"Influential Women" Community Leadership Forum - Ayr
2024-03-19 - 2024-03-21 | Burdekin Theatre, Burdekin Shire Council, 161 Queen St, Ayr, Qld, 4807, Australia
This opportunity is for women who aspire to enhance their leadership skills, build confidence, and make a positive impact in their communities.

Forum outcomes

improved knowledge of self and others
improved ability to influence positive change in self, family, community, business and industry
improved ability to work effectively with others
greater confidence and courage for informed decision making, balancing the role of a leader and stepping into leading roles in the future.

What to expect

Rural Focus
Practical. Active. Challenging. Fun.
Forum has been designed on adult learning principles.
Numbers capped at 20 participants

Details
Date: Tuesday 19th March, 11am to 5.30pm, Wednesday 20th March, 8.30am to 5.00pm and evening activity and Thursday 21st March 8.30am to 2pm.
Where: Workshop – Burdekin Theatre Music Loft
Accommodation: Country Ayr Motel. Accommodation is twin share room with another participant.
Catering: Included
Costs: Registration Fee – $20. Accommodation – $155 (Total ticket cost is $175 which includes your registration fee and accommodation).
This course is valued at over $900.

Register Now

Please note, you must be a producer, farmer or agricultural service provider to attend this Forum. Register now.
If you have any questions please contact TNQ Hub Program Lead, Jane Oorschot on 0481 158 989 or jane.oorschot1@jcu.edu.au

Pasture Legume Field Day - Richmond
2024-03-19 08:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Richmond, Richmond Council, Richmond, Queensland, Australia
Visiting two properties in the Richmond shire (Yan Yean and Rose Downs), this event will discuss the establishment, management, successes and challenges that come with trialling pasture legumes in north Queensland.
Hear from UNE on their tropical legume trial at Yan Yean, DAF’s sown pasture trial at Rose Downs and Southern Gulf NRM’s work on bare ground restoration and using drones to map tussock density.
There will be transport provided to shuttle attendees between properties, meeting at the Koronosaurus Korner at 8.15am for an 8.30am departure. You can indicate if you would like transportation during checkout. Lunch and catering will be provided. Transport will rerturn to the Koronosaurus Korner at 3pm.
Don’t forget to register to ensure your space on the bus!

Meat Business Women Australia Conference I The Power of You
2024-03-20 09:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hyatt Place Melbourne Essendon Fields, 1 English St, Essendon Fields, VIC, 3041, Australia
Join us this March at our Australian national conference for an empowering day that represents our commitment to creating an empowered and inclusive future in the meat industry. And this year, we’re igniting a movement with our theme #ThePowerOfYou as well as launching the One to Watch Award.
Our theme #ThePowerOfYou will focus on empowering you, ensuring you have the tools you need to recognise your strengths, step up, speak out and and drive positive change in the meat industry. There will also be the opportunity to connect with other incredible women in the Australian meat industry as well as learning key insights from industry leadeing speakers.
Secure your early bird ticket by Friday, 16 February 5pm AEDT to save 20%!
Book your spot here.

More Weight Out the Gate - Alpha
2024-03-20 12:00 - 17:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Alpha Showgrounds, Clermont Rd, Queensland, 4724, Australia
Join us for a 1/2 day seminar discussing how to get more ‘Weight out the Gate’. This half day event is targeted at Farmer’s to improve their bottom line and financial success in the Central Highlands region.
Topics include:
– Improving your bottom line and driving your profit
– Benefits of Bull Testing
– Calving and Joining
– AI – Focus on Genetics and getting those Heifers set up
– Preg Testing and managing your herd
– Vaccines – What are the latest updates?
Includes presentations by guest speakers with lunch, a casual dinner and drinks provided.
Don’t forget to register here!

More Weight Out the Gate - Rolleston
2024-03-20 12:00 - 17:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Rolleston Community Centre, Rolleston, 4702, Australia

Pasture Dieback trial walkthrough- Jambin Copy
2024-03-20 13:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Qld
Join Applied Horticulture Research (AHR) to a trial visit, to view and discuss the results of pasture dieback trials.
Topics will include:

Management of pasture dieback – best bets
Walkthrough of trials – results 3 years after establishment
Peoples experience with dieback
Role of mealybug in dieback and their biology
How to look for and monitor for mealy bug

Beverages will be provided.
Meet the guest speakers:

Gordon Rogers, Managing Director, Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Naomi Diplock, Lead Researcher for pasture dieback trials, Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Caroline Hauxwell, Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

For further details please contact Naomi Diplock, Applied Horticultural Research on naomi.diplock@ahr.com.au or 0403 740 123.
RSVP HERE
*Meet at 1339 Fiveways Mt Eugene Rd and we will carpool to the trial site. Leaving at 1:30pm sharp.

Business EDGE Young Guns — Dalby
2024-03-21 08:30 - 2024-03-22 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Dalby, Dalby, Queensland, 4405, Australia
Know your business, grow your business

✚ develop your financial knowledge and business understanding…
✚ understand where your business is performing well and where it can be improved…
✚ better understand how your decisions impact the bottom line of your business…
✚ determine if your business can really fund future growth, debt reduction, retirement and succession…
✚ ensure everyone in your business is on the same page…
Join a group of like-minded producers at a Business EDGE workshop and equip yourself to improve your business skills.
What you’ll learn
✔ the fundamentals of long-term wealth creation and equity building
✔ understand where your business is performing well and where it can be improved
✔ a way to prioritise on-farm investment decisions
✔ understand how enterprise choice and performance affects business performance
✔ understand what is required for business entry and succession.
Why attend?
✚ Gain the skills and confidence to really analyse your business
✚ Understand universal business principles and terms and their application to your business
✚ Learn from presenters who understand pastoral businesses
✚ Receive a full set of course notes and a suite of decision support tools to use at home
✚ Money back guarantee if you’re not 100% satisfied the workshop has improved your business skills.
The investment
$1,750 + GST or $1,500 early bird + GST/ 1st person from one business or
$1,500 + GST or $1,250 early bird + GST / 2+ people from the same business.
Interested go-getters must register at least four weeks prior to the event to receive the early bird rate!
To register, visit www.bushagri.com.au/workshops
For more information, don’t hesitate to contact Simone Parker, Bush Agribusiness on 0408 818 043.
Download the full event flyer: Bush Agribusiness Young Guns

Pasture Dieback trial walkthrough- Gaeta
2024-03-21 14:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Roffeys Road, Gaeta, Roffeys Road, Gaeta, Queensland, 4671
Join Applied Horticulture Research (AHR) to a trial visit, to view and discuss the results of pasture dieback trials.
Topics will include:

Management of pasture dieback – best bets
Walkthrough of trials – results 3 years after establishment
Peoples experience with dieback
Role of mealybug in dieback and their biology
How to look for and monitor for mealy bug

Beverages will be provided.
Meet the guest speakers:

Gordon Rogers, Managing Director, Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Naomi Diplock, Lead Researcher for pasture dieback trials, Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Caroline Hauxwell, Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

For further details please contact Naomi Diplock, Applied Horticultural Research on naomi.diplock@ahr.com.au or 0403 740 123.
RSVP HERE

Breeding EDGE- Springsure
2024-03-25 08:00 - 2024-03-27 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Springsure, Springsure, Qld, 4722, Australia
Springsure Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to help in improving and refining you beef breeder herd management plans.
Location: Springsure, Qld
When: 25-27 March 2024
Cost:
$1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business.
$1,650 + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business
(primary producers only).
Cost includes workshop notes, workbook, electronic files, other materials and catering.

Presenters:
Felicity Hamlyn-Hill – Beef Enterprise Advisory Services Pty Ltd.
Mick Sullivan – Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
ACV & BULLCHECK accredited vet
Topics covered include:

current herd performance – what measures matter most
reproduction and reproduction loss
managing the breeders and herd management plans
bull fertility and management
genetic improvement of your herd (including breeding objectives and selection tools)

More information can be found here in the EVENT FLYER

To Register, contact:
Felicity Hamlyn-Hill – M: 0428 113 732, E: felicityhamlyn-hill@bigpond.com

Sow Grow Graze: Legumes for Grazing
2024-03-25 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Bowen PCYC, corner Hay Street & Queens Road, Bowen, Queensland, 4805, Australia
Join the DAF beef extension team for information on:

Economics on establishing legumes
What’s growing well in the Bowen region
Local knowledge on successful establishment and varieties
Research update from DAF & James Cook University
Optional visit to local established Redlands Leucaena site (12:30-3:00pm, lunch included)

For more information about the event, contact Lara Landsberg 0436 943 013

Digital consignments and eNVD for transporters - online
2024-03-25 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Online webinar, Australia
The eNVD web platform and mobile app have undergone significant improvements with 13 enhancements to make completing digital livestock consignments easier.
ISC has listened to feedback from the red meat industry to provide an improved eNVD system with a more consistent user experience from web to app and access for a broader range of users.
eNVD saves time and prevents errors by enabling digital transfers through the entire supply chain from producer to transporter, saleyard, feedlot and processor.
This session will provide more information about eNVD specifically for transporters, as well as a live demonstration of several key features of the eNVD app and web system.
Have your questions answered by ISC’s team of experts and get a first-hand look at how the industry is moving to digital consignments.
Don’t forget to register to receive your link for the webinar!

Breeding EDGE Alice Springs, NT
2024-03-26 08:00 - 2024-03-28 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Alice Springs, Alice Springs, NT, 0870, Australia
Location: Alice Springs, NT
Cost: $1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business; $1,650 + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business (producers only); Corporate rate + GST/ 5 or more participants from the one business. Cost includes comprehensive set of Workshop Notes, Workbook, electronic files, other materials and catering.

Presenters: Whitney Dollemore (Northern BreedAssist), Trudi Oxley (Upriver NT) and ACV & BULLCHECK accredited vet.
To register for this event, contact Whitney Dollemore directly.
M: 0400 649 381 or E: Whitney@nthbreedassist.com

Nutrition EDGE- Katherine
2024-03-27 08:30 - 2024-03-29 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Katherine, Katherine, NT, 0850, Australia
Katherine Nutrition EDGE is a three-day workshop and practical session covering all aspects of animal nutrition.
Date: 27- 29 March 2024
Time: 8.30am to 5.00pm all days
Venue: Katherine, NT (plus paddock exercises)
Presenter: Désirée Jackson, Désirée Jackson Livestock Management
Cost: $1,950* + GST / 1st person from one business; $1,650* + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business (primary producers only.
Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook and lunch, morning and afternoon tea each day.
*Register & pay for the workshop by February 2 to receive the early bird discount of $250.
Contact for registration: Désirée Jackson, M: 0409 062 692 or E: desireejackson@djlm.com.au
You can find more information in the EVENT FLYER here

ICMJ Northern Conference in Rockhampton
2024-04-03 - 2024-04-06 | Qld
Registrations open for ICMJ Northern Conference in Rockhampton

Young beef industry professionals can register early for the 2024 ICMJ Northern Conference in Rockhampton, with tickets now on sale.

Hosted by CQUniversity and Teys Australia from April 3-6, the hugely popular event is designed to enhance the knowledge and training of red meat industry participants working in Northern Australia.
It is open to early-career professionals in the red meat industry, students at universities and vocational training organization. It is a valuable professional development opportunity.
With limited registrations available, the 2024 ICMJ Northern Conference is expected to sell out, following a hugely successful event earlier this year.
Newly appointed ICMJ Northern Conference Chair, Chloe Gould, said the 2024 event would set the stage for an incredible year for the Australian beef industry, including the triennial Beef Australia expo.
“Our mission is to inspire and develop future red meat industry leaders and we’re focused on building a program that equips the next generation with the knowledge, skills and connections to set them up for an exciting and rewarding career,” Ms Gould said.
An ICMJ alumna, Ms Gould is the Strategic Initiatives Manager for Greenham and Chair of the Beef 2024 Next Gen committee, providing her insight into the critical role ICMJ plays within the industry in developing the meat industry’s workforce.
“We’re extremely proud of the ICMJ Northern Conference and what it has delivered for the industry and the participants since it began in 2019,” Ms Gould said.
“We are constantly striving to ensure that each conference is better than the last and with the 2024 being such a huge year for the beef industry, we’re stepping things up a notch,” she said.
Feedback from participants in 2023 was extremely positive, with approximately 95% saying they gained valuable knowledge in Northern beef industry supply chains, meat science and meat quality and developed new professional skills and networks across the industry.
The Australian ICMJ program exposes students to the fundamentals of meat quality, carcase specifications required in today’s market, the requirements of the modern consumer and the role of new technologies in meeting those needs.
CQUniversity agriculture spokesperson Jaime Manning said the ICMJ Northern Conference has become an annual flagship event for Rockhampton, helping to maintain its role as the Beef Capital.
“The ICMJ Northern Conference supports the development of the northern beef industry’s future leaders and there is no other event quite like it,” she said.
“ICMJ’s mission strongly aligns with CQUniversity’s commitment to growing the northern Australian agricultural sector and we’re focused on building the pool of skilled and knowledgeable graduates to address the current workforce needs and skill base,” she said.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for agriculture students and professionals to gain new skills, as well as network with potential employers and future industry colleagues.”
As well as the training workshops and the meat judging competition, the program will feature industry dinners with beef products supplied by ICMJ partners, professional development sessions, networking opportunities and a gala dinner and awards night.
The ICMJ Northern Conference also incorporates a careers and trade expo involving Australia’s major meat processing companies, several of the large vertically integrated beef supply chains, and industry service providers.
ICMJ is supported by foundation partners Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) and a range of industry partners.
Individual conference registration is $330 per person (including GST). Secure your place now via the ICMJ website: https://icmj.com.au/icmjevent/2024northern/
For media enquiries:

Megan Hendry| CQUniversity | m.a.hendry@cqu.edu.au | 07 4930 9344

For interviews:

Chloe Gould | ICMJ Northern Conference Chair | 0407 555 935
Peter McGilchrist | ICMJ President | 0419 986 056

Nutrition EDGE- Broome
2024-04-03 08:30 - 2024-04-05 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Broome, Broome , WA, 6725, Australia
Broome Nutrition EDGE is a three-day workshop and practical session covering all aspects of animal nutrition.
Date: 3-5 April 2024
Time: 8.30am to 5.00pm all days
Venue: Broome, WA (plus paddock exercises)
Presenter: Désirée Jackson, Désirée Jackson Livestock Management
Cost: $1,950* + GST / 1st person from one business; $1,650* + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business (primary producers only.
Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook and lunch, morning and afternoon tea each day.
*Register & pay for the workshop by February 2 to receive the early bird discount of $250.
Contact for registration: Désirée Jackson, M: 0409 062 692 or E: desireejackson@djlm.com.au
You can find more information in the EVENT FLYER here

Beyond the forecast (SW QLD)- Webinar
2024-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Online webinar, Australia
Join us for a follow-up webinar to review the past season and provide insights into the season ahead. Don’t miss this opportunity for the climate outlook information for South West Queensland.
Join John McLaughlin online as he dives into:
A spring & summer review
A look at the seasons ahead
Discuss the forecasts and what they could mean for graziers in the region
When: Tuesday 9th April- 12pm
REGISTER HERE

Building resilient soils, pastures, landscapes field day - Oaky Creek
2024-04-10 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | 359 Oaky Creek Road, Oaky Creek, Qld, 4285, Australia
Come along to see and hear from landholders and regenerative farmer and educator, Shane Joyce on strategies and practices being implemented to demonstrate improved resilience.
Topics that will be covered on the day include:

Property management planning
Landscape re-hydration
Planned rotational grazing and spelling
Multi-species cover crops

Free tea and lunch provided.
Register with Bruce Lord by Friday 12 April: call 0427 013 284 or email bruce.l@hlw.org.au
Download the Building resilient soils, pastures, landscapes field day – Oaky Creek (PDF, 982KB).

ParaBoss workshop: Cattle parasite management - pilot 3
2024-04-10 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Clermont Commercial Hotel, 80 Capella Street, Clermont, Qld, 4721, Australia
Understanding the pressing need for targeted on-farm parasite management solutions, the ParaBoss extension team has custom-designed one-day workshops aimed at empowering producers by improving on-farm productivity and enhancing overall skills and confidence in internal parasite management.
Following the successful parasite management in cattle workshops in 2023 and early 2024, this new workshop will aim to further enhance attendees’ knowledge based on the extensive feedback provided in pilots 1 & 2.
Attendance is free of charge, and all workshop resources and catering will be supplied on the day. Places are limited to ensure excellent interaction between presenters and attendees.
We look forward to you joining us at the pilot. Please register here: https://bit.ly/3IG5cVn
The workshops will facilitate:

An improvement in overall skills and confidence of cattle producers in their understanding of internal parasite management
Improve access by producers to key sources of information
Less production losses/mortality from parasites in herds
Increased effectiveness of drenches and parasiticides
Decreased impacts of chemical resistance

RSVP is essential – and the workshop numbers will be capped. Attendees will be registered on a first-in, best-dressed basis.
Please do not hesitate to contact Megan Rogers, ParaBoss Extension on 0427 459 891, should you have any questions.
Download the ParaBoss cattle management workshop flyer (PDF, 459KB).

GLM EDGE- Katherine
2024-04-16 08:00 - 2024-04-18 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Katherine, Katherine, NT, 0850, Australia
Grazing land management (GLM) EDGE will provide you knowledge to strategically manage your grazing business, so you can optimise your land condition and long-term productivity.

Attending GLM EDGE Katherine will help you to:
• understand how your land types influence productivity and recognise dominant land types in your region and on your property
• understand how soil properties influence plant growth and what impacts soil health
• know what land condition is, how it’s assessed, and how to manage livestock to maintain or achieve good condition
• understand the role of fire in your country
• understand the principles and planning steps for successfully managing weeds
Price
$1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business
$1,650 + GST / when two or more attend from the same business
Cost includes comprehensive set of Workshop Notes and Workbook as well as lunch, morning/afternoon tea each day
For more information or to register your interest for GLM EDGE Katherine, contact your GLM EDGE presenters:
Dionne Walsh, Range IQ, 0417 083 638, dionne@rangeiq.com.au
Trudi Oxley, Upriver NT, 0409 740 806, trudi@uprivernt.com

Plant ID Workshop - Charleville
2024-04-17 09:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | South Riversleigh, 420 Wheatleigh Rd, Charleville, QLD, 4470, Australia
Want assistance with identifying different plants in your pasture?
Join the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Jenny Milson for this free workshop covering:

Paddock walks to identify main plants at a few different locations
How to take good photos and where to send them
How to prepare samples for identification
Why do we want to know our plants?
Plant names – how do they fit in and why?

Register by Thursday 11th of April to secure your spot!

Building resilience through establishing leucaena and legume-based pastures field day - Mt Beppo
2024-04-18 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Coopers Lane, Mt Beppo, Qld, 4313, Australia
Come along to see practices that demonstrate improved resilience.
Topics that will be covered on the day include:

Establishing and managing leucaena
Planned rotational grazing and spelling
Legume based sown pastures including desmanthus

Free tea and lunch provided.
Register with Bruce Lord by Friday 12 April: call 0427 013 284 or email bruce.l@hlw.org.au
Download the Building resilience through establishing leucaena and legume-based pastures field day flyer (PDF, 2MB).

Plant ID Workshop - Toompine
2024-04-19 09:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Glenvalley Station, 8055 Quilpie-Thargomindah Rd, Quilpie, QLD, 4480, Australia

Alton Downs Farmers Day
2024-04-20 09:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | 1569 Ridgelands Road, Alton Downs Qld 4702, 1569 Ridgelands Road, Alton Downs, QLD, 4702, Australia
A day full of all things FARM
Workshops to assist you to make your Biosecurity Plan and learn about your Land Condition.
Every Farm will receive a folder to assist you.
Network with other land owners!
Rural stalls & displays, animal stalls and food trucks.
Register here for this event.

Worm Egg Counting - Mitchell
2024-04-23 08:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Mitchell Shire Hall, 2-6 Cambridge Street, Mitchell, Qld, 4465, Australia
Join the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Leading Sheep and Dr Noel O’Dempsey for a hands-on workshop to learn who to accurately a worm egg count to know if you should be drenching or not.
Smoko & lunch provided.
Registrations essential by 15 April – click here to register.
For more information contact:
Sam Harwood
0400 256 427
sam.harwood@daf.qld.gov.au
You must have or purchase the required equipment e.g. microscope to attend this workshop as you will be using it on the day. More details about equipment needed and where to purchase from are included in the flyer below.
View the flyer here.

Worm Egg Counting - Augathella
2024-04-24 08:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Augathella Town Hall, 73 Main Street, Augathella, Qld, 4477, Australia
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Join the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Leading Sheep and Dr Noel O’Dempsey for a hands-on workshop to learn who to accurately a worm egg count to know if you should be drenching or not.
Smoko & lunch provided.
Registrations essential by 15 April – click here to register.
For more information contact:
Sam Harwood
0400 256 427
sam.harwood@daf.qld.gov.au
You must have or purchase the required equipment e.g. microscope to attend this workshop as you will be using it on the day. More details about equipment needed and where to purchase from are included in the flyer below.
View the flyer here.

Changemaker Workshop - Mareeba
2024-04-29 08:30 - 2024-04-30 16:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Jackaroo Motel, 340 Byrnes Street, Mareeba, Queensland, 4880, Australia
Become a changemaker:

Assess your region’s readiness for change.
Explore how change happens and how to overcome resistance.
Learn what it takes to be a positive change agent, have the drive to build new things, how to manage setbacks and work creatively and purposefully with others.

Start community conversations:

Understand the ecosystem purposeful, inclusive engagement and robust and authentic conversations create.
Learn how to have those conversations, suspend judgement and assumptions, and build trust and transparency for connection and diverse relationships.

Care for your community:

Unpack what forms and shapes a community.
Learn how a community can be more inclusive.
Considering the impacts of drought, trauma and other events, get tools to better support others and balance giving and taking within a community.

Shape your community’s future:

Explore ideas to shape the future you would like to see for your community.
Understand the importance of language and the power of storytelling in motivating and mobilising others.
Learn what makes a good story and how to connect with the hearts and minds of others.

This workshop is free thanks to the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. It is delivered by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation and part of the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative. For more information visit rural-leaders.org.au.
Please note: This is a face-to-face session. All catering and stationery provided.
Registrations close 7 days ahead of workshop.
For any technical assistance please contact Gemma Rostron at gemmar@rural-leaders.org.au or 0421 031 418.

Northern Australia Coordination Network – Enhancing preparedness for Emergency Animal Diseases in northern Australia - Webinar
2024-04-30 12:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Online webinar, Australia
Are you aware of, or require an update of the priority Emergency Animal Diseases (EAD) that threaten Australia’s livestock industry, and why northern Australia is one of the biggest risk pathways for a disease incursion?
Industry preparedness should be at the forefront for all stakeholders given the risks. In recognition of this, a new $4.33 million biosecurity boost for northern Australia has recently been announced – the Northern Australia Coordination Network (NACN).
In this webinar, join veterinarian and Queensland NACN coordinator Ben Rhodes (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) when he discusses:
1. The Northern Australia Coordination Network – our purpose and activities to increase northern Australia’s capacity and capability for EAD preparedness.
2. What are Australia’s priority EADs? – How to detect and report them.
3. The importance of biosecurity property planning.
Register now to join the webinar to increase or refresh your knowledge in these areas and learn about the NACN project.

BEEF 2024
2024-05-05 - 2024-05-11 | Rockhampton Showgrounds, Exhibition Road, Wandal, Queensland, 4700, Australia
Beef Australia exists for the advancement of the Australian beef community and has a vision to be a world-class organisation that promotes, advances, and celebrates a sustainable beef industry.
Join us in Rockhampton between the 5th and 11th of May 2024 for a week-long exhibition and celebration of all facets of the industry, including producers, scientists, chefs, students, exhibitors, and everyone in between.
See you at #Beef2024.
You can purchase tickets for BEEF 2024 here.

Supply chain profitability options: Western Australia case study
2024-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Online webinar, Australia
Are you interested in undertaking an economic evaluation of your supply chain pathways to get a triple bottom line for adopting specific management options?
Using benefit cost analysis, three supply chain options for a cattle enterprise in Western Australia were evaluated to better understand profitability:

Pastoral station to sale yard market.
Pastoral station to backgrounding property to abattoir market.
Pastoral station to feedlot to abattoir market.

In this BeefConnect webinar presentation, join Dr Fiona Dempster, Deputy Director of the Centre for Agricultural Economics & Development at the University of Western Australia, as she presents the results and discusses the recommendations from the Backgrounding Scenario, and how cattle behaviour management can improve cattle welfare and improve profit.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Selecting pasture dieback tolerant grasses field day
2024-05-21 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Boonah District, Qld, 4310, Australia
Hear from Department of Agriculture and Fisheries leading researchers and see trial results:

Grass variety tolerance to pasture dieback
30 grass varieties, 18 species
Pasture mealybug identification

This trial site is a must see for any land owner that is affected by pasture dieback.
Registration by Monday 20 May is essential for biosecurity and site access purposes.
The field day will be held on private property. The address will be provided after registration. Parking space is limited. Attendees will walk up to 1km on uneven
terrain. No toilet facilities are available. Please bring a hat, covered shoes and water. This is a strictly non smoking or vaping site.
Register online at https://www.trybooking.com/CRSKQ
For more information contact ted.callanan@daf.qld.gov.au or 0439 627 497.
This event is provided by the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program, funded by the Queensland Government, the Australian Government and Meat & Livestock Australia.
