can you believe it? Over 100 forage factsheets over the last 16 years have been published by the Peace River Forage Association of BC. This “celebrating 100” summary has grouped them into 8 general headings to help you find your topic of interest. These factsheets contain information that is still relevant today.

Water Development (6)

“I value the information about forages

(seeding, fertilizing, soils, longevity etc.)

that has been generated and how it has been

incorporated into publications

(factsheets, rangeland seeding manual)

and workshops.” Darryl Kroeker

Tomslake, BC

#5 What Is Our Forage Association Doing? PRFA of BC Activities in 2001

#15 What's New for 2002: Forage Association Activities PRFA of BC Activities in 2002

#24 Busy as a Bee in 2003: Forage Association Activities PRFA of BC Activities in 2003

#25 Producers Partner to Demonstrate Beneficial Management Practices in BC Demos of soil conserving practices

#40 Environmentally Friendly Forages For 2004 PRFA of BC Activities in 2004

#41 BC Producers Demonstrate Beneficial Management Practices Greenhouse gas mitigation projects in BC

Forage Association (6)

#3 Wisdom From The Watering Holes Water systems factsheet #4 Nose Pumps: Cattle Pump Their Own Water Nose pump factsheet #7 Solar Pumping Systems Putting the Sun to Work for You Factsheet about solar pumping systems #21 CAP Winter Water Solar System: Solar Powered Demo CAP solar winter water systems #22 Winter Watering: Kelln Solar System How the Kelln solar winter watering system works #23 Cow Powered Winter Water Systems: Frostfree Nosepump Frostfree nosepumps as a winter watering option

Celebrating A Hundred Forage Facts Page 2

Soil Nutrient Management (17)

#8 Sulphur - Important for Animal and Plant Health Factsheet about sulphur #10 Field Liming Impacts Forage Production Factsheet about liming demos at Armstrongs & Hogbergs #14 Potassium - A Role in Root Carbohydrates & Winter Hardiness Potassium factsheet #17 Phosphorus: Important to Healthy Animals & Plants Phosphorus factsheet #30 Getting the Most From Your Soil Moisture Understanding & managing soil moisture #32 Forage Nutrient Management Winter hardiness & longevity study - 3 year project results #33 Cowgers Beef Up Carrying Capacity Manure application improves yield #34 Clarkes Boost Forage Quality Fertilizer makes a difference in quantity & quality #35 Double Treatments at Double M Ranch Different nutrients help in different ways #36 Did Lazinchuks Get More Rain? Rainfall is not the only thing that helps yields #37 Sutherlands Soil Says Peas Please! Ideas to improve soil quality #39 Nutrient Management With Anhydrous Ammonia Coulter style applicator for anhydrous ammonia #89 Healthy Start for Drought Resistant Forages The role of phosphorus and potassium in starting forages #95 Soil Quality Field Kit Part I Soil properties that can be measured with the kit #96 Soil Quality Field Kit Part II Chemical, physical & biological properties interact #98 Fertilizer Placement, Rates & Nitrogen Losses Reducing N losses with fertilizer placement & variable rate #99 Managing On Farm Nutrients To Rejuvenate Hayland Using feeding, grazing & nutrient management to revitalize hayfields

#9 Pot of Gold at the End of the Barn Manure as a forgotten resource #42 Better BS Improving manure spreading #43 Cow Poo Compost Capturing more nutrients from livestock manure #44 Compost Coffee: A Real Strong Cuppa Jo Info on how to make compost coffee #45 Compost Coffee at Rainey Ranch Improve soil nutrients with compost coffee #46 Compost Coffee at Hogberg Ranch Alter soil biology to grow what you want #47 Compost Temperatures What is the optimum temperature for compost #48 Compost Moisture What is the optimum moisture level for compost #49 Compost Costs &: Benefits Compare the costs to the benefits #50 Equipment to Increase Manure Value Using equipment to increase the value of manure #51 Meeting the Regs With Manure & Compost Explore the regulations for work with manure & compost

This forage fact celebrates 100 forage factsheets published by the Peace River Forage Association of BC.

Manure, Compost & Compost Tea(11)

Page 3 Celebrating A Hundred Forage Facts

This forage fact celebrates 100 forage factsheets published by the Peace River Forage Association of BC.

#38 Does Zero Till Fit the Bill? Why zero till?

#60 Seeding Your Knowledge Overview of seed certificates and analysis

#70 Meadow and Smooth Bromegrasses Forages for berms, roadways & pipelines

#71 Timothy and Hybrid Bromegrass Forages for roadways & pipelines

#72 Alfalfa and Creamy Peavine Forages for berms, roadways & pipelines

#73 Slender and Crested Wheatgrasses Forages for berms, roadways & pipelines

#74 Creeping Red Fescue and Reed Canarygrass Forages for berms, roadways & pipelines

#75 Re-vegetation of Oil & Gas Disturbance: Overview Methodology and monitoring in the re-vegetation project

#77 Emerging Re-vegetation Superstars Germination and emergence data from project year 1

#78 How Important is Timing of Seeding Comparing fall verses spring seeding of various forages

#79 Why Do We Care About Seed Quality? Seed quality indicators, seed analysis, noxious weeds

#80 Re-vegetating Berms & Cover Crops Preliminary results with cover crops to establish forages

#81 Re-vegetating Berms & Fertilizer Fertilization improved success of re-vegetation

#82 Re-vegetating Berms & Additional Lessons Lessons about natural regeneration & landscaping berms

#90 Resources for Better Seeding Decisions References & website tools to assist in seeding decisions

#91 Understanding Legal Land Locations Details of the Dominion Land Survey system in the Peace

#92 Spring Verses Fall Seeding Sharing results from fall seeding demos

#93 2012 Reveg AllStars? Keepers or Traders in 2014 Compiling 3 years of species performance data

#94 Revegetation Project: More Lessons Learned Plant stage, vigour, seed mixes, fertilizer response

Seeding, Establishing & Reveg (19)

#1 Peace Ranchers Knife Life Into Forage Fields Rejuvenating with the AerWay

#2 Hot Tips From Electric Fencers Electric Fencing Fact

#6 Alfalfa Varieties Under the Test of Field Scales & Time Alfalfa varieties #11 Pasture Land Aeration Update Factsheet about aerating land #12 Increased Forage by Intensively Managed Controlled Grazing of Logged Lands Case studies of converting land to pastures #13 Promoting Permanent Pasture for the Peace Tips for pasture longevity #16 Management Brainstorming: A Closer Look Steps in a planning process #19 Bale or Silage Silage as an alternative #26 Brush & Broadleaf Bustin Brush control remedies for pastures #27 Maximum Mileage Feed Silage Introduction & improvements to silage

Pasture & Grazing Management (15)

#28 Learning from Alfalfa Winterkill Results of 3 year research survey #29 Forage Seed Sources Choosing the best seed & finding seed sources #31 Maintaining Legumes in Pasture Hay & pasture stand management #84 Chamomile Conundrum Preliminary control of scentless chamomile in forages #97 Legumes for Resiliency & Non Bloating Adaptations of birdsfoot trefoil, sainfoin & cicer milkvetch

Compiled By: Sandra Burton, Julie Robinson & Carolyn Derfler in September 2016.

100 Forage Facts Funded Over 16 Years By: Forage Auction Fundraisers, Various Research & Development Projects,

& Many Funding Partners from Government, Regional Industry & Agribusinesses.

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“The association effectively integrates R & D projects

with sharing information through factsheets

and archives on the website.” John Kendrew

#18 Feed Samples: Only As Good As the Sample You Take How to feed test #20 What’s What in Feed Tests: A Vocabulary Enhancer Understanding feed test results #83 Beef Nutrition: What to Look At & How Much? A refresher on beef nutrition

#52 3D Fencing Keeping Wildlife Away Create a 3D fencing system #53 Grain Bags with 3D Wildlife Fence Fencing deer out of grain bags #54 3D Stackyard with 3D Wildlife Fence Protecting stored hay from wildlife #55 Winter Feeding with 3D Wildlife Fence Changing wildlife movement patterns around a pasture #56 Does 3D Fencing Pay? Cost benefit analysis of 3-D fences #57 Wildlife Mitigation Project Introduction to project and survey for members #58 Wildlife, Swaths & Soils Wildlife impacts to feeding management and soil nutrient composition #59 Ungulate & Predator Pressure Impact predators can have during cattle breeding season #61 Silage Bags with 3D Wildlife Fence Modifying an existing fence to a 3-D fence #62 Nimitzs' Adjustable 3D Wildlife Fence ABS hollow pipe to adjust fence height decreases as snow increases #63 Snow Depth Adjustments in 3D Fencing Multiple insulators to increase and decrease the height of the fence

6. Livestock Health & Handling (3)

5. Wildlife Management (22)

#64 Where There Is A Will, There is A Way: 3D Fencing Update of best ways to build a 3D fence #65 Ungulate Damage: To Be or Not to Be Mitigation strategies & success overview #66 Dealing with Predators: Problem Wildlife How to prevent/deal with predator problems #67 Wildlife Woven Wire Exclusion Fence How to build a woven wire exclusion fence #68 Wildlife Electric Exclusion Fence How to build a high tensile smooth wire electric fence #69 Comparing Your Fencing Costs Comparison of costs: woven wire, electric & 3D fences #76 Are you Grounded? Comparing an earth return ground system with hot/cold grounding #85 Wildlife Fence Behaviour A description of how ungulate wildlife interact with fences #86 Responding Quickly to Wildlife Pressure Fence designs built in winter responding to wildlife issues #87 Luring Wildlife to Your Fence Selection of lures to improve the first interactions with electric fence #88 3D Fences Spreading Across the Land Experiences with 3D fences & sharing information from regions outside the Peace Region