Forage management covers a wide variety of topics. Ruminants (and equines) have a diverse diet and various nutritional needs. This makes management both challenging and fun. The animals rely on the plants and the soil the plants grow in to thrive and be productive.
In providing advice, recommendations and information to producers, managers, and beginning farmers, knowledge in these and more areas are essential:
- Grazing management
- Pasture planning
- Forage & weed identification
- Ruminant nutrition
- Polyculture cover cropping
consulting services
What Do You Need Help With?
Plant Identification
Pasture Monitoring
Grazing Management
Soil Health & Cover Crops
Forage & Feed Quality
Ruminant Nutrition
Forage Consulting is Everything from soup to nuts
Specialty Areas
Holistic Management
Livestock Handling & Facilities
Regenerative Agriculture
Forage Production & Management
What You Need to Know:
I Cannot Consult Effectively Without FIRST Knowing Your Context.
Your context is the very key that unlocks my ability to give you the advice and information you need. My biggest (and probably hardest) job is asking enough questions and getting you talking enough to understand what you have to work with on a daily, seasonally, or annual basis.
I encourage you to do most of the talking, or at least answer the many questions I undoubtedly will have for you!
Knowledge is power, and the more I know, the better I can help you.
Reference materials have their place. However, learning from you, and operating in a participatory, empowering way is more effective and rewarding for both parties. Provided that we understand this is the best way to work, as opposed to top-down, expecting me to know everything and telling you what you must do. The truth is, I don’t know everything! Especially YOUR CONTEXT.
Truly, you know your land, animals, finances, and social contexts far better than I ever will. My job is primarily as a presenter of information, from that to give you advice that hopefully will help guide you in the right direction.
Consulting is about knowing how to listen, and a request to pay you a visit—or two. While a lot can be solved over phone conversations, email-tag, or FaceTime visits, nothing compares with getting my feet on the land to better understand your context.
In short, context is key, questions are fantastic, and knowing more makes my job a whole lot easier.
CONTEXT = CONSULTING = SUCCESS!
How I Can Help You
The first contact is always free. They give both of us the opportunity to see if we can work together and that I can provide the kind of services you need. After this we can discuss further details as well as fees and pricing.
(For the time being, clients outside of Canada will receive my services for free.)
You can get a hold of me in the following ways:
Phone:
+1(780)289-9143
EMAIL:
Be sure to include your email, phone number, name, location, and details of what you wish me to assist you with.
About the Consultant
Karin Lindquist, BSc., P.Ag.
Forage - Grazing Consultant
Growing up on a mixed farm near Barrhead, Alberta, Karin has always had a great passion for nature, plants, ecology, agriculture, and livestock. This has set her down a path of desiring to share her knowledge and experiences with others starting from an early age.
She has a BSc in Agriculture at the University of Alberta (Animal Science major), and a Professional Agrologist (PAg) designation for Rangeland & Pasture Management with the Alberta Institute of Agrologists. She has worked in the field of agriculture and rangeland research, agriculture extension, and customer service with the local farm supply store.
Karin resides in Forestburg, Alberta, with her two cats and a full tank of gas ready for an adventure of identifying plants in some local natural area or providing consulting services for producers.