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Pasture update | Fleurieu Peninsula, SA

Grass-fed Cattle
Sheep
Goat
21 Nov 2017 | 01:00 PM
4.5 hours
$20.00 (GSSA and MLA members); $30.00 (non-members), includes afternoon tea, BBQ and drinks to follow.

MLA and the Grassland Society of Southern Australia, together with Fleurieu Beef Group and Fleurieu Forward Farming Group, are bringing together a range of speakers to present up-to-date research topics at an MLA Pasture update.

Speakers and topics:

1. Professor Wayne Pitchford, Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Adelaide:

  • two local case studies using EBVs to discover opportunities to maximise productivity in a commercial grassfed beef herd.

2. Five minute snapshots of five animal science student post-graduate degree projects related to pastures and beef production:

  • public attitudes to animal welfare – Emily Buddle, PhD student
  • handling pasture finished cattle in Lairage – Farrah Preston, PhD student
  • modelling nutrient requirements for finishing grassfed steers – Curtis Vilani, Honours student
  • carcase pricing feedback to producers – Chloe Trotta, Honours student
  • genomic selection in Waygu cattle – Rudi McEwin, PhD student.

3. Melissa Rebbeck, consultant, climate and agricultural support and Greg Butler, consultant soil and soil biology:

  • key pasture productivity results from local soil health trial sites on acid sandy soils
  • retaining soil moisture and nutrients in sandy soils.

4. David Brown, consultant, Holmes Sackett, Wagga Wagga:

  • beef business profit drivers.

5. MLA speaker (TBA):

  • MLA’s sustainable feedbase R&D outcomes
  • handy tools and resources from MLA.

6. Melissa Rebbeck and Greg Butler, consultants:

  • farm walk to local beef producer Geoff Bowles’ property with a pasture/soils/biochar focus
  • assess pasture quality (and quantity) for growing beef weaners
  • inspect soil structure and soil profile with different soil treatments.
Registration details

Registration:

Download the flyer and registration form here.

RSVP by 17 November to GSSA Secretary Melinda Caspersz T: 1300 137 550 or E: office@grasslands.org.au

Further information: 

Contact GSSA Organiser Tim Prance 0427 812 655.

Yundi Hall, Mt Compass

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