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Pasture dieback information day – Blackall Saleyards

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Date: Thursday 17 October 2024
Time:
1:00pm-5:00pm AEST
Cost: Free
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Website: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1291025
Venue Blackall Saleyards
164 Evora Road
Blackall, Queensland 4472
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Hosted by Blackall Saleyards

Workshop topics include:
• Identification of pasture dieback
• The cause of Pasture dieback
• Management options for affected pasture
• Paddock walk
• Forage budgeting & pasture monitoring sites

Smoko + lunch supplied

Join DAF’s pasture dieback team:

Stuart Buck 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 is a beef extension officer with a broad knowledge of grazing land management, pasture and forage production systems and has been part of DAF’s pasture dieback research and extension for over 5 years.

Ted Callanan is a pasture agronomist based in Toowoomba with 30 years of experience in rangeland, agricultural and environmental management.

This work is delivered through the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program, a partnership between DAF, MLA and the Australian Government through the MLA Donor Company.

Date

Thursday 17 October 2024 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location

Blackall Saleyards

164 Evora Road, Blackall 4472