On Friday, 4 October 2019, 86 producers and industry service providers gathered at “Brunners”, Gydia Park’s Outstation 45 km west of Isisford, to ‘See the future of grazing using Technology and Tools…
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Check out the new Most Likely Tercile for Pasture Growth three month outlook map on the Long Paddock website. Knowing what tercile the upcoming seasonal pasture growth could be in (by sorting…
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New tools are now available which can help producers assess management options when responding to drought conditions and also when recovering from drought that have been created as part of Improving profitability…
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It was a full house at Wambiana Station, south of Charters Towers in late October, when one hundred graziers and industry representatives gathered for a field day. “The field day showed how…
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Helping grazing businesses become more profitable and drought resilient is the aim of a Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries project funded by the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation Program. Economic…
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Climatology (historical weather observations) together with the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) index forecast and seasonal outlooks can be useful in northern rangeland management decision making. Climatology can provide long term ‘best-bet’ dates for…
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The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and hosts, the Blennerhassett family, would like to invite graziers to attend the Goshen Field Day on Wednesday, 9 October. Being held on-station at Goshen, via…
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) beef extension staff have been working with graziers and farmers on Barfield Road in Banana to develop a neighbourhood producer group. The ‘Barfield Road Group’ as…
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There are still a few seats available at the three-day Nutrition EDGE workshop being hosted by Désirée Jackson Livestock Management and Byrony Daniels (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) at Clermont, 22-24 October.…
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) staff had key roles in the Australian Association of Ruminant Nutrition conference held at Rockhampton on 23-24…
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