Grazing Fundamentals workshop Delamere Station

Grazing Fundamentals is a one-day workshop for people involved in the grazing industry wanting to gain a better understanding of the core principles behind good grazing management.

Grazing Fundamentals has been designed to give you a broad understanding of the components of the grazing production system and the core, scientifically-backed principles behind optimizing grazing land productivity. It looks at the local influences on pasture yield and quality and how seasonal planning and strategic management can be used to achieve land condition and animal production goals.

Grazing Fundamentals is part Meat & Livestock Australia’s EDGEnetwork suite of training workshops. Each participant will receive Workshop Notes and Workbook. Catering is also provided for participants.

What you will learn

• Environmental regulators of pasture growth and quality
• Local seasonal pasture growth patterns
• Key decision dates for reviewing feed supply and stock numbers
• How soil properties influence pasture growth
• Land condition and how this impacts on carrying capacity
• Principles behind successful grazing systems
• How to account for different classes of grazing animals when assessing grazing pressure
• What’s involved with forage budgeting

Grazing Fundamentals will be delivered by Jodie Ward and Dionne Walsh, DPIR NT.

Price

Normally $825pp
Your price: only $200pp including GST and then $150pp including GST for subsequent attendees from the same business – thanks to subsidy by Territory Natural Resource Management and coordinated by VRDCA.

For more information and to register contact Estelle Taylor, VRDCA, on 0437 005 031 or email vrdca@bigpond.com.

Download a copy of the Grazing fundamentals Delamere Station flyer (PDF, 661KB).