Jeff Pollard of Stratton in Northern Ontario is this year’s
winner of the Ontario Mapleseed Pasture Award.
It was presented by Mapleseed salesman Scott Fisher during
the annual meeting of Beef Farmers of Ontario, which is a joint sponsor of the
award.
Pollard farms 1,500 acres, 500 of which are pastured.
His
pastures have many grass and legume species including, but not limited to
timothy, tall fescue, red clover, alsike clover, bird’s foot trefoil and
alfalfa, as well as many native species which thrive in these pastures and
depending on the year and weather conditions.
The
farm’s waterline provides fresh water to all of the pastures, allowing for all
of the riparian areas and rough terrain to be fenced off. Pollard is also
working to plant more than 10,000 evergreen trees.
“This year’s recipient is a great manager, and a producer who is
highly regarded by his peers,” said Fisher, Mapleseed’s sales manager for
Western Ontario.
