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Grazing BMP workshop Longreach

Date: Wednesday 11 November 2015
Time:
8:00am-4:00pm AEST
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Venue Longreach
Longreach, Queensland 4730

FULL – due to high demand, this workshop is now booked out. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you wish to go on a wait list for this workshop should we receive any notifications of inability to attend please email admin@agforceprojects.org.au.

Due to the interest in this workshop we will also look to holding another Grazing BMP workshop in Longreach in early 2016. If you wish to be emailed when these dates are confirmed please also advise us of your interest by emailing admin@agforceprojects.org.au.

Longreach Grazing BMP: Path to recovery

Grazing Best Management Practices (BMP) is delivering workshops in Western Queensland to introduce graziers to this voluntary self-assessment, industry led process, to review their grazing enterprise and determine action plans to improve on-farm outcomes.

Grazing BMP is an online, self-assessment tool that is designed to help you self-assess, improve your business performance and identify training opportunities.

So if you are ready to take the next step and improve your long term profitability, Grazing BMP is for you.

Our workshops will help you get a start on the five modules of the program:

  1. Soil health
  2. Animal health and welfare
  3. Grazing land management
  4. Animal production
  5. People and business

Guest speakers include:

  • Noel Brinsmead AgForce Projects, GIS Technical Officer
  • Helen Cross, DCQ, Regional Landcare Facilitator
  • Lew Markey, DAF, Climate Risk State Coordinator
  • David Phelps, DAF, Principal Scientist (Grazing Lands)
  • Steve Banney, Agribusiness Consultant
  • Tahna Jackson, AgForce, Regional Manager

Cost: Free
Lunch and smoko provided
Registrations essential

Property map pack – bring your latest rates notice or Lot on Plan details and we’ll give you a property map pack, allowing you to achieve industry standard in property mapping for BMP.