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Working with dung beetles
| Date: | Monday 2 November 2015 |
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| Time: |
9:30am-5:00pm AEST
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Event category: | Land and pastures, Past event |
| Venue |
Kingaroy Town Hall
Glendon Street
Kingaroy, Qld 4610 Australia |
The South Burnett Grazing Network Inc invite you to the:
Working with dung beetles to improve pasture productivity and sustainability.
Featuring guest speaker Bernard Doube, Dung Beetle Solutions Australia.
Topics to be covered include:
- The role of dung beetles in improving soil health, recycling nutrients, increased pasture production, control of gut parasites, bush and buffalo flies
- Local and introduced dung beetles
- Dung beetle identification and life cycle.
You are welcome to bring along any dung beetles from home for identification.
Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for a short paddock visit after lunch.
Cost: $10 per person. Morning tea and lunch are provided so bookings are essential.
Please RSVP before 29 October to Vikki Evans or Kay Enkleman T: 07 4169 0720 or email vikki.evans@bmrg.org.au
Download the Working with Dung Beetles to improve pasture productivity and sustainability flyer (PDF, 766KB).
This workshop is supported by the Burnett Mary Regional Group through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.