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Grazing Fundamentals EDGE workshop | Hughenden, Queensland
22 Nov 2018 08:15AM - 22 Nov 2018 04:30PM
Grain-fed Cattle
Grass-fed Cattle
Sheep
Goat
Location: Hughenden RSL, 17 Flinders Street, Hughenden
Cost: $200pp + GST: One person from a business (normally $750pp + GST) or $150pp + GST: Two or more people from the same business (normally $500 + GST). Discounted prices are possible thanks to generous support from QDAF’s GrazingFutures project. GrazingFutures: promoting a resilient grazing industry.
Grazing Fundamentals EDGE is a one-day workshop designed to give you a broad understanding of the components of the grazing production systems and the core, scientifically-backed principles behind optimising grazing land productivity.
What’s covered:
- regulators of pasture growth and quality
- local pasture growth patterns
- local seasonal calendar and key decision dates
- land condition
- long and short-term carrying capacity
- principles behind successful grazing systems
- what’s involved with forage budgeting.
Attending this workshop will help you to:
- understand how you can use strategic grazing management to improve pasture productivity
- evaluate the productive potential of your property and identify opportunities for improvement
- better align herd management with seasonal changes in pasture condition.
Presenters: David Phelps (QDAF Longreach ), Jenny Milson (QDAF Longreach) and Rebecca Gunther (QDAF Richmond)
Download the flyer here.
