A number of situations – some within a producer’s control, some not – can compromise the health of pastures and grasslands of not being able to grow quality forages to feed livestock.
During a field day in July hosted by Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives, Mae Elsinger, a rangeland and pasture biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, discussed some of the risks facing pastures, how insects are being put to work to help control noxious weeds, and, in the video below, offered six pasture health indicators you can watch for to help ensure your grassland environment remains productive.
