Recent wet weather has created ideal breeding conditions for locusts across Queensland, primarily in the Central and South-West regions. These native insects can cause widespread damage to pastures…
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The amount of pasture that grows each year (or ‘pasture growth’) dictates stock numbers and long-term carrying capacity estimates for properties. Data collected from native pastures from over…
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A vast area of north-west Queensland, including the northern Mitchell Grass Downs, extending into the Gulf, was damaged after a monsoon trough flooded the area in February 2019.…
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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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Spinifex (Triodia species) covers over 25% of Australia’s landmass and is a dominant feature across northern rangelands. Despite its extensive coverage, practical knowledge around managing spinifex pastures for…
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Find out more about ways to increase nitrogen cycling in your sown pastures, including mechanical options, ley farming and more…
Rehabilitating degraded lands and increasing ground cover helps to reduce sediment runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef. Although grazing management strategies can often improve ground cover levels, degraded…
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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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Pastures need time to recover following prolonged drought or a series of poor growing seasons. Grazing systems that allow for the removal of grazing pressure for a period…
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With its ability to bridge the seasonal nutrition gap in the north, leucaena under best practice management can maintain positive cattle weight gains through the dry season. Like…
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