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Pasture forum Booubyjan

Date: Wednesday 16 March 2016
Time:
9:00am-2:00pm AEST
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Venue Booubyjan Hall
36 Booubyjan Hall Road
Booubyjan, Qld 4601 Australia

Practical ways to improve pasture and cattle nutrition for better productivity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions

Field walk to visit the ‘Native pasture treatment’ trial site after lunch.

What will we cover?

  • Results of the ‘Native pasture treatment’ trial
  • Pasture improvement and growing legumes in pastures
  • Improved animal nutrition for better herd performance
  • Grazing practices for enhanced productivity and land condition
  • How improved productivity and herd performance reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Speakers include:

  • Beth Shanks, ‘Tomine’
  • Stuart Buck, DAF, Rockhampton
  • Veronica Chapman, BCCA, The Carbon Farming Project
  • Roger Sneath, DAF, Toowoomba
  • Damien O’Sullivan, DAF, Kingaroy

Please bring:

  • water bottle
  • hat
  • boots/walking shoes

RSVP Wednesday 9 March

To RSVP and for more information contact Beth on 07 4168 6167 or Andrea on 07 4168 6004 or ross.shanks@bigpond.com.

Download the Pasture forum Booubyjan flyer (PDF, 526KB).