Field Day: Pasture Rejuvenation and Weed Control
Hosted by the Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors (KBFA). Date: October 6, 2026, Salmo
This interactive field day included a pasture walk at a local farm of hay and grazing fields at varying levels of productivity. Participants observed and discussed limitations to pasture productivity and potential options for rejuvenation. This field day intended to start the conversation, identify key questions and build a peer support network. It will be followed by two online discussions this winter and a spring field day with a pasture expert.
Facilitated by Jeff Nimmo, Regional Agrologist with Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Lindsay Benbow, Forage Specialist and Rachael Roussin, Farm Advisor with Kootenay and Boundary Farm Advisors
- Grazing management guide – Province of British Columbia
- Includes factsheets explaining pasture assessments and good explanations of grass life cycles (the one we used was in factsheet 11)
- In-field_indicators_of_soil_
health.pdf - More information on how you can assess soil properties. Description of soil aggregates.
- Alberta Forage Manual (agdex 120/20-1
- Excellent resource and includes forage descriptions for plant ID
- Rejuvenation of Hay & Pasture – BeefResearch.ca
- More details on principles of assessing forage and deciding where to make change
- Grazing Management – BeefResearch.ca
- Good description of plant growth
- Soil sampling guidelines – Province of British Columbia
- Info on how to soil sample and where you can send samples to for testing
- Cover cropping resources
- Fact sheets and reference guides for specific cover crops in BC
- UBC Soil Education 200 (click on the puzzle pieces to be guided through course teachings)
- Free resouce develped by UBC to provide online and interactive information to assist in understanding fundamental soil science concepts
- Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (weed management support)
Event agenda:
Time | Topic |
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Introduction Context on why forage stands decline over time |
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Tour and talk Pasture tour and management history of 2 fields |
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Assessment Hands-on pasture assessment and weed walk to identify limitations and the cause of declining productivity |
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Rejuvenate Discussion on methods to rejuvenate pasture |
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Conclusion Walk back to homestead & casual discussion (+ cookies!) |
