Making profitable management decisions after the dry Part 2: Beef industry

This is part two of this webinar series – Making profitable management decisions after the dry. This webinar recording aims at providing beef producers a ‘first look’ at some of the key management strategies and actions to consider when planning for recovery.

By watching the full recordings you will hear from two very experienced presenters:

1. 1. Mick Sullivan (Principal Beef Extension Officer, DAF) when he discusses:
      • Breeder management – why is timing of calving and weaning so important?
      • How to assess feed availability
      • Rebuilding your herd – herd structure, optimum age of turnoff and herd rebuilding strategies
      • Overview of available decision support tools to assess herd rebuilding strategies (BreedCow & Dynama)
      • What are my options if it gets dry again? What are the exit points or contingencies under my chosen herd structure?
   2. Erica Noonan (Biosecurity Officer, DAF) when she discusses:
      • Biosecurity – diseases, parasites and weed management.

You can watch the full recordings or use the playlists below to jump to the start of a particular section within the presentations.

Full recordings

1. 1. • Key beef management considerations for producers during drought recovery (Mick Sullivan). 35:23; published 16 July 2020 by FutureBeefAu.
      • Key biosecurity management consideration for beef producers during drought recovery (Erica Noonan). 10:17; published 16 July 2020 by FutureBeefAu.

Playlists

1. 1. • Key beef management considerations for producers during drought recovery (Mick Sullivan).
      • Key biosecurity management considerations for beef producers during drought recovery (Erica Noonan).

Download a copy of the presentations

1. 1. • Beef management and drought recovery (Mick Sullivan; 2.3 MB, PDF)
      • Beef biosecurity and drought recovery (Erica Noonan; 1.9 MB, PDF).

Additional resources

1. 1. • Rural Financial Counselling Service (Southern Queensland)
      • Managing the breeder herd (FutureBeef)
      • Managing cow reproduction: an overview (FutureBeef)
      • Heifer management (FutureBeef)
      • Animal biosecurity and welfare (Biosecurity Queensland).
      • Breedcow and Dynama herd modelling package
      • Making profitable management decisions after the dry – Financial management (FutureBeef)
      • Recovering from drought (FutureBeef)

Full recording – Key beef management considerations for producers during drought recovery (Mick Sullivan)

Playlist – Key beef management considerations for producers during drought recovery (Mick Sullivan)

1. 1. 1. Making profitable management decisions after the dry (Beef industry)
      2. Drought management and recovery depends on having the fundamentals right
      3. What does the climate tell us?
      4. When does the wet start?
      5. How much grass do you have now?
      6. Herd structure and male turn-off age
      7. Options to reduce breeder numbers and drought risk
      8. Breeder herd fundamentals
      9. Cows need to be cycling to get pregnant – what are the main requirements?
      10. Breeder body condition scores
      11. Breeder body condition and pregnancy rates
      12. Life for a 450 kg breeder at the end of the dry season
      13. Time of joining?
      14. How much do management options reduce dry season breeder live weight loss?
      15. Prevent the preventable (vaccinations)
      16. Planning – annual management calendar
      17. Assessing drought recovery options
      18. a. Dynamaplus
      19. b. Bullocks and Cowtrade
      20. c. Key principles
      21. Breeder management and grazing pressure
      22. Take home messages.

Full recording – Key biosecurity management considerations for beef producers during drought recovery (Erica Noonan)

Playlist – Key biosecurity management considerations for beef producers during drought recovery (Erica Noonan)

1. 1. Making profitable management decision after the dry (Biosecurity)
   2. Biosecurity considerations
   3. Botulism
   4. Leptospirosis
   5. Clostridial diseases
   6. Disease prevention – vaccination
   7. Cattle tick
   8. Biting insects
   9. Bovine Ephemeral Fever – Three Day
   10. Plant poisoning and weed emergence
   11. Take home messages

This is part two of this webinar series – Making profitable management decisions after the dry. This webinar recording aims at providing beef producers a ‘first look’ at some at some of the key management strategies and actions to consider when planning for recovery.

Topics discussed include:

• Breeder management – why is timing of calving and weaning so important?

• How to assess feed availability

• Rebuilding your herd – herd structure, optimum age of turnoff and herd rebuilding strategies

• Overview of the decision support tools to assist producers in assessing herd rebuilding strategies (BreedCow & Dynama)

• What are my options if it gets dry again – What are the exit points or contingencies under my chosen herd structure?

• Biosecurity – diseases, parasites and weed management.

By watching the full recordings you will hear from two very experienced presenters:

1. Mick Sullivan – Principal Beef Extension Officer, DAF

2. Erica Noonan – Biosecurity Officer, DAF.

You can use the tabs below to select and watch a full recording or use the playlists (below each recording) to jump to the start of a particular section within the recording. As well as access the power point presentations and find links to additional resources.

Download a copy of the presentations

• Beef Management and Drought Recovery (Mick Sullivan; 2.3 MB, PDF)
• Beef Biosecurity and Drought Recovery (Erica Noonan; 1.9 MB, PDF)

Additional resources

← Making profitable management decisions after the dry Part 1: Financial management

← Making profitable management decisions after the dry Part 3: Grains industry

← Managing the breeder herd

← Managing cow reproduction: an overview

← Heifer management

← Recovering from drought

Animal biosecurity and welfare (Biosecurity Queensland) →

Breedcow and Dynama herd modelling package →