Grazing fundamentals Chinchilla

Grazing Fundamentals is a one-day workshop for people involved in the grazing industry wanting to gain a better understanding of the core principles behind good grazing management.

Grazing Fundamentals has been designed to give you a broad understanding of the components of the grazing production system and the core, scientifically-backed principles behind optimising grazing land productivity. It looks at the local influences on pasture yield and quality and how seasonal planning and strategic management can be used to achieve land condition and animal production goals.

What you will learn

• Environmental regulators of pasture growth and quality
• Local seasonal pasture growth patterns
• Key decision dates for reviewing feed supply and stock numbers
• How soil properties influence pasture growth
• Land condition and how this impacts on carrying capacity
• Principles behind successful grazing systems
• How to account for different classes of grazing animals when assessing grazing pressure
• What’s involved with forage budgeting

Grazing Fundamentals is part Meat & Livestock Australia’s EDGEnetwork® suite of accredited training workshops. Each participant will receive course notes and worksheets. Catering is included.

Prices (including GST)

1 person $600
2 people from the same business $500 per person

Register now by contacting Jill Alexander on 0427 764 897 or email jillalexander@bigpond.com.