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With its ability to bridge the seasonal nutrition gap in the north, leucaena under best practice management can maintain positive cattle weight gains through the dry season. Like…
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The DAF north Queensland pasture team is setting up some new demonstrations and research trials looking at the best methods of establishing new pastures in the region.  After…
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  Pasture dieback has spread in recent years, with some regions reporting the first occurrence after 2024 summer rainfall. Pasture dieback has been reported in the following new…
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Preparations for Beef Australia 2024 are in full swing and we’re in the thick of the action. We’re preparing a ‘grazing board’ of pasture experiences, including a seminar,…
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The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ pasture team is launching an e-newsletter to bring you the latest on grass, legumes and grazing management in Queensland. Sign up to…
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Currently there is very strict screening of animals for live export, and animals with skin lesions and lumps are being rejected. There are reports of animals being rejected…
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What are biocrusts? Biological soil crusts, commonly known as ‘biocrusts’, are found on the soil surface in arid, semi-arid and tropical seasonally arid ecosystems. In the dry season,…
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How much of your annual pasture growth can be grazed without causing a decline in land condition? For rangeland managers, knowing the safe pasture utilisation rate is the…
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Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) is a declared pest in Western Australia, which can jeopardise pastoral production, agriculture, and biodiversity. The East Kimberley region has been particularly vulnerable to…
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Forty-eight producers from across the Burdekin catchment received valuable guidance on navigating nutrition, during a series of workshops in late 2023.  Locations included Pentland, Greenvale, Belyando, Alpha and…
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