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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Thirty beef producers and industry representatives attended the Ametdale Field Day in Central Queensland, to learn about the results of the Northern Grazing Demonstration project. There were presentations about the Wambiana grazing…
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If you are a primary producer who suffered livestock losses in the monsoonal flood event earlier this year, or live in a drought-declared shire, you can apply for additional freight subsidies for…
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GrazingFutures is a Drought and Climate Adaptation Program (DCAP) funded project aimed at helping producers better manage drought and other risks associated with extensive livestock businesses. The project objectives are to: Prioritise…
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Viewing current drought status or retrospective maps (for Queensland) has been possible for some time by visiting the “Drought Declaration” page on the Long Paddock website. However, there is often an interest…
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The triennial Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC), hosted by the North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC), was held in Brisbane on 19–22 August. The fifth NBRUC in 12 years continued to…
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