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61st Annual Virtual Grasslands Conference – Growing with Grasslands: Session 1

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Date: Wednesday 22 July 2020
Time:
7:30pm-9:30pm AEST
Cost: Free
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Website: https://www.grasslands.org.au/events/annual-conference-2020/
Venue Online webinar
Australia

The Grassland Society of Southern Australia presents the 61st Annual Conference.

This conference will take place online from 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm AEST every Wednesday evening for five weeks.

Wednesday 22 July 2020 Session 1: Projects in pastures
Wednesday 29 July 2020 Session 2: What lies below…
Wednesday 5 August 2020 Session 3: Legumes – What are they good for?
Wednesday 12 August 2020 Session 4: Pastures abroad
Wednesday 19 August 2020 Session 5: Virtual farm tour

In this webinar, Projects in pastures…

PDS presentations:

  • High production annual forage in perennial systems — perennial pasture systems, with Duncan Thomas
  • Annual grass control strategies in perennial pastures — perennial pasture systems, with Tess McDougall
  • Weaner to yearling production pays off, with John Murdoch
  • Pasture tech farm management sensors and network demonstration trial — GSSA pasture tech group, with Jonathan Jenkin

Nuffield Scholar presentations:

  • Filling the feed gap — designing a profitable forage-based beef cattle system, with Stuart Tait
  • How systemised management of intensive mixed farms could assist expansion, with Michael Chilvers
  • The integration of livestock and cropping in high rainfall zone — jack of all trades, master of none, with Rowan Paulet.

Visit the Grassland Society of Southern Australia website for more information, program details and registration prices.