Quick fix grazing systems?
In over thirty years working with graziers, Bob Shepherd is no stranger to people coming up with new and alternative methods of managing grazing land, for example, alternative grazing systems. […]
Tips & Topics at Tooloombilla
Another Tips & Topics Day was held in south west Queensland recently with more than thirty-five beef producers in attendance. The difference between a regular field day and a Tips […]
The secrets of fertile cows
The Southern Queensland beef team were on the road in September with Mick Sullivan (Department and Agriculture and Fisheries) delivering beef breeder management workshops in the Burnett Mary region. Workshops […]
Collaborating on calf loss research at McKinlay
Producers, industry and interstate government departments came together to discuss recent research and practical prevention strategies of calf loss on the downs near McKinlay on 8 October. Hannah Brodie and […]
FORAGE Long-Term Carrying Capacity report
The “new” FORAGE Long-Term Carrying Capacity report for grazing properties in Queensland is now available. Property “Long-Term Carrying Capacity” information can help with: long-term planning for property improvements, such as […]
PhD opportunity for From Method to Market project
Australian grazing enterprises operate on just under half of Australia’s total land area. For many years, the industry has utilised a ‘clean and green’ marketing advantage, which has traditionally been […]
Reflections from a lifetime of adapting regenerative agriculture to the desert context
Staff from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Alice Springs, recently went to Woodgreen Station for a tour to hear about the management strategies owner and manager, Bob Purvis, […]
Breedcow & Dynama herd management tool goes online
Agricultural economists at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have transformed the iconic Breedcow and Dynama herd budgeting software into a new online tool to help beef cattle producers understand […]
Could canine ehrlichiosis be in Queensland?
Queensland dog owners are being urged to look out for signs of canine ehrlichiosis, a serious dog disease recently detected in dogs in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Dogs […]
Calculating the economics of agistment
Senior Extension Officer, Roger Sneath, has created an agistment calculator to help estimate the cost and returns of sending stock away on agistment, either on a one-way trip or to […]