Grazing fundamentals EDGE | Roma, Qld

Location: Roma Saleyards Cafeteria, 44589 Warrego Highway, Roma

Cost: $825 inc GST per person or $675 inc GST per person with producer discount (if booked by 13th Aug - use discount code Grazing at booking - 15 subsidised places available so get in fast). Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook and lunch, morning/afternoon tea. This event is supported by the Queensland Government through GrazingFutures and Tackling Regional Adversity through Integrated Care: initiatives to improve drought preparedness and resilience.

Presenters: Jill Alexander (Applied Ag) and Rhonda Toms-Morgan (Connect Ag)

Grazing fundamentals EDGE

Grazing fundamentals EDGE is a workshop designed to give you a broad understanding of the components of the grazing production system and the core, scientifically-backed principles behind optimising grazing land productivity.

Attending this workshop will help you to:
• understand what conditions drive pasture growth and how you can use strategic grazing management to improve pasture productivity
• evaluate the productive potential of a property and identify opportunities for improvement
• better align herd management with seasonal changes in pasture condition
• build a seasonal climate profile for your location
• understand key considerations when designing paddock and property layout.

What you will learn

• environmental regulators of pasture growth and quality
• seasonal pasture growth patterns and key decision dates
• how soil properties influence pasture growth
• how grazing affects pasture plants, their productivity and growth
• how to assess land condition and how this impact on carrying capacity
• know when and how to use pasture spelling
• principles behind successful grazing systems
• how to account for different classes of animals when assessing grazing pressure
• what’s involved with forage budgeting and calculating carrying capacity.