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Tips and topics Dirranbandi

7-February from 09:00 to 16:00

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Date: Wednesday 7 February 2018
Time:
9:00am-4:00pm
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Venue Dirranbandi Civic Centre
Kirby Street
Dirranbandi, Qld 4486 Australia
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Dirranbandi Landcare Group invites you to this ‘Tips and topics’ where we aim to cover topics that local producers have requested and we also try to get as many producers and representatives as possible from other service providers, including departments, agencies, organisations and agribusinesses to attend.

Topics and speakers for the day

Animal health – Jonathan Lee, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

  • Anthrax
  • Johne’s Disease
  • ‘Humpy back’
  • Brucellosis suis

Herd fertility and EBVs – Tim Emery, Tropical Beef Technology Services

  • Bull and heifer selection
  • How to compare EBVs over time given that they are re-based every x number of years?
  • How do we select which EBVs are the most important for our individual goals and at what cut-offs they should be set at?

Community planning and succession – Jim Cavaye, University of Southern Queensland

  • Small towns dying: how to preserve/manage/improve efficacy of organisations that make the towns function as a community
  • Succession planning for community committees

Finance – Nathan Wichlacz, Rural Financial Counsellor

  • Accounting programs
  • Different budgeting practices/programs and advantages/disadvantages of each

Livestock feed supplementation – Roger Sneath, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

  • Livestock supplements
  • The pros of feeding cotton seed in drought and good times

Pasture Management – Brian Johnson

  • Pasture management
  • Buffel grass rundown
  • Establishment of native grasses
  • Reversing pasture rundown
  • Possible new plants, legumes and shrubs to reverse the above
  • Establishment of Mitchell grass in heavy soils

Pimelea – Marie Vitelli, AgForce

  • An update on pimelea, including current research findings and thoughts, further funding for research

Details

  • Could you please bring a plate for smoko
  • Lunch will be provided
  • Refreshments will be available after the presentations
  • Feel free to bring a comfortable chair

RSVP Monday 5 February 2018

RSVP online at Dirranbandi tips and topics day 2018

Or contact David Hickey on 0427 427 503 or david.hickey@daf.qld.gov.au