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Recognising untapped potential Across the Roma district, most buffel pastures were established 40–50 years ago following brigalow clearing. Since then, there has been limited redevelopment, and a gradual…
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There’s a few different ways to tackle pasture dieback, and it’s safe to say the Close family have tried most of them. In this episode of the Futurebeef…
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Taking on any type of renovation project can be an eyewatering experience — so thankfully when it comes to your pasture there’s plenty of help at hand. When…
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The Advancing Beef Leaders (ABL) program is a tailored leadership and professional development program for emerging beef producers and rural community leaders. Participants of the ABL program are…
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Pasture dieback: Outcomes from 7 years of DPI research, development and extension across Queensland.
Over the last 7 years the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has conducted research, development and extension activities across Queensland to support beef producers affected by pasture dieback.…
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Pasture dieback is a condition that causes the premature death of tropical and sub-tropical grasses. Improved (or sown) grass species are mainly affected however some native species have…
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What starts as a patch of discoloured grass, may progress rapidly to plant death, followed by hectares of nothing but unpalatable broadleaf weeds where productive pastures once stood.…
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Pasture rundown is the reduction of pasture growth over time due to the tie-up of soil nutrients (primarily nitrogen) in sown pastures. Pasture quantity and quality gradually reduces…
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Pasture dieback only affects tropical and sub-tropical grasses, causing premature death and unthrifty growth. Pastures in eastern Queensland are affected, specifically north and Central Queensland, Wide Bay Burnett and south-east Queensland. Dieback in tropical grass-pastures was confirmed in north-east New South Wales in early 2020.
Pasture dieback is affecting large areas of highly productive sown and native pastures across Queensland. In this presentation, Stuart Buck (Senior Agronomist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) discusses…
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