The Leucaena in southern inland Queensland project demonstrated to producers in southern inland Queensland, how to best grow and manage leucaena to produce a reliable, drought-tolerant, long-lasting summer-growing…
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Land condition determines the capacity of grazing land to produce useful forage for livestock. What condition is your land in? Find out more here.
Land types enable grazing land managers to describe the characteristics, capabilities and limitations of their land in producing useful forage.
In long-term pastures grasses and legumes are usually planted at the same time (except for leucaena, where the grass is established after the legume). These pasture types can…
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Matching stocking rates with available forage ensures animals always have sufficient feed. This minimises the impact of dry years and drought feeding costs. Most importantly, it prevents overgrazing…
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The Phone app for pasture management – preliminary investigation into the development of an electronic forage budget and land condition application, for use on existing hand-held devices, for…
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Here are a range of tools to help you make informed business and production decisions relating to your beef enterprise. All tools are provided as downloadable Microsoft Excel…
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The Lasker’s run a self-replacing cattle breeding operation comprised of a Santa Gertrudis based herd. Ben and Bindy credit attending a Hold ‘Em or Fold ‘Em – Risk Based Decision Making and Resilience workshop in Surat, amongst other learning opportunities, for helping them change their management practices during tough, ongoing drought conditions. Read the Lasker’s story.
This booklet presents photographic guides and written descriptions of the quality (feed value) and quantity (yield, as kilograms of dry matter per hectare) of the major pasture types within the floodplains of the Channel Country.
Leucaena is a perennial forage that can significantly improve productivity and profitability of beef production systems in northern Australia. However, leucaena has specific management requirements to maximise productivity…
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