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Making Maidens Weight and Leading Sheep Forum

27 Mar – 27 Mar 2026 | 08:30 AM
Longreach, Queensland
Sheep
Cost:
- Morning – Free
- Afternoon and evening – $30

From practical paddocklevel insights to business smarts and relaxed networking, this Longreach event has it all. 

The morning session will showcase key findings and lessons from the Making Maidens Weight Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project, with Dr Gordon Refshauge (SheepMetriX) and participating producers sharing results and onfarm experiences from the project. 

In the afternoon, the Leading Sheep Forum features Jess Paton (Agrista), who will step producers through how to use onfarm business and production data to support better decisionmaking. 

Finish the day with an informal Chops & Chats barbecue, including a presentation by Charlie Brumpton (Mt Ascot & Jolly Jumbuck) on his recent China Young Grower Trip experience. 

Registration details

Registrations close: Tuesday 23 March 

This event is funded by Meat & Livestock Australia through the Producer Demonstration Site program and Leading Sheep, an initiative of Australian Wool Innovation and the Queensland Government. It is supported by AgForce 

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