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If you are coming along to the Westech Field Days in Barcaldine next week, be sure to swing by the combined AgForce and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries…
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The Improving Grazing Land Management (IGLM) project within the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program (QPRP), focusses on native pasture production systems. A key part of the IGLM project is…
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At this time of year, not only is nutrient content of pasture declining, so too is pasture digestibility, resulting in cattle eating much less pasture. This double whammy…
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Low reproductive rates in northern Australian beef herds are recognised as a significant limiting factor to enterprise productivity. Many factors influence reproductive rates, in particular environmental and management…
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Craig Antonio on ‘Borambil’, Millmerran has one of the most southerly inland plantings of leucaena. Millmerran lies on the Darling Downs about 300km west of Brisbane at a…
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May 2023   In this edition: A drink, a feed and a decent rest  |  Clermont cattlemen’s challenge update  |  Northern Grassfed Carcass Competition is on again  | …
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written by Kylie Hopkins, Central Queensland Sown Pasture team, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries How many issues can one paddock have? And if it has many, what can…
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Optimising pasture utilisation is fundamental to sustainable beef production in northern Australia. In these systems, cattle nutrition is almost entirely derived from grazing native rangelands, and addressing any…
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By definition, early weaning is weaning calves at an age younger than ‘normal’ practice. In Queensland, the normal range of weaning is at 5–8 months though the range does…
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Many producers believe they can pick when their cattle are affected by worms. This may be so, but there are many other circumstances that cause animals to look…
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