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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