2023 Queensland bushfire recovery information
Have you been impacted by recent bushfires? Here’s a compilation of resources and tasks to complete that will help you recover and get back on track: Things to do now, […]
Have you seen MyFORAGE?
The Long Paddock website has provided climate and pasture products and information since 1995. One of the leading products on the Long Paddock website is the suite of FORAGE reports. […]
Keeping your herd working for you – where to get the low down?
— written by Jo Gangemi – Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Spyglass Breeding herds in the Burdekin catchment are due for a shake up following a string of training opportunities […]
Spyglass Update – Keeping Roo hopping
Queensland Pasture Resilience Program North Queensland team leader Kendrick ‘Roo’ Cox, has been kept hopping over recent months, showing off pasture trial sites at Spyglass Beef Research Station. More than 40 […]
Managing grass from space
Are you using the free data available from: FORAGE and MyFORAGE, the Australian Feedbase Monitor, QLD Globe and Australian CliMate? – written by Jo Gangemi, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries […]
Keeping sight of what makes you money — bull selection workshops with John Bertram
With spring bull sales in full swing, producers in the Mt Coolon and Dotswood districts took advantage of the information provided at two recent bull selection workshops held on local […]
Fostering workforce resilience through practical leadership training
There’s no denying that our industry grapples with persistent staff shortages and high turnover rates. This issue is far from new. The pivotal question remains: once we’ve successfully attracted staff, […]
Climate Savvy Grazing: Empowering decision-making through climate data
Attendees at the recent Climate Savvy Grazing Decisions workshop came together to learn about the climate drivers relevant to the South West region and to share the methods they use […]
The double whammy effect of dry season nutrition
At this time of year, not only is nutrient content of pasture declining, so too is pasture digestibility, resulting in cattle eating much less pasture. This double whammy effect compounds […]
PIFT to paddock
Under the WA government’s $5.6M Northern Beef Development (NBD) Program, the Producer Innovation Fast Track (PIFT) grants were launched in late 2022. The primary objective was to accelerate the uptake […]