Hello!
In this edition of the FutureBeef eBulletin you’ll find information regarding:
- managing spinifex pastures for productivity and resilience
- the low down on the AgValuate tool
- automated cattle weighing options
- what’s been happening in the Fitzroy catchment, Qld
- everything you ever wanted to know about Wynn cassia
- what it means to be a pastoralist in the Central Australian rangelands
- hay quality and mineral supplementation producer trial update
- using rest-based grazing to lift herd and pasture performance
Happy reading!
Kind regards
Felicity
on behalf of the FutureBeef team
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From fire to forage: insights for productive and resilient spinifex lands
Despite its extensive coverage, practical knowledge around managing spinifex pastures for grazing remains limited and often untapped.
In this BeefConnect webinar Matthew Fletcher (Range Assist, Kununurra WA) and Merv Wortley (Ruby Plains Station, Halls Creek WA) delved into the science, stories and strategies for managing spinifex for productivity and resilience.
Watch the webinar recording (46 minutes) >>
Tool of the month – AgValuate
AgValuate is an innovation readiness assessment tool, purpose-built for farmers, producers and land managers. It gives you a comprehensive, actionable report that outlines the best-fit technologies and innovations suited to your business needs.
Automated cattle weighing: what are your options?
Liveweight data can help take the guesswork out of management decisions. Discover how automated weighing technologies can provide more frequent liveweight data with less labour and handling.
Find out which options do what >>
Supporting beef producers across the Fitzroy: extension update
From erosion control and grazing management to funding applications, weaner workshops and industry careers, April was a busy month for the Rockhampton DPI beef extension team. Discover how extension support is helping producers improve land condition, build drought resilience and turn plans into action across the Fitzroy region.
What does it mean to be a Pastoralist?
2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, offering a unique opportunity to showcase our landscapes and people that shape the Central Australian rangelands. In this article, Paul Smith (Tieyon Station, NT) shares what it means to him to be a pastoralist.
Wynn cassia – love it or hate it
This article covers everything you want to know about Wynn cassia, including how it got its bad name and what can be done to clean up its reputation.
Don’t “weight” for weaners
Hillside Station, east of Marble Bar, explored how hay quality and mineral supplementation influenced early growth rates to gain insight into rumen development and transition to paddock performance. They did this as a part of the Pilbara Extension Network delivered through the Pilbara Innovation Partnership.
Find out what they discovered >>
Rest-based grazing lifts herd and pasture performance
Managing grazing pressure is an essential part of pastoral businesses across the west Pilbara region of WA – here’s how it’s being used on one station to improve breeder and pasture performance. Through the Pilbara Extension Network, the team at Wyloo Station is exploring how a rest-based grazing system can improve the management of heifers and second calvers. While at the same time ensuring optimal pasture availability and improved land condition.
Farm safety calendar competition now open!
Do you know a creative primary school student who loves to draw? Queensland primary school students (prep to grade 6) are invited to put their creativity to work and illustrate important farm safety messages!
Australian Rangeland Society Conference early bird registration deadline extended
The early bird registration deadline for the 2026 Australian Rangeland Society Conference has been extended to 19 June, giving you more time to secure your registration at the discounted rate!
The Conference will explore the theme Cattle, Culture, Conservation and Carbon, with a compelling program of presentations, discussions and networking focused on the future of rangeland science, management and policy.
