The Economic performance of beef cattle finishing systems used on the North-Eastern Downs project was set up as part of the Implementation of Producer Demonstration Sites to increase…
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Managing mulga grasslands provides guidelines for the mulga grazing country that covers large areas of south west Queensland. It is a local supplement to the basic principles described in Managing…
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The Advancing Beef Leaders (ABL) program is a tailored leadership and professional development program for emerging beef producers and rural community leaders. Participants of the ABL program are…
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The leaves, pods and seeds of the leucaena fodder tree all contain the toxic amino acid mimosine, which many rumen bacteria can break down to the toxic compound,…
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This Agnote lists species of grasses and legumes that can be sown as improved pastures for grazing or for the production of fodder in the monsoonal rainfall zone of the Northern Territory. This zone is defined as having a distinct wet season with over 600mm annual rainfall.
This very handy book includes visual guides to assess land condition, pasture yield, utilisation and quality in Mitchell grass pastures. It is available online and in hardcopy.
Pasture establishment covers: cultivar selection, planting material, seed quality, seeding or planting rate, time of sowing, controlling competing vegetation, ground preparation, seed treatment, planting methods, managing new pastures, and what to avoid.
A summary of research from the Galloway Plains grazing experiment conducted from 1987 to 2001 on sub-coastal black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) pastures in central Queensland. Authors: David Orr…
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Plants are important indicators of the health and condition of your pasture. Recognising key plant species and understanding their role in your pastures is a vital step in…
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Giant rat’s tail grass (Sporobolus natalensis and S. pyramidalis) is part of the group of weedy Sporobolus grasses that also includes American rat’s tail grass (S. jacquemontii), Giant…
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