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Grazing Fundamentals EDGE Meandarra

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Date: Thursday 1 March 2018
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8:30am-4:00pm AEST
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Venue Meandarra Bowls Club
4 Walton Street
Meandarra, Qld 4422 Australia
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Grazing Fundamentals EDGE is a one-day workshop designed to give you a broad understanding of the components of the grazing production system and the core, scientifically-backed principles behind optimising grazing land productivity.

What you will learn:

  • environmental regulators of pasture growth and quality
  • local seasonal pasture growth patterns and key decision dates
  • how soil properties influence pasture growth
  • how grazing affects pasture plants, their productivity and growth
  • how to assess land condition and how this impacts on carrying capacity
  • when and how to use pasture spelling
  • principles behind successful grazing systems
  • how to account for different classes of animals when assessing grazing pressure
  • what’s involved with forage budgeting

Price:

$650 + GST for 1 person  (subsidised, normally $750pp + GST) or $800 + GST for 2 or more people from the 1 business. 10% Early bird discount if you register before 21 February. Use the discount code GRAZE at registration.

Places are limited.

This workshop is supported by the Queensland Murray-Darling Committee through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

For more information, or to register, please contact Jill Alexander, Applied Ag on 0427 764 897, jillalexander@bigpond.com or www.appliedag.com.au

Download a copy of the Grazing Fundamentals EDGE flyer Meandarra (PDF, 846 KB).