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Welcome
10 Years of Atlantic Forage Field Day
PRIME Sponsors
Yousef Papadopolous Research Scientist yousef.papadopoulos@agr.gc.ca
Kathleen Glover Research Scientist
Fangzhou Zheng Research Participant ,fangzhou.zheng@agr.gc.ca
kathleen.glover@agr.gc.ca
John Duynisveld Research Biologist
john.duynisveld@agr.gc.ca
Yulia Kupriyanovich Research Assistant
yulia.kupriyanovich@agr.gc.ca
Living Labs Update AAA Sponsors
Cedric McLeod
NB Living Labs projectmanager@lvnbll.ca Katherine
Feature Speaker
Kim Schneider University of Guelph
Dr. Kim Schneider is an Assistant Professor in Forage and Service crops with the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. Dr. Schneider has over 15 years of experience conducting research in the field of agronomy and soil science Her research program takes a systems based approach assessing agronomic questions relating to forages, the role of forage and service crops in increasing nutrient use efficiency in agroecosystems, and the impact of pasture management on carbon sequestration. She is interested in the reintegration of crop and livestock systems, aiming to improve both economic and environmental outcomes for producers.
A sponsors
GrazingCoverCrops: InsightsfromOntario
Dr.KimSchneider August7th,2024
AtlanticForageFieldDay
Aboutme…
Dr.KimSchneider,Assistant Professor,ForageandService Crops.
PhD,UniversityofGuelph
ResearchInterests:Forage agronomy,nutrientcycling,soil health,carbonsequestration
Email: kschne01@uoguelph.ca https://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/ kschne01
MainResearchFocus
Photo:J.Mehre
WhyGrazecovercrops?
Extendthe grazingseason!
Morelandavailable (possiblythrough partnershipswithcash cropgrowers)
Cleanupresidueonfield
Improvedanimalwelfare
Increasecover cropadoption
WhyGrazecovercrops?
Increasenutrient andlanduse efficiencies
Wewilladvanceregenerativeagriculturepracticeson1 millionacresoffarmlandby2030.
https://www.generalmills.com/en/Responsibili ty/Sustainability/Regenerative-agriculture
(possiblythrough partnershipswithcash cropgrowers)
Covercropsandyieldstability
GrainFamersofOntarioandOMAFRAfundedtrial
• Objective:Tocomparetheyieldandqualityof legume-basedcovercropsinmonocultureandin mixtures.
FundedbyAgricultureandAgri-Food Canada’sProgram‘ScienceCluster’ Component,togetherwiththeBeefCattle ResearchCouncil
Objective:Todeterminetheeffectof speciesmixtureandharvesttimingand speciesmixtureoncovercropyieldand qualityintheshoulderseasons(springand fall)
FallCoverCrops
MeanCPSeptharvest=16.1%
MeanCPOctharvest=13.2%
Comparingcovercropmixturesinagrazing situation
Objective:Quantifythe agronomic,andeconomicimpacts of integrating annualforages asacomponentofaperennialpasture rotationalgrazingsystem.
Measurements
• Forageyield
• ForageComposition
• ForageQuality
• ForageUtilization(pre-andpost-grazing measurements)
• Daysofgrazing
FallAnnuals(covercrops)
• Treatments:
1)OatsandPeas–90lbs/acre(70:30mix)
2)Oats,PeasandVivantBrassica-61.5lbs/acre
3)Oats,Berseemclover,andVivantBrassica–47.5lbs/acre
4)6-speciesDiverseMix*-40lbs/acre
*MixincludedOats,Springtriticale,Peas,Berseem clover,VivantBrassica,JapaneseMillet
Therolethatmoistureplays
Yieldround2(Regrowth)2022
Yieldround2(Regrowth)2023
Comparingspeciesandharvesttime
FundedbyAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada’sProgram‘Science Cluster’Component,togetherwiththeBeefCattleResearchCouncil
Objective:Todeterminetheeffectofspeciesmixtureandharvest timingandspeciesmixtureoncovercropyieldandqualityinthe shoulderseasons(springgrazing)
May6th Harvest
May21st Harvest
WinterCereals-Whataboutplantingspring
andwintercerealstogether?
Treatments:
1)Fallrye–95lbs/acre
2)FallTriticale–95lbs/acre
3)Fallrye+oats–170lbs/acre(50:50mix)
4)FallTriticale+oats–170lbs/acre(50:50mix)
2022-PlantedendofAugust2021,grazedmidOctoberfor23days(~oneheiferperacreinthefall) Grazedagaininspring(May10th foraboutamonth) (~1.5heifersperacre)
FallRyeandTriticaleplantedwithand withoutoats(grazedinfallandspring)
4.GrazingCoverCrops–anopportunityfor integratinganimalsonannualcropland?
LivingLabsProject-partofAAFC’sAgricultural ClimateSolutionsprogram
Mainobjective: Todeterminetheimpactofgrazing covercropsonsoilhealthandsubsequentcorncrop yield.
GrazedSectionUngrazedSection
Rep4
Rep3
Rep2
Rep1
Dataloggerwithtwo soilmoistureandsoil temperatureprobes
Parameterstomeasure
BasicSoilProperties:Soiltexture,pH,salinity,bulkdensity,organicmatter, totalorganicC,totalinorganicandorganicN,extractablePandK
Soilhealthindicators –wetaggregatestability,bulkdensity,compaction, inorganicNatPSNT, respiration,potentiallymineralizeableN,active carbon(orothercarbonfractions),ACE?PLFA??
Othersoilproperties:soilmoistureandtemperature
CoverCrop:biomass,foragequality,C:Nratioofcovercropsbefore grazingandgoingintowinter
Cornmeasurements:dateofemergence,standcounts,grainyield
Takeawaypoints
ForFallgrazedcovercrops:
Oats(andbarley)increaseyieldandyieldstability
Addingalegumetothemixture(evenoatsandpeas)canboostforagequality
Greateryieldsareachievedwithonelaterharvest;however,qualitywillbelower thanearlierharvestinvegetativestate
Ifgoingfortwoharvests,adiversemixturemayyieldmoreoverall
Mixedopinionsonbrassicas–couldbeincludedatlowseedingrate
Takeawaypoints
ForSpringgrazedcovercrops:
Moderatefallgrazingdidnotimpactyieldofwintercerealsinthespring
Plantingoatswithfallryeorfalltriticale,didnotleadtosignificantyieldincreases
Nosignificantdifferencesinyieldofopen-pollinatedvs.hybridfallryewereseen
Hairyvetchcouldoverwinterwithfallryeortriticale,increaseyieldandforage quality
Manyreasonsforgrazingcovercropsbutmayleadtosomeimprovements incostofproduction and environmentaloutcomes
Increasinginterestingrazedcovercrops forimpactsonsoilhealthandsubsequent cropyield.
Representsauniqueopportunityformoreintegratedcrop-livestocksystems.
Acknowledgements
• DonnaHancock,ForageTechnician
• Summerstudents,graduatestudents,post-docs:DanColcuc, CarolineReisiger,AveryJohnson,IsaacPoirier,JuliaPetrou, JadeShelp,MarcusRizzuto,ConnorGoodwin,JeewanGamage
• StaffattheEloraBeefResearchCentreandEloraCrops ResearchStation,especiallyTyssonAmidon,TimCaldwelland DaveKells
• ProjectCollaborators:Dr.EricLyons,Dr.KatieWood,Dr.Ira Mandell,Dr.JohnLauzon,Dr.LizLee,Dr.EmmaMcGeough,Dr. YvonneLawley,ChristineO’Reilly,JamesByrne.
• FarmerparticipantsintheLivingLabs
