Horizon Scholarship 2017 Industry Placement Report
Project start date: | 01 February 2017 |
Project end date: | 31 December 2020 |
Publication date: | 01 December 2016 |
Project status: | Completed |
Livestock species: | Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
Network with a large range of people involved in northern beef productionGained an understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in research tasksUnderstood the importance of conducting beneficial rehabilitation on poor landGained an understanding on the local pastures and what categorization they were ie annual, perennial and how to conduct consistent ground covering recordingsLearnt how to conduct a pasture yield analysis, which is determine by pasture species, density and coverage