The Butterfly pea book: a guide to establishing and managing butterfly pea pastures in Central Queensland. This book contains accumulated knowledge and practical experience as well as results…
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The ‘Promising pastures’ project investigates recently released or advanced varieties of pasture grasses and legumes for beef finishing and breeding systems in northern Queensland.

Healthy savannah woodlands and native pastures are a valuable resource for the dry tropics and are critical to the profitability of the extensive beef industry in the northern…
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Drought is a recurring challenge for beef producers in Australia, impacting pasture availability and forage quality. During these periods, implementing effective drought feeding strategies is crucial to maintaining…
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Major droughts generally develop following a dry spring and failure of subsequent summer rains. Decisions need to be made as to what relief measures are necessary. Important factors…
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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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Planning for drought or drought recovery will require you to make some tough and difficult decisions around feeding and caring for your livestock and how to best manage…
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An explanation of what Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS), specifically Faecal Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (F.NIRS), is and how you can use it to assess the diet quality of the pasture your cattle are eating.

Out of all environmental damage that can affect the nutritional value of pasture, frost is more detrimental than flood, drought or insects (Jackson, et al. 2009). In this…
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Grazing land management resources on this page: Signs of overgrazing Using fire as a management tool Wet season spelling 101: who, what, why, where, when and how 16…
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