Pasture specialists in northern Australia have spent decades researching cost effective ways to improve soil quality, cattle production values and businesses’ bottom lines. After a few good seasons…
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When it comes to making stocking rate decisions, when do you do it? At the end of the wet season? Mid-way through the year? To take out the…
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The Conserving Leucaena ssp. germplasm collection project aimed to import unique Leucaena germplasm from University of Hawaii and collect seed to provide long term benefit to the Australian…
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In this presentation, David Phelps (Principal Scientist – Grazing Lands with DAF) discusses how the pasture is responding after the flooding and what is likely for the longer…
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Pasture dieback is affecting large areas of highly productive sown and native pastures across Queensland. In this presentation, Stuart Buck (Senior Agronomist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) discusses…
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Key points wiregrass is an unpalatable and unproductive grass a high proportion of wiregrass in a pasture indicates poor land condition strategic burning of wiregrass dominated pastures over…
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The High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets: Phase 2 project built on findings from Phase 1 to investigate the relative profitability of six forage options for backgrounding…
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A GrazingFutures Case Study — compiled by Cox Inall Communications Mark and Carolyn Redgen run a 1200 ha breeding and weaner turnoff operation primarily on “The Rockies” south…
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Key messages Typically, if cattle have reduced growth during the dry season because of low quality and low availability of pasture, then during the following wet season, or…
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Information on energy requirements of beef cattle and how to correct energy shortfalls can be obtained from attending a Nutrition EDGE workshop.