The title of livestock sustainability specialist could infer that there’s a finite amount of time that the role is relevant. After all, shouldn’t we, at some point, reach being sustainable, and move on? The trouble is, there isn’t a universally agreed upon measurement of sustainability. As Christoph Wand, livestock sustainability specialist for Ontario Ministry of… Read More

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear guest host Lyndsey Smith talking to: Christoph Wand, OMAFRA livestock sustainability specialist, on livestock sustainability, maybe in a way you’ve never thought about before; Newly appointed Chris Davison, vice president, stakeholder and industry relations, Troy Sherman, director of government relations at the… Read More

If you’ve got cows, you likely do something like this: number of cows x days on feed = tonnes of hay/forage needed. But what if you’ve got land, but no livestock, and want to include perennial forage in rotation? Have you ever sat down and done this: number of acres x tonnes of feed produced… Read More