Low reproductive rates in northern Australian beef herds are recognised as a significant limiting factor to enterprise productivity. Many factors influence reproductive rates, in particular environmental and management…
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An MLA-funded Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) has proved the three crucial management decisions impacting the productivity of replacement heifers are: Joining weight Bull selection Disease prevention Producers Doug…
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The Vegetation of Queensland: Descriptions of Broad Vegetation Groups provides an overview of vegetation across Queensland, by describing each of 98 Broad Vegetation Groups (BVGs). It is illustrated…
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The remote Woodie Woodie research site located in the Pilbara almost 200 kilometres east of Marble Bar has again broken new ground, seeding its winter crop trial program.…
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Biosecurity Queensland is urging livestock producers to be aware of the new biosecurity laws and what they mean for their business. Queensland’s new Biosecurity Act 2014 commenced on…
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Leanne Donaldson today announced a new approach to Johne’s disease management in Queensland. “As of 1 July 2016, the Queensland Government will no longer…
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Correct training of calves at weaning means easier animals to work with Weaning is far more than separating the calf from the cow until they both stop bellowing.…
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Producers grazing cattle on leucaena pastures will know about the inoculum provided by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) which allows their animals to safely eat leucaena.…
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Agricultural production opportunities in northern Western Australia have been outlined in a report released by the Department of Agriculture and Food. The department commissioned Growing the north –…
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Internationally recognised Department of Agriculture and Fisheries pasture agronomist Dr Richard Silcock has spent half a century using his considerable skills to help build Queensland’s beef and sheep…
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