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A comparison of the growth of cattle grazing buffel grass: high intensity rotational grazing vs continuous grazing

There are numerous grazing strategies that producers can employ on their properties. Intensive rotational grazing is one option that has become more popular in recent years, but there…
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Pasture dieback or pasture rundown?

Pasture rundown is the reduction of pasture growth over time due to the tie-up of soil nutrients (primarily nitrogen) in sown pastures. Pasture quantity and quality gradually reduces…
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Pasture dieback — signs and symptoms

Pasture dieback only affects tropical and sub-tropical grasses, causing premature death and unthrifty growth. Pastures in eastern Queensland are affected, specifically north and Central Queensland, Wide Bay Burnett and south-east Queensland. Dieback in tropical grass-pastures was confirmed in north-east New South Wales in early 2020.

Investigating the risk of oxalate poisoning for cows grazing irrigated buffel grass

Buffel grass is a valued pasture species for livestock in Central Australia. Typically, it occurs with native grasses and is capable of producing large amounts of palatable, nutritious…
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The role of reference populations in genetic evaluation for Australian beef cattle.

Genomic information is playing an increasingly important role in genetic evaluation for beef cattle breeders. As genotyping becomes more common, it is the quality and quantity of phenotypes…
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Calf 48 hour – better detection of calving events for improved productivity

The ‘Calf 48 hour’ project is evaluating and enhancing technologies to detect parturition events in cattle in order to improve diagnosis of causes of calf loss in extensive…
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Application of updated Animal Equivalents (AE) approach

The evolution of the Animal Equivalent (AE) system in Australia is progressing to a new approach in comparing animals of different weights, classes and species with a fit-for-purpose…
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The Lender Ready Program – becoming Lender Ready to assist in accessing money to support business operations and expansion

The Lender Ready Program – Your Questions (PDF 0.73 MB)The Lender Ready Program – A Producer’s perspective on accessing finance (PDF. 0.43 MB) Becoming Lender Ready – What…
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Addressing land condition issues at Ametdale: part of the Northern Grazing Demonstration project

Background Ian and Penny MacGibbon of Ametdale Station, St Lawrence, joined the Northern Grazing Demonstration Project to help address land condition and productivity issues. Ametdale is a breeding…
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Making the most of the forecast

It’s important for graziers to know where to access the most up-to-date and accurate climate-related information. Graziers know that the impact of a La Nina event varies across the…
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