Out and about with the pasture team October – December 2024
We hope you enjoy these pics of the Queensland Pasture Resilience team out and about doing their thing — spreading the good news at workshops, field days and…
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Queensland Pasture Resilience Program
The path to enlightenment is through….poo?
The North Queensland sown pastures team have been stalking cattle to collect fresh dung samples to better understand the benefits of adding pasture legumes into native or sown…
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Findings from the Middlemount pasture dieback trial site
Location: ‘Gundabah’, Middlemount Year established: 2020 Key messages Annual fertiliser has changed produced the largest yield every year and has changed the species composition from approximately half/half Indian…
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Pasture team on a Western Queensland run talking about dieback
Pasture dieback was detected in new areas across western Queensland in the 2023/2024 summer, including the Mitchell, Charleville, Blackall and Jericho districts. Pasture dieback causes the death of…
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Stay vigilant against pasture dieback in southern Queensland
Pasture dieback is a rapidly developing concern in southern Queensland, with damage reported across many areas of the Border Rivers, Condamine, and Balonne catchments. Despite its widespread presence,…
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Taking grazing principles from Mexico to the Mitchell grass – Latrobe demonstration site
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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Exploring legume establishment on Mitchell grass downs: simple establishment options for the north
The challenge of seasonal nutritional deficits North Queensland typically has summer dominant rainfall from November to April, which is then followed by a consistent and extended dry period…
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Landholders flock to Miles for productive and persistent legume pastures workshop
Despite recent widespread rain, landholders gathered at Miles for the fully subscribed ‘Productive and Persistent Legume Pastures’ workshop, with a waitlist already growing for the next round in…
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When is the best time to plant legumes in the Brigalow Belt of central and southern Queensland
In the last Newsletter, we highlighted the importance of planning and preparation in establishing a productive and persistent legume pasture. This edition, we shift focus to determining the…
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Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Charters Towers
The Cattle, Carbon and Sustainability workshops are designed to help graziers make informed decision about carbon sequestration and emissions reduction strategies. Topics include: Carbon sources and sinks Emission…
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