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Grazing Fundamentals EDGE Meandarra
Date: | Thursday 1 March 2018 |
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Time: |
8:30am-4:00pm AEST
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Event category: | Land and pastures, Past event |
Venue |
Meandarra Bowls Club
4 Walton Street
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Meandarra, Qld 4422 Australia |
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).