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Most of the negative outcomes from fire result from having the wrong fire (usually too hot) at the wrong time. Wildfires can do a lot of damage and…
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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.

As we all know, over-stocking causes stress on stock, pastures, soil and in the long term bank balances. Estimating the carrying capacity of your land and stocking according…
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Grazing trials have shown the impact of stocking rate (SR) to be variable in terms of profitability and sustainability. The impact of management on land condition, both positive…
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If you are interested in selling trees for carbon credits, you need to do your own research, identify possible opportunities and tread carefully. If you are still interested…
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Key messages Forage budgeting is a method of estimating how long a specific number of animals can stay in a paddock without negatively impacting the landscape. The success…
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The development of environmental markets has focused agriculture’s thoughts back on the level of carbon in soil and raises questions about how soils can be better managed to…
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Good, low stress cattle handling improves productivity, such as liveweight gains, conception rates, weaning, meat quality, etc. and decreases your stress!

Animal welfare is essential for sustainable and profitable cattle production. Find out more about beef cattle welfare in northern Australia here.

Pasture photo standards are an essential tool in good grazing land management. They will help you develop pasture budgets and dry season business management plans.