The Beef Farmers of Ontario, the Ontario Sheep Farmers, Mapleseed, and the Ontario Forage Council, invite you to nominate a deserving producer for the Mapleseed Pasture Award.
This is an excellent opportunity to recognize individual producers who are doing an outstanding job of pasture management. The Mapleseed Pasture Awards are also a way of encouraging producers to implement pasture management strategies that maximize production per acre.
For each category, Mapleseed contributes a cash award of $500 to the winner, $250 to cover their accommodation to attend the BFO/OSMA AGM. The winner of each category will also be invited to share a presentation about their operation at their respective commodity AGM.
Additional to these prizes and recognition, each winner will receive a 25kg bag of their choice of a Mapleseed Forage Mix.
The deadline to submit applications for the sheep pasture award is September 14, 2019.
The deadline to submit applications for the beef pasture award is November 29, 2019.
To submit a nomination for this award, complete the appropriate application form.
Application forms:
2019 Sheep Pasture Application
2019 Beef Pasture Award Winners Doug Gray and Bonnnie Wilson, Piper Creek Farms
2018 Sheep Pasture Award Winner Rodney Jones, Crimson Farm
See more winners below!
Send completed applications to:
"Mapleseed" Beef/Sheep Pasture Award
c/o Ontario Forage Council
Box 463
Markdale, ON, N0C 1H0
E-mail: support@ontarioforagecouncil.com Subject line: "Mapleseed Pasture Award"
Fax: (519)986-2643
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either the Ontario Forage Council office or MAPLESEED
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Ray Robertson, P.Ag. |
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Lawrence Levesque MAPLESEED Canada |
Former Pasture Award Winners:
2017 Beef Pasture Award Winner - Paul DeJong, Ventry Farms
2015 Sheep Pasture Award Winner - Shropshire Hills
2015 Beef Pasture Award Winner - Maple-Dale Farms
2014 Sheep Winner-Brian and Anita DeJong of DeJong Farms in Georgian Bluffs!
2015 Beef Winner-Peter Kotzeff of Chesley in Bruce County!