CALP Webinar Series Part 4

On February 27th at 7pm, our fourth CALP Webinar will be on Agrivoltaics with Jana Greir of Solar Sheep and Jeff McAloon of the Smart Energy Company.

Janna Greir is a first-generation farmer and co-owner of Whispering Cedars Ranch with her husband in Alberta, leveraging their sheep for utility-scale solar grazing.  In 2023, Janna co-founded Solar Sheep Inc; revolutionizing vegetation management, offering consultancy and coaching services to solar developers and livestock producers, and supplying a range of applicable products, including solar seeding solutions.

Jeff and his brother Mark lead The Smart Energy Company, an Agrivoltaics leader in Atlantic Canada since 2016. The company was founded to help farmers generate their own energy independence by using technology to harness the power of the elements. They’re on a path to help farmers in Canada save $1B in electricity costs. The days of having to choose between farming or renewable energy generation are behind us. Solar energy generation on the farm is good for the farm business, the farm operation and the planet.

If you want to learn more about agrivoltaics prior to this webinar, check out some of these resources.

Agrivoltaics Canada

Solar Sheep Inc. | Sheep as a Service

Home – Smart Energy Company

To register for this webinar Meeting Registration – Zoom

CALP Webinar Series Part 3

On February 20th at 7pm, our third CALP Webinar will be on Silvopastures with SCNY Ag Team-Forestry Specialist Brett Chedzoy from Cornell University and Livestock Sustainability Specialist Cristoph Wand from OMAFRA.

Brett is a Schuyler County native with over 30 years of professional experience in forestry and farming. Brett works with a broad range of audiences on forestry, agroforestry and grazing education.

Christoph was raised on a farm near Powassan, and received his Bachelor of Science (Nutritional Sciences) and Master of Science (Animal Science – Ruminant Nutrition) from the University of Guelph. He has been part of OMAFRA’s efforts toward environmental sustainability through his involvement in the Environmental Farm Plan, and other funding and policy programs.

If you want to learn more about silvopastures prior to this webinar, both Brett and Cristoph put together this factsheet for OMAFRA in 2023. 23-087 — Silvopasture for Ontario

To register for this webinar  Meeting Registration – Zoom

CALP Self Assessment Tool

This tool has been designed to help producers become familiar with CALP. Please review and answer as best you can. You will be assigned a score based on your answers for each section, and an overall score.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lVqYu_GvKmfMZi16O-Y_e1pGV_qeC-d5UC3C3DhpE3o/copy

Pasture Scavenger Hunt – Check List

Climate change presents agriculture with significant opportunities and challenges both now, and over the next 20+ years. This includes but is not limited to, longer growing seasons, new crops and increased potential for heat-loving varieties. It also means that we are now more susceptible to new pests and diseases and that crops and livestock will be facing more frequent and severe, extreme-weather events.

Click HERE to review the strategy report

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