FutureBeef

AI on the farm workshop series, Part 2 of 3 — Clermont
2025-10-09 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Penny’s Plaza, IGA Complex, Clermont, 7/56 Capricorn Street, Clermont, Queensland, 4721, Australia
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence can support you in everyday farm management?
This practical 3-part workshop series is designed for primary producers and graziers who want to:

Save time with digital tools
Streamline operations
Strengthen business decision-making

Full three-part series

By joining all 3 sessions, you’ll gain a step-by-step understanding of how artificial intelligence can support you on the farm, from managing daily tasks to strengthening business decisions and long-term strategy.
What’s included:
Part 1: Your Personal Assistant – Save time, streamline tasks, and reduce stress in everyday farm management, 10 September.
Part 2: Your Business Manager – Explore how AI can support financials, record-keeping, and operational decisions, 9 October.
Part 3: Your Strategic Advisor – Learn how AI can help with forecasting, planning, and future-proofing your enterprise, 25 November

Cost
Interested people can register for a single workshop for $59.00, or register for the full three-part series for $149.00.

Coffee, tea & water provided. Please bring or purchase your own lunch.

Limited places available.

Register for Clermont: https://bit.ly/4oSjSVx

Adaptive grazing for better pasture and cattle production — Spyglass Beef Research Station, Basalt
2025-10-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Qld
If you are interested in learning more about adaptive techniques for improving pastures and animal production in a variable climate, then don’t miss next month’s field day at Spyglass Beef Research Station, hosted by NQ Dry Tropics and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI).Get the low down on The Virtually Fencing Free long-term trial, which is testing out technology and land management techniques to improve drought resilience for North Queensland grazing enterprises.Spyglass is hosting the five-year research project, which aims to establish whether the eShepherd virtual fencing system could enable rangeland graziers to effectively implement fine-scale, adaptive grazing systems in commercial-sized beef cattle herds.The technology allows users to remotely and instantly modify digital paddock boundaries to redirect cattle without the need to muster. This makes it easier to rest overgrazed paddocks and ensure cattle use all available feed.Other presenters include Amelia Downs producer Jane Moore, and representatives from the Northern Australia Climate Program, TEKFARM and Climate Outreach Program.Click here to reserve your spot, or scan the QR code on the flyer. https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1462919Strictly RSVP by COB on Monday 1 October.

Building pasture resilience — Boonah
2025-10-09 09:00 - 15:30 | Boonah Cultural Centre, 3 High Street, Boonah, Queensland, 4310, Australia
Healthy Land and Water along with the Department of Primary Industries invites you to:
Building pasture resilience, tackling dieback and rebuilding productivity
During this session, you will hear about and discuss:

the latest research and findings on pasture dieback
proven strategies for pasture establishment and improvement
tailoring grazing to support tropical species after Kikuyu loss
understanding what your pasture needs.

Participants will walk away with practical, tailored management strategies aligned with their specific pasture production goals and dieback resilience objectives—taking into account soil type, climate, production system, and preferred recovery approaches (renovation, replacement, or recovery).
Click here to register!
If you have any queries, contact Emily Hedger at emily.h@hlw.org.au

Pasture development to recover from pasture dieback - Boonah
2025-10-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Boonah
Dieback is having a big impact on kikuyu and productivity. Now is the perfect time to rejuvenate your pastures. Join us for an information-packed day featuring expert advice, a look at demo sites discussing pasture replacement options and practical strategies to suit your property.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:

Proven strategies to identify and manage pasture dieback
How to match pasture dieback tolerant grass and legumes
Management strategies required for a change in pasture from kikuyu
Paddock walk to look at demo sites replacing pastures from kikuyu

Carbon and your ag business — Cloncurry
2025-10-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Cloncurry Community Precinct, 38-46 Daintree Street, Cloncurry, Qld, 4824, Australia
Presented by AgForce, the Carbon and Your Ag Business workshop will be a clear and pragmatic guide to help you understand and navigate the world of carbon.

Topics that will be discussed:

What does carbon mean for you and why is it important?
The fundamentals of carbon, tailored to your region and commodity, focused on facts and free from media or political spin.
Carbon in your property and business: how it works & how to change it — vegetation, soil, energy and livestock.
Supply chains and governments — opportunities, risks, expectations.
Carbon calculators and how to use them.
How to prepare yourself and identify carbon advisors trying to sell you a lemon.
Pulling it all together for your business.

Everyone is welcome.
We will be working through carbon calculators – BRING YOUR LAPTOP OR TABLET so you can interact with the calculator
DATE: Thursday, 9th October2025
TIME: 10am to 2pm
2-4pm *Optional extension for a deeper dive into carbon
VENUE:Mary Kathleen Room, Cloncurry Community Precinct
*For a deeper dive into Carbon Projects possibilities, please indicate your preference when you register.
Presenters
Mo Pedersen, AgForce Training:
Mo is a Specialist Trainer at AgForce Training. He is an accomplished agricultural trainer and manager with extensive experience in livestock, machinery, and vocational education and training. Mo previously worked as Senior Agriculture Teacher at TAFE, and Northern Manager and Senior Instructor at Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges. Mo owns and manages Fassifern Limousin and Droughtmaster Stud, with expertise in breeding and showing quality cattle.
Benn Knott, Carbon and Natural Capital expert:
Benn Knott is a Senior Ecologist and serves as the Director of Greenfields Environmental and Agricultural Services, as well as Isidore Agri Solutions. With over 20 years of experience in consulting for the agricultural industry, Benn specializes in vegetation management, biodiversity offsets, carbon accounting, and carbon project management. He played a pivotal role in the development of AgForce’s AgCarE natural capital assessment tool.
More information
Click here to register your attendance.
For further information please contact:
Vol Norris, AgForce North West Regional Manager,
M: 0488 002 038| E: NorrisV@agforceqld.org.au

Delivered with funding support from the Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program in collaboration with the Grower Group Alliance.

All about beef — Cloncurry
2025-10-09 18:00 - 22:00 | Chinaman Creek Dam, Cloncurry, 4824, Australia
Join in Cloncurry’s big beef celebration!
Cattle Australia and AgForce Queensland Cattle Board are inviting you to ‘ALL ABOUT BEEF’, a special event for cattle producers and the community.
The FREE event will be held on Thursday, 9 October, 6pm at Chinaman Creek Dam
Celebrate your industry with fellow producers and service providers, and hear from your cattle representative bodies.
Enquiries call Cattle Australia Membership and Sponsorship Officer – North, Sara Cue, on 0400 059 945.

Pasture development to recover from pasture dieback - Toogoolawah
2025-10-10 09:00 - 16:00 | Toogoolawah, Toogoolawah, Qld, 4313, Australia
Dieback is having a big impact on kikuyu and productivity. Now is the perfect time to rejuvenate your pastures. Join us for an information-packed day featuring expert advice, a look at demo sites discussing pasture replacement options and practical strategies to suit your property.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:

Proven strategies to identify and manage pasture dieback
How to match pasture dieback tolerant grass and legumes
Management strategies required for a change in pasture from kikuyu
Paddock walk to look at demo sites replacing pastures from kikuyu

This event is delivered through the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program, which is a partnership between the Department of Primary Industries, Meat & Livestock Australia and the Australian Government through the MLA Donor Company.

Pasture development to recover from pasture dieback - Upper Yarraman
2025-10-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Upper Yarraman Farmers Hall, Brown Street, Upper Yarraman, Qld, 4614, Australia
Dieback is having a big impact on kikuyu and productivity. Now is the perfect time to rejuvenate your pastures. Join us for an information-packed day featuring expert advice, a look at demo sites discussing pasture replacement options and practical strategies to suit your property.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:

Proven strategies to identify and manage pasture dieback
How to match pasture dieback tolerant grass and legumes
Management strategies required for a change in pasture from kikuyu
Paddock walk to look at demo sites replacing pastures from kikuyu

Register with Ashlee
Email: Ashlee.McCoist@outlook.com
Phone: 0400 665 519

This event is delivered through the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program, which is a partnership between the Department of Primary Industries, Meat & Livestock Australia and the Australian Government through the MLA Donor Company and supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
