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Queensland’s Brigalow Belt is home to over 30% of the northern Australia beef cattle herd with large areas of highly fertile soils suitable to sown pastures. Inclusion of…
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Leucaena is a legume fodder crop that provides high quality feed for ruminant animals that boosts liveweight gain, both per animal and per hectare, compared to grass-only pastures.…
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It’s well known that the grazing habits of cattle differ between night and day, but the Self Herding Project at Kidman Springs, NT, has shed new light on…
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Helping grazing businesses become more profitable and drought resilient is the aim of a Department of Agriculture and Fisheries project funded by the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate…
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The June edition of the FutureBeef eBulletin features: blood testing and land type mapping lead to cost-effective supplementation a health alert for pulpy kidney and plant poisoning in…
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Controlled mating is the focal point of the latest video produced by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), featuring Beef Extension Officer, Byrony Daniels, beef producer, Doug…
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Many pastoral leases across the Pilbara and Kimberley regions experienced lower than average rainfall and above average temperatures during the 2018/19 wet season, which resulted in extra pressure…
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Despite the difficult growing conditions over the summer of 2018-19, tropical legume varieties planted into a pasture trial on the southern Darling Downs have persisted and produced fresh growth.…
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Rains in March and April have initiated variable pasture response for many producers throughout Queensland. In some areas the rapid growth of green feed after these rain events…
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The value of incorporating perennial legumes into extensive beef production systems is the focus of the latest video from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF). In this…
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