Phosphorus management in Central Queensland – Mt Larcom

Is phosphorus nutrition a problem for your cattle?

The Phosphorus management in Central Queensland workshop will help you to manage phosphorus nutrition on your property by developing a management strategy.

Topics covered in the workshop include:

• identifying phosphorus deficient country
• testing for deficiencies in cattle
• phosphorus deficiency in breeders and growing steers
• supplementing phosphorus in the most economical way.

The Phosphorus Team:

Mick Sullivan, Beef Extension Officer, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries with many years of expeirence in beef cattle breeding and genetics, nutrition, grazing management and beef business analysis.

Kylie Hopkins, Extension Officer, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries with a broad knowledge of grazing land management and pasture and forage production systems.

Free – no cost

We will supply:

• Smoko and lunch
• Land type maps
• Lick assessments
• Lick intake calculator
• Workshop notes

Please bring:

• Labels from phosphorus lick products you are feeding
• Information on phosphorus lick intakes

To have a land type map produced for your property (to help identify phosphorus deficient areas) please provide us with your Lot(s) on Plan at your registration.

Registration is required

To register for the Phosphorus management in Central Queensland workshop, go to https://phosphorus2020.eventbrite.com.au or contact Kylie Hopkins on 07 4843 2615.

Download the event flyer: Phosphorus CQ 2020 flyer, (PDF, 332KB)