Neighbour day — Coralie Station, south-west of Croydon
2024-11-27 08:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Coralie Station via Croydon, Croydon, Queensland, 4871, Australia
Gulf Savannah NRM invites you to a neighbour day at Coralie Station, 70 km south-west of Croydon.

Hear from Queensland Agriculture about the link between profitability, land condition and long-term carrying capacity. Plus, profit drivers for the northern beef industry.

Also, find out how to get involved in our project to map the distribution of priority weeds in the Northern Gulf region.

Lunch will be provided, but registrations are essential.

Contact Taylor to register taylor.taylor@gulfsavannahnrm.org, or call 0477 415 031.

Funded by the Queensland and Australian governments as part of the Queensland Feral Pest Initiative.

Carbon EDGE — Charters Towers
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29 | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Australia
ConnectAg, Meat & Livestock Australia and NQ Dry Tropics are excited to be bringing Carbon EDGE to Charters Towers, 28-29 November 2024.
The Carbon EDGE workshop is helping provide red meat producers with an independent perspective for their own operations on carbon accounting, their emissions intensity as well as emissions reduction technologies, insetting, offsetting and more.
ConnectAg will support you over the course to make sense of this dynamic topic and get clarity on realistic options for your operation. The workshop will also help put into focus considerations for sustainability reporting for industry and practical steps to determine how to navigate emerging risks and opportunities.
Attending this workshop will help you learn:

key terminology and concepts relating to greenhouse gases (GHG) within the red meat industry
in-depth information on the practices to reduce and sequester GHG within a livestock grazing business
weighing up opportunities and risks associated with generating carbon credits and how they can be used to benefit livestock businesses
understanding carbon neutrality and how it aligns to your business goals
developing a carbon action plan that incorporates practical, achievable strategies to meet your objectives.

Who should attend Carbon EDGE?
The program is for red meat producers who are looking to build on their understanding of carbon. The program aims to take participants from understanding to action planning. It is also suitable for advisors and other service providers.
Pre-workshop preparation
The design of the Carbon EDGE workshops recognises that everyone will be at a different starting point when it comes to carbon. However, it is highly recommended that participants complete pre-work before attending to get the most out of the program. This includes the eLearning modules available on MLA’s Toolbox and a carbon account. Your workshop deliverers will be in touch to guide you through this process.
Cost
Early bird price for producers, supported by NQ Dry Tropics, and TNQ Drought Hub: $250+ GST
Full price: $1750 + GST
Your presenters
Rhonda Toms Morgan & John McLaughlin, ConnectAg.
Click here to register for Carbon EDGE

Free First Aid training — Bollon
2024-12-02 09:00 - 15:00 | Bollon Tennis Club, Bollon, Qld, 4488, Australia
Come along for a free First Aid Training course and learn life-saving skills. Everyone is welcome.
You can register with Roma Fire & First Aid by 27 November on (07) 4622 6999 or by emailing admin@romafire.com.au

This event is thanks to the Balonne Shire Council, with funding from the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Nutrition for increased production - Winton
2024-12-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Winton Council Supper Room, 75 Vindex Street, Winton, Qld, 4735, Australia
Blue Ribbon Stockfeeds along with Désirée Jackson, Désirée Jackson Livestock Management and Charlie Culley, Nutriment Health will deliver a practical beef nutrition seminar. It will include improving fertility, weaning and backgrounding.
Guest speaker Désirée Jackson a local to western Queensland, has extensive knowledge of the nutritional management of cattle in northern Australia. Including improving weaner development and growth, and matching animal requirements with cost-effective nutritional strategies.
Charlie Culley and Nutriment Health have done extensive research on including the probiotic Bovacillis to cattle feeds, showing a multitude of benefits to animal health and production. Probiotics have become more profoundly used in stockfeeds and supplements.
Blue Ribbon Stockfeeds work closely with nutritional consultants to make our feeds the most suitable to different animals, pastures and conditions. Using the latest technologies in our feeds, we have seen a considerable increase in animal production.
Registration for this free seminar is essential – register via Liz Childes – Blue Ribbon Stockfeeds by phone (07) 4927 8806 or email admin@blueribbonstockfeeds.com.au
Morning tea and lunch will be provided on the day.
Download a copy of the Nutrition for increased production seminar flyer (PDF, 3MB).

Free First Aid training — Hebel
2024-12-03 09:00 - 15:00 | Hebel Hall, Hebel, Queensland, 4486, Australia

Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Arcadia Valley
2024-12-03 09:00 - 16:00 | Arcadia Valley Community Hall, Arcadia Valley Road, Arcadia Valley, QLD, 4454, Australia
The Cattle, Carbon and Sustainability workshops are designed to help graziers make informed decision about carbon sequestration and emissions reduction strategies. Topics include:

Carbon sources and sinks
Emission baselining – how to calculate your farm footprint
Reducing emissions on farm
Carbon projects and their legalities
Market signals – is the market ready for carbon-reduced products?

Hear from experienced presenters and facilitators:
Josh Peart (DAF) – Josh is a grazing scientist working with DAF’s Method to Market group and is particularly interested in sustainable grazing and land management. While working in M2M, he has predominantly been involved in carbon accounting and assessing pathways towards carbon neutrality.
Christophe Bur (Quentic) – Christophe is a primary producer in Queensland and also an adviser to the industry. He is passionate about helping the Queensland cattle industry, and his areas of expertise cover sustainable farming, carbon farming and carbon neutrality. He is a registered consultant with Climate Active, an accredited expert with Accounting for Nature, and a Carbon Farming Approved Adviser with QRIDA.
Kylie Hopkins (DAF) – Kylie is a Beef Extension Officer with a broad knowledge of grazing land management and pasture and forage production systems. She specialised in working with graziers to help them make informed decisions about pasture development and grazing management.

Cost:
Free! However, RSVPs are required by 28 November. We will supply smoko, lunch and workshop materials. Click here to register.

This event is jointly funded through:

The Queensland Pasture Resilience Program is a partnership between the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Meat & Livestock Australia and the Australian Government through the MLA Donor Company.

Legume establishment part 2: Why pasture legumes benefit beef businesses and how to get them into pastures
2024-12-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, Australia
Join the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) sown pastures team for the second of a 2-part series on legume establishment across Southern, Central, and Northern Queensland. This webinar focusses on establishing legumes into existing grass pastures in the monsoonal zone of northern Queensland.
Beef grazing on native pastures is the key land use in the seasonally dry zone of north Queensland but animal productivity is limited by poor feed supply during the extended dry season. The adoption of legumes into grass pastures has historically been shown to increase returns through improving the diet over the year, but adoption has remained low.
Recent research by the Queensland Government and Meat & Livestock Australia has focussed on the development of legume-grass ‘production paddocks’ on a range of land types to target the nutrition of key livestock classes (weaners, steers). These systems are highly productive and profitable, but successful adoption by graziers depends on reliable and affordable establishment.
In this BeefConnect webinar, join Dr Kendrick Cox (DPI Principal Pasture Scientist), as he discusses the case for investing in legume pastures and describes a range of methods and considerations to reliably establish pasture legumes into native and sown grass pastures under a range of situations in the northern tropics of Queensland.

Breeding EDGE- Katherine
2024-12-04 08:00 - 2024-12-06 17:00 | NT
Katherine Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to help in improving and refining you beef breeder herd management plans.
Location: Katherine, NT
When: 4-6 December 2024
Cost:

$1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business.
$1,650 + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business (primary producers only).
Corporate rate + GST/ 5 or more participants from the one business.

Cost includes workshop notes, workbook, electronic files, other materials and catering.

Presenters:
Whitney Dollemore – Northern BreedAssist
Trudi Oxley – Upriver NT
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)
identifying “not so obvious” bull faults that impact reproduction
reproductive diseases and diseases impacting reproduction
breeder herd management plans
genetic principles and selection tools
selection and selection criteria for traits important to you
breeds and breeding systems.

More information can be found here in the EVENT FLYER

To register, contact:
Whitney Dollemore – M: 0400 649 381 or E: whitney@nthbreedassist.com

Free First Aid training — Dirranbandi
2024-12-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Dirranbandi Civic Centre, Kirby Street, Dirranbandi, Qld, 4486, Australia

Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Lochington
2024-12-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Lochington

Nutrition for increased production - Cloncurry
2024-12-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Cloncurry Community Precinct, 38-46 Daintree Street, Cloncurry, Qld, 4824, Australia

Free First Aid training — Mungindi
2024-12-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Two Mile Hotel Mungindi, 355 Carnarvon Hwy, Mungindi, Queensland, 2406, Australia

Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Blackwater
2024-12-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Blackwater International Coal Centre, Capricorn Highway, Blackwater, QLD, 4717, Australia

Free First Aid training — St George
2024-12-06 09:00 - 15:00 | St George Cultural Centre, 112 Victoria Street, St George, Qld, 4487, Australia

Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Calliope
2024-12-06 09:00 - 16:00 | Calliope, Calliope, Qld, 4680, Australia

Nutrition EDGE - Longreach
2024-12-10 08:30 - 2024-12-12 17:00 | NT
**This is the last Nutrition EDGE workshop for 2024**
Longreach Nutrition EDGE is a three-day workshop and practical session covering all aspects of animal nutrition.
Date: 10-12 December 2024
Time: 8.30am to 5.00pm all days
Venue: Longreach, QLD (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 8 November 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.

Pasture dieback field day — Goondiwindi
2024-12-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, QLD, 4390, Australia
Stay ahead of pasture dieback and join DPI’s Sown Pastures Team for an interactive and practical session focussed on pasture dieback management.
At the Pasture dieback field day, you can expect to learn:

What is pasture dieback?
Identify pasture dieback
Management after dieback
Identify mealy bugs in your pasture

Smoko will be provided but please bring your own chair.
Location: Goondiwindi
Date: 10 December
Time: 9am-12pm
Cost: Free!
RSVP is required.

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

Pasture dieback field day — Dulacca
2024-12-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Dulacca, Queensland, 4425, Australia
Stay ahead of pasture dieback and join DPI’s Sown Pastures Team for an interactive and practical session focussed on pasture dieback management.
At the Pasture dieback field day, you can expect to learn:

What is pasture dieback?
Identify pasture dieback
Management after dieback
Identify mealy bugs in your pasture

Smoko will be provided but please bring your own chair.
Location: Dulacca
Date: 11 December
Time: 9am-12pm
Cost: Free!
RSVP is required.

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

Building resilience through dry seasons with data and technology — webinar
2024-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Australia
With summer right around the corner, dry conditions may also be on the horizon. While weather is an external factor beyond your control, it’s more important than ever to focus on the decisions you can control. But how do you know if you’re making the right choices?
With data.
To support producers, AgriWebb, Cibo Labs, and Farmbot are teaming up to host a webinar aimed at educating producers on the role data and technology play in building resilience through the summer months. During this session, producers will learn about the types of data collected and displayed by AgriWebb, Cibo Labs, and Farmbot—and how to apply that data to real-life scenarios such as forage budgeting, culling decisions, and water management. A producer will also join in to share how he leverages data and technology to support his business.
Join AgriWebb, 11 December at 12pm to find out more.

Temple Grandin webinar
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Australia
Ability Agriculture and Agriculture Jobs Auswide have teamed up to host a special webinar featuring the renowned Dr. Temple Grandin, a pioneer in agriculture, animal welfare, and autism advocacy.
This event will delve into the intersection of agriculture, inclusion, and innovation, featuring inspiring conversations and insights into creating a more accessible and sustainable agricultural future.
Don’t miss the chance to hear from Dr. Grandin and learn more about Ability Agriculture’s initiatives to champion inclusion and opportunity in the ag industry!
Click here to register.

Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Gympie
2024-12-20 09:00 - 15:30 | NT
Join us in Gympie to discuss carbon opportunities for your grazing business
Curious about carbon? Come along to Cattle, carbon and sustainability as we talk through the basics of what carbon means to you, how participating in a carbon project could impact your grazing business, and the opportunities it may present. This free event will provide practical steps for graziers to reduce emissions, or, if applicable, identify market options.
Carbon in a grazing business
At Cattle, carbon and sustainability, we will discuss:

Carbon sources and sinks
Emission baselining – what you will need to complete an account
Your options to reduce emissions
Carbon projects and the associated legalities
Balancing potential returns from carbon projects and beef production
Market signals ― is the market ready for carbon reduced products?

Your carbon and beef industry experts
Josh Peart (Grazing Scientist), Christophe Bur (Director, Quentic and Climate Active certified consultant) Kate Brown and Jodie Ward (Beef Extension Officers).
Workshop details
Date: Friday, 20 December 2024
Location: Gympie, venue to be confirmed
Cost: Free! We will provide smoko and lunch
RSVP by 13 December 2024.

This event is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation and Reef Water Quality Programs.
Workshop flyer: Cattle carbon and sustainability Gympie with venue
For more information, contact Josh Peart, on 0407 180 827.

Gener8 Producer Information Day — Charters Towers
2025-02-01 09:00 - 15:00 | GoldTower Conference Room, Charters Towers, Goldtower St, Charters Towers, Queensland, 4820, Australia
Gener8 Reproduction invites you to ‘Producer Innovation Day’ at Charters Towers, Saturday 1 February starting at 9am.
Topics discussed at the event will include:

Cattle health and vaccinations
Reproduction
Breeding technology
Data and analysis.

Guest speakers
Attendees will hear from:

Dr Lee Taylor, Zoetis
Dr Callan Colari, Gener8 Reproduction and Tropical Vets
Andrew Donohue, Vytelle
Paul Williams, Australian Brahman Breeders Association
Jo Gangemi, Department of Primary Industries.

Registration is essential
RSVP to info@gener8repro.com by 27 January to reserve your seat.

What's your plan? - Mungallala
2025-02-03 09:30 - 13:00 | NT
Drought and challenging times are a reality for primary producers. Department of Primary Industries, Rural Solutions Queensland, Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority and Southern Queensland Landscapes invite you to an interactive workshop to improve the resilience of your grazing enterprise.
At this workshop you’ll:

Learn about the new drought loans & grants available to producers & how to access them.
Step through developing a Farm Business Resilience Plan and be provided with resources.
Discuss different risk management strategies with fellow producers and speakers.

See the event flyer here: EVENT FLYER

First minutes matter — Theebine
2025-02-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Theebine Hotel, 11 Theebine Road, Theebine, Queensland, 4570, Australia
First Minutes Matter is a FREE community trauma training program aimed at equipping you with practical skills for time-critical medical situations while professional help is on the way.
In this one-day in-person workshop from LifeFlight’s experienced training team, you’ll learn about the following topics:

Personal, Road & Aircraft Safety
Burns
Bleeding
Snake Bites
Airways (Choking & Anaphylaxis)
Strokes, Seizures & Febrile Convulsions
CPR & AEDs
Emergency Equipment
Wellbeing

The workshop starts at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm with a lunch break in between (lunch is not provided). We recommend arriving early so you can find a seat and meet your Trainer. If you have any questions, please email firstminutesmatter@lifeflight.org.au.
Click here to register for the First Minutes Matters event.

First minutes matter — Charleville
2025-02-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Charleville Town Hall, Wills Street, Charleville, Queensland, 4470

GrazingforProfit - Yeppoon
2025-02-05 - 2025-02-11 | NT
What Grazing for Profit covers
GrazingforProfit® is Australia’s longest-running business program for the grazing industry. With over 8,000 graduates, it is also the most attended farm management program conducted in rural Australia.
They take a 360-Degree Approach
GrazingforProfit® takes a comprehensive view, encompassing all factors influencing your enterprise’s success. From climate variability to market fluctuations, we equip you to make informed decisions that embrace the entirety of your business environment.

Eight outcomes you can expect from GrazingforProfit®.

Financial acumen: Increase profitability, stay in control, and make informed decisions by focusing on the 3 secrets of profit, financial analysis, understanding key financial reports, optimising cash-flow, and eliminating inefficiencies.
Maximised grazing: Utilise the data-driven tools of time-controlled grazing, matching stocking rates to carrying capacity, feed budgeting, calculating graze and rest periods, and using grazing charts as a powerful management tool.
Livestock performance: Explore effective strategies to enhance reproductive health, including genetics, fertility optimisation, and planning around key dates, as well as enhancing ruminant nutrition and supplementation programs.
Ecological health: Create thriving landscapes by working with nature’s ecological systems, understanding plant succession, introducing biodiversity, encouraging biological activity, enhancing soil structure, and increasing carbon levels.
Drought resilience: Develop strategies to prepare for, manage through, and recover from drought, as well as embracing management practices that improve ground cover and water retention rates.
Focused mindset: Chart a clear path for your business and personal aspirations, setting both short and long-term goals, and clarifying your overall vision to help drive business forward.
Strategic insights: Master the balance of working ON vs. IN the business, conduct effective management meetings, navigate family succession, tackle resistance to change, and ensure everyone is on the same page.
Elevated potential: Build personal and professional skills, including time management, communication and decision-making, all while growing your networks and joining a passionate and dedicated community.

Your course facilitator is Chief of Delivery David McLean

Cost
Early Bird: $5000 (available until 5 December 2024)

Standard: $5,500
Secure your spot today!

Wellcamp weed research field trial walk
2025-02-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Wellcamp Research Facility, 381 Drayton-Wellcamp Road, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350, Australia
With a favourable seasonal outlook, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Wellcamp research facility is currently a hive of field trial activity.
Interested growers and agronomists are invited to participate in an informal morning of field trial walks to showcase some of the current weed research taking place. Plus, have the opportunity to discuss project outcomes with the lead researchers.
Presenters
Michael Widderick (DPI): Biocontrol of fleabane – An update on plans to evaluate a biocontrol agent for fleabane. Local trials at Wellcamp are being established as part of a national CSIRO project.
Jeff Werth (DPI): Understanding the role of residual herbicides in cotton – These Cotton Research Development Corporation (CRDC) supported trials are evaluating cotton planted into soils following residual herbicide use in the preceding fallow, along with pre-emergent herbicides applied at planting.
Mark Congreve, Independent Consultants Australia Network (ICAN): Residual herbicides and plantbacks – Can we develop decision support tools to assist plantback decision using your actual soil and environmental conditions? The Wellcamp trial site is part of a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) funded national investment.
Bhagirath Chauhan, University of Queensland (UQ): Integrated management of button grass – Evaluation of integrated management strategies including crop choice, crop competition and pre- and post-emergent herbicide options in both mung beans and sorghum, as part of a GRDC funded project.
Michael Widderick (DPI): Herbicide resistance surveillance – An update on the next round of the GRDC random herbicide resistance testing program.
Cost
Free for growers and agronomists. RSVP to assist with catering numbers for morning tea: Erica – erica@icanrural.com.au or phone 02 9482 4930.
Research trials supported by GRDC, Queensland Government, NSW Government, CRDC, CSIRO, ICAN and UQ.
Download a copy of the Wellcamp field trial walk 2025 flyer (PDF, 410KB).

First minutes matter — Kilkivan
2025-02-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Kilkivan Hotel, 19 Bligh Street, Kilkivan, Queensland, 4600, Australia

First minutes matter — Goomeri
2025-02-06 09:00 - 15:00 | Goomeri Hall of Memory, Boonara Street, Goomeri, QLD, 4601, Australia

First minutes matter — Roma
2025-02-07 09:00 - 15:00 | LifeFlight Roma Base, 25 Hangar Drive, Roma, Queensland, 4455, Australia
