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AI on the farm workshop series, Part 3 of 3 — Emerald
2025-11-18 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | CHRRUP meeting room, 1/13 Borilla Street, Emerald, Qld, 4720, 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, 9 September.
Part 2: Your Business Manager – Explore how AI can support financials, record-keeping, and operational decisions, 1 October.
Part 3: Your Strategic Advisor – Learn how AI can help with forecasting, planning, and future-proofing your enterprise, 18 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 Emerald: https://www.cognitoforms.com/…/AIOnTheFarmRegistrationE…

Woody weed eradication training — Proserpine
2025-11-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Proserpine Canegrowers Building, 88 Main Street, Proserpine, Queensland, 4800, Australia
Join Dr Vic Galea from the University of Queensland – one of Australia’s leading experts on woody weed control for a hands-on training session you won’t want to miss.
With over 20 years of research, Dr Galea has developed innovative biological (fungi-based) and chemical techniques to effectively control woody weeds such as:

rubbervine
parkinsonia
prickly acacia
Mimosa pigra
chinee apple
cat’s claw creeper
leucaena.

These methods improve safety by reducing chemical handling and environmental risk.
Sessions will be between 2 to 3 hours long, including a presentation of 45 minutes and a 1-2 hour practical session.
Register your interest
To express your interest, contact Peter Albertson, call 0457 201 927 or email peter_albertson@canegrowers.com.au
Please include the following information when submitting an EOI

Name
Contact details: Mobile number and email address
Top 3 woody weed pest (ranked 1 to 3, one being the worst on your property/region).

Regional drought resilience program planning — Kilkivan
2025-11-19 09:00 - 12:30 | Kilkivan CWA Hall, 8 Park Street, Kilkivan, Queensland, 4600, Australia
Regional Development Australia invites community input to help co-design practical projects that bring the Burnett and Mary Regional Drought Resilience Plans to life. Your ideas and local knowledge will help shape initiatives that strengthen our communities.
During 2023/24, a team from UniSQ worked with Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett to carry out extensive stakeholder engagement and develop the Mary and the Burnett Regional Drought Resilience Plans (RDRPs). These two RDRPs both contain Action Plans that broadly describe initiatives that stakeholders across the region recommended to lessen the impacts of drought and build future resilience. Now that the RDRPs have been formally approved by the State and the Australian governments, we move forward in developing an implementation plan and turn the broad initiatives into ‘fundable’ projects.
We invite you to work with us as interested stakeholders to gather your ideas and inputs and co-design a series of project outlines based on the broad ideas in the RDRP Action Plans. We are holding a series of short but interactive workshops to gather advice on the important steps and elements needed to most effectively implement these projects in the Mary and Burnett regions. You will also get a chance to let us know which of the projects you think are a regional priority to build resilience for future droughts.
Click here to RSVP

Regional drought resilience program planning — Cooroy
2025-11-20 09:00 - 12:30 | Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple street, Cooroy, Queensland, 4563, Australia

National Agriculture Day 2025
2025-11-21 | WA
Celebrating all our amazing farmers this National Agriculture Day!
For more information and to get involved visit the National Agriculture Day website.

Woody weed eradication training — Bowen
2025-11-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Woodlands Station, Bowen, Miowerra Road, Bowen, Queensland, 4805, Australia
Join Dr Vic Galea from the University of Queensland – one of Australia’s leading experts on woody weed control for a hands-on training session you won’t want to miss.
With over 20 years of research, Dr Galea has developed innovative biological (fungi-based) and chemical techniques to effectively control woody weeds such as:

rubbervine
parkinsonia
prickly acacia
Mimosa pigra
chinee apple
cat’s claw creeper
leucaena.

Register your interest
To express your interest, contact Peter Albertson, call 0457 201 927 or email peter_albertson@canegrowers.com.au
Please include the following information when submitting an EOI

Name
Contact details: Mobile number and email address
Top 3 woody weed pest (ranked 1 to 3, one being the worst on your property/region).

AI on the farm workshop series, Part 3 of 3 — Clermont
2025-11-25 09:00 - 15:00 | 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

Pasture dieback trials: Project Update Webinar (Zoom)
2025-11-25 12:30 - 13:30 | WA
Pasture dieback trials: Project Update Webinar (Zoom)
Featuring:

Dr Naomi Diplock – Applied Horticultural Research
Stuart Buck – Senior Pasture Agronomist, DPI
Dr Caroline Hauxwell – QUT

Topics include:

What the trials are showing in the paddock
Practical management responses
Latest understanding of mealybug + dieback biology

If pasture dieback is on your radar – this hour will be worth every minute.
Date: 25 November 2025
Time: 12:30–1:30pm QLD

LIVEXchange 2025
2025-11-26 08:00 - 2025-11-27 17:00 | Optus Stadium, 333 Victoria Park Drive, Burswood, Perth, WA, 6100, Australia
LIVEXchange is Australia’s premier livestock export conference. It includes two days of informative, thought-provoking and inspiring speakers along with trade stands and several social events to provide plenty of networking opportunities.
Around 400 delegates are expected from across cattle, sheep and goat supply chains, including livestock exporters, farmers, suppliers and service providers from across Australia plus importers and other international delegates.
LIVEXchange is a joint venture between the Australian Livestock Export Corporation and the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council. The host chapter for 2025 is the WA Livestock Exporters’ Association.
For more information about the conference, sponsorship opportunities and to register your interest in attending visit the LIVEXchange website.

Regional drought resilience program planning — Online
2025-11-27 09:00 - 12:30 | Online, Australia

Building natural capital within a grazing management system — Moondooner
2025-11-27 09:00 - 15:30 | 13 Sanders Road, Moondooner, 13 Sanders Road, Moondooner, Queensland, 4605, Australia
Burnett Mary Regional Group presents: Building natural capital within a grazing management system
Featuring Guest Speakers

Michael Taylor – 6th Generation Farmer and 2024 Nuffield Scholar, Taylors Run Farm. A 6th generation farmer, and 2024 Nuffield Scholar, Michael will share his family experiences from the challenges of surviving New England dieback to their involvement in a natural capital initiative, Farming For the Future. Michael will speak to the immense value of nature in grazing systems, benefits of agroforestry, growing trees and integrating shelter belts. Enjoy this powerful presentation on the success story of Taylors Run Farm and how Michael, his family and these lands are reaping the benefits of improving soil carbon, biodiversity, conservation and resilience within the landscape, whilst maintaining a profitable and productive grazing system.

Andrew Zerner – RCS Regional Facilitator. Andrew will provide an overview of the RCS grazing principles and how these can be developed to support an effective grazing land management system. The highlight of the day will include a paddock demonstration and how to apply these principles in a grazing system. Discussions will focus on the importance of ground cover, plant diversity and how landscape hydrology and tree planting supports your landscape assets – natural capital.

Leesa Kelly – Senior Program Manager, Natural Capital Team, BMRG. Leesa will share information on BMRG’s Climate Smart Catchments Project which is designed to provide a starting point for landholders to better understand Natural Capital and provide pathways to environmental markets like carbon and biodiversity.

Rob Young – Eco Insects. Rob will provide an overview of services available to attendees and the role of beneficial insects in a grazing system. Discussions will include tailored biological solutions to help restore and maintain healthy ecosystems with a focus on dung beetles. Eco Insects will also touch on the importance of improving nutrient cycling, soil health, and pasture productivity.

Scott Hodgson – Host property owner. Scott will speak about his experience in joining the Empowering Adaptive Graziers in the Burnett Mary program, the advantages of completing the education courses, changes made so far and future plans to improve landscape function and on-farm operations.

Event Highlights
Enjoy a powerful presentation showcasing Taylors Run. Listen to how this 6th generation family farm are working with nature-based solutions, developing large scale tree plantings and shelter belts to improve ecosystem health and landscape hydration, whilst supporting a successful grazing operation.

Unlock the potential of your livestock operation with an overview of the RCS grazing principles, an effective grazing land management system, and how this supports on-farm production and profitability

Gain insight on natural capital, carbon, and biodiversity markets

Learn more about dung beetles, beneficial insects and how they can support a landscape.

To reserve your seat, click here

JAB Agri Solutions Compliance and technology: workshop 3 — Boonah
2025-12-09 08:30 - 16:00 | Boonah Tavern, 88 High Street, Boonah, Queensland, 4310, Australia
Compliance doesn’t have to be complicated. In this one-day workshop, we break down LPA, NLIS, PIC, and CVD requirements into clear, simple steps you can actually follow. You’ll also learn how to build a practical biosecurity plan, record livestock movements, and explore easy-to-use technology like NLIS readers, eNVDs, and scales. The day is fully catered, with guest speakers on hand to share insights, and you’ll leave with resources, checklists, and digital tools to take the stress out of compliance.
Why it matters
Strong records and biosecurity practices aren’t just red tape—they protect your livestock, your property, and the wider red meat industry. Getting compliance right opens up more market opportunities, builds trust in your livestock, and gives you peace of mind. This workshop helps you simplify the process, get hands-on with tools, and ask the questions you’ve always wanted answered.
Who it’s for?

Producers who feel overwhelmed by NLIS, LPA, and biosecurity rules

Hobby farmers wanting confidence they’re “doing it right”

Small-scale operators who want simple systems and digital tools

Anyone ready to reduce paperwork stress and safeguard their farm

You take-home
✔ Step-by-step guidance to meet LPA, NLIS, PIC, and CVD requirements
✔ A practical biosecurity plan template you can implement straight away
✔ Hands-on exposure to technology that makes compliance easier
✔ Confidence that your farm records are correct, complete, and future-proof
Tickets available for individual sessions OR grab the discounted 3-session package for the full experience.
Seats are limited – secure your spot now!
Boonah, QLD

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Nutrition EDGE — Katherine
2026-03-24 08:30 - 2026-03-26 17:00 | Katherine, Katherine, NT, 0850, Australia
Join us at Nutrition EDGE Katherine, where you will learn:

Nutritional requirements of your cattle and sheep
Pasture intake, quality and diet quality
What supplements to feed and when
What tools to use to make better management decisions for a range of seasonal conditions.

Date: 24-26 March
Venue: Katherine, NT (plus paddock exercises)
Time: 8.30am to 5.00pm all days
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 and pay for the workshop by 24 February to receive the early bird discount of $250.
Who to contact for registration: Désirée Jackson, M: 0409 062 692 or E: desireejackson@djlm.com.au
