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Phosphorus and profit — Floraville Station, via Burketown
20-October from 09:00 to 15:00
Details
| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 2021 | ||
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| Time: |
9:00am-3:00pm
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| Cost: | Free | Event category: | Past event |
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Come along to Phosphorus and profit at Floraville Station on 20 October.
Effective phosphorus feeding improves weaning rates, increases weight gains and reduces mortality but can be challenging and costly to get right.
Two free information days, Phosphorus and profit that are being held in the Gulf region will cover:
- Importance of phosphorus (P) supplementation in deficient northern Australia.
- Phosphorus nutrition of growing and breeder cattle
- How do you know you have P deficient country
- Tools to calculate cost of P supplements
- Grazing management to get the best out of supplementation
- Lick sheds or bulker bags? How to get It out and get intakes right
- Effective weed management.
The Phosphorus and profit events are being hosted by:
- Producer hosts at Hells Gate Roadhouse and Floraville Station
- Tim Schatz (NT Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade)
- Lindsey Perry (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)
- Kieran Smith (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)
- Charles Curry (Southern Gulf NRM)
RSVP essential
To RSVP, contact Lindsey Perry on 0477 755 243 or email: lindsey.perry@daf.qld.gov.au