Grazing fundamentals workshop Bollon

Grazing fundamentals 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.

Your facilitators Jill Alexander, Applied Ag and Col Paton, EcoRich Grazing will guide you and you’ll learn about:

• Environmental regulators of pasture growth and quality
• Local seasonal pasture growth patterns
• Key decision dates for reviewing feed supply and stock numbers
• 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.

Normally priced at $825 per person, your investment is only $150, thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Government’s Building Drought Resilience project.

For more information contact Darren Jennings, SWNRM via email darren.jennings@swnrm.org.au or 0428 220 136.

Register online via this link www.surveymonkey.com/r/GrazingFundamentals17

Download the Grazing fundamentals workshop information flyer (PDF, 628KB).