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Tuesday, December 6 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Climate Change Adaptation in Grazing Practices- Sheep Edition!

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In this panel, moderated by Brenda Hsueh, farmers will share how they have adapted their grazing practices to cope with the realities of a changing climate, from drought, higher temperatures in summer/a longer summer slump, flooding, extreme weather events, and other considerations. The discussion will also touch on the benefits and challenges of choosing grazing practices that minimize climate emissions, and help improve production, profitability, carbon sequestration, drought resilience, biodiversity and soil health.

This session is an OSCIA-recognized On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for applicants with approved Rotational Grazing Systems projects. Questions about OFCAF should be directed to OFCAF@ontariosoilcrop.org. You must attend this session LIVE (not watch a recording) in order to submit it as a KSE.
Moderators
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Brenda Hsueh

Black Sheep Farm
Brenda Hsueh is a Chinese Canadian woman farmer, who has been farming Black Sheep Farm in Grey County since 2009. She first came to farming single, and jaded from years of working a desk job in Toronto. Now she farms with her partner Skyler, and their daughter Emma, often tired and... Read More →

Speakers
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Wesley Godden

Partner, Fairside Farm
Wesley and his partner operate Fairside Farm - a family farm nestled in the highlands of the Ottawa Valley - where they care for a flock of 200 purebred Katahdin sheep. By using  different grazing methods to maximise nutritional returns for their sheep, they hand-raise them on a... Read More →
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Drake Larsen

Drake manages Three Ridges Ecological Farm near Aylmer, along with his wife, Sarah, and daughter. Four years ago they added a small flock of Katahdin sheep to their multi-species rotational grazing system. The sheep graze warm- and cool-season pastures and silvopasture. As the flock's... Read More →
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Chris Moore

Shady Creek Lamb Co.
Most days, you can find Chris Moore putting up temporary fencing for the sheep of Shady Creek Lamb Company, at either a 200-acre solar site, cover crops, or corn stalks. Moore and his partner, Lyndsey Smith, have spent the last six years expanding their sheep flock through the use... Read More →

Tuesday December 6, 2022 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST
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