Grazing fundamentals EDGE workshop Kingaroy

Grazing fundamentals EDGE 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 optimising 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 of Meat & Livestock Australia’s EDGEnetwork suite of training workshops.

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
• 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

Deliverers

• Jill Alexander, AppliedAg
• Col Paton, EcoRich Grazing

Price

$150 + GST per person (subsidised, normally $750 per person + GST) for landholders in the Burnett Mary catchment area. This workshop is supported by the Burnett Mary Regional Group through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme.

Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook and lunch, morning/afternoon tea.

Places are limited.

Download a copy of the Grazing fundamentals EDGE workshop Kingaroy flyer (PDF, 713KB).