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Pasture dieback management workshop and paddock walk — Middlemount
| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 2022 | ||
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| Cost: | Free | Event category: | Past event |
| Website: | https://pdworkshopandpaddockwalk.eventbrite.com.au/ | ||
| Venue |
Middlemount golf club
Centenary Drive
Middlemount, Queensland 4746 Australia |
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Come along to the Pasture dieback management workshop and paddock walk at Middlemount on 8 March.
Join Stu Buck, Kylie Hopkins and Jim Fletcher as they work through the current management options for pasture dieback and visit producer-hosted trial sites.
Workshop topics include:
- Update on DAF’s research
- Identification of pasture dieback
- Management options for affected pasture
- Develop a management plan for dieback on your property
Paddock walk after lunch
- View producer-hosted trial sites
- Species tested for dieback susceptibility
- Management options trialled
We will supply:
– Smoko
– Workshop booklet and management plan
Please bring a hat and a water bottle
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries pasture dieback team:
Stuart Buck:Stuart is a senior pasture agronomist with extensive experience in grain cropping, sown pastures, legume establishment and is currently leading DAF’s pasture dieback research.
Kylie Hopkins: Kylie is a beef extension officer with a broad knowledge of grazing land management and pasture and forage production systems and is currently managing the Pasture Dieback Industry Network.
Jim Fletcher: Jim is a beef extension officer with extensive experience across Queensland’s cattle industry from pastures to genetics to data recording. Jim manages the Habana pasture dieback trial site.
