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Breeding EDGE – Longreach
| Start: | Monday 12 August 2024 @ 8:00am | ||
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| End: | Wednesday 14 August 2024 @ 5:00pm | ||
| Cost: | $1950 | Event category: | Past event |
| Venue |
Longreach
Longreach,
Queensland
4730
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Longreach Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to help in improving and refining you beef breeder herd management plans.
Location: Longreach, QLD
When: 12-14 August 2024, 8am-5pm all days
Cost:
- $1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business.
- $1,650 + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business (primary producers only).
- Corporate rate + GST/ 5 or more participants from the one business.
Early bird discount for producers until the 30th June. Early bird discount doesn’t apply to the RFCS subsidised positions.
Cost includes workshop notes, workbook, electronic files, other materials and catering.
Presenters:
Désirée Jackson – Désirée Jackson Livestock Management
Tim Emery – Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Topics covered include:
- current herd performance – what measures matter most
- reproduction and reproduction loss
- managing the breeders and herd management plans
- bull fertility and management
- genetic improvement of your herd (including breeding objectives)
- identifying “not so obvious” bull faults that impact reproduction
- reproductive diseases and diseases impacting reproduction
- breeder herd management plans
- genetic principles and selection tools
- selection and selection criteria for traits important to you
- breeds and breeding systems.
More information can be found here in the EVENT FLYER.
To register, contact:
Désirée Jackson by phone 0409 062 692 or email desireejackson@djlm.com.au.