Grazing management

Matching stocking rates with available forage ensures animals always have sufficient feed. This minimises the impact of dry years and drought feeding costs. Most importantly, it prevents overgrazing…
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Key messages: Gamba grass is a declared weed and must be controlled. When tall and rank, Gamba has little value for grazing and is a fire hazard. Rotational…
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Wet season spelling is essential to maintain and improve pasture condition. Research shows that the critical time to spell is early in the wet season when plants are…
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Download this as a print-ready factsheet. Are you growing enough quality pasture? The Queensland Pasture Resilience Program (QPRP) can help you answer this question and provide the tools…
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Planning some fencing and/or adding new water points are all crucial decisions for property management. Paddock Power is a new computer tool that supports producers with their individual…
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Making your pastures Rain Ready by improving or maintaining land condition means you get more grass for each mm of rainfall and a more reliable feedbase across periods…
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Increasing the efficiency of north Australian cattle production systems using local crops to improve dry season weight gain Supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia…
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The glove box guide to native pasture identification in north Queensland This manual will assist people with pasture identification and grazing management. It includes key native pasture species…
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The ECOGRAZE project increased understanding of how pastures in different condition responds to grazing, spelling and fire. From these learnings grazing management options were developed.

“Fencing off the river frontage and solar pumping water to tanks on our hill means our breeders no longer have to traverse the long steep bank down to…
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