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Pilbara BeefUp Forum

Date: Wednesday 1 August 2018
Time:
9:00am-6:00pm AEST
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Venue Ibis Styles Karratha
34-45 Searipple Road
Karratha, Western Australia 6714 Australia

Meat & Livestock Australia invite you to the 2018 Pilbara BeefUp Forum.

Morning session

Welcome – Emma White and Pip Short, KPCA

MLA update – Management representative, MLA

Breeder management – lifting the performance of breeding herds – John Bertram

Quick, easy and accurate breeding decisions with genomics – Ben Hayes, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAFFI)

FarmBot – water monitoring made easy – Cameron Young, FarmBot

Northern beef development update – DPIRD

Afternoon session

Producers identifying R&D priorities – Lee Fitzpatrick and Barb Bishop, MLA BeefUp Forum Coordinator

Best practice management mesquite and parkinsonia control methods against new and emerging technologies – Jo Kuiper, Project Manager, Pilbara Mesquite Management Committee

New generation smart ear tag – Ceres Tag – Dave Smith, CEO Ceres Tag

MLA Northern Australia climate program – rangelands NRN overview – Grey Mackay, Northern Program Manager

Market update for Northern beef production – MLA Marketing Representative

Improving animal welfare – update including tick fever vaccination and pain relief – Johann Schroder, MLA

Cost: $20 per person, this includes morning and afternoon teas, lunch and BBQ dinner.

RSVP 1 August 2018

Contact: Barbara Bishop, 0408 999 009, barbara@barbarabishop.com.au

Download a copy of the Karratha BeefUp flyer (PDF, 309KB).

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