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The Charters Towers DAF extension team welcomed secondary school student Temia, for a week of work experience in late 2023.  Helping foster an understanding of the industry and…
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May 2023   In this edition: A drink, a feed and a decent rest  |  Clermont cattlemen’s challenge update  |  Northern Grassfed Carcass Competition is on again  | …
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Key findings First cross Senepol Brahman heifers outperformed Brahman heifers. Mature cow performance of the breeds was similar. Written by Tim Schatz, Principal Livestock Research Officer, Northern Territory…
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Key messages: Preliminary results show that heifers perform just as well, if not better under the Easy P treatment, when phosphorus is included in dry season lick, as…
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While the summer of 2020-21 saw a lot of grass growth in what had been a very dry landscape, the summer of 2021-22 has seen an increase in…
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The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has recently verified reports of Pasture Dieback on the Darling Downs. Graziers need to be on the lookout and are…
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The Sweet Spot project has passed its first hurdle, which was to find enough suitable breeder datasets to analyse the sweet spot of pasture utilisation for optimising reproductive…
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Did you catch one of the Phosphorus workshops held by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in October and November? The beef extension staff took to the…
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Climatology (historical weather observations) together with the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) index forecast and seasonal outlooks can be useful in northern rangeland management decision making. Climatology can provide long…
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The triennial Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC), hosted by the North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC), was held in Brisbane on 19–22 August. The fifth NBRUC in…
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