WA Pasture and Livestock Update | Wagin, WA

Visit White family’s paddocks to see and hear about the many pasture options they have introduced into their mixed farming system. These include lucerne, chicory, sub clover, Balansa clover, messina, forage oats and Anameka saltbush. Xavier, with the help of Phil Barrett-Lennard, will discuss why these species have been chosen and how they fit into their whole farm operation both logistically and economically.

Out in the paddocks we’ll also cover off on pasture nutrition through effective use of fertilisers; the importance of rhizobia in fixing nitrogen; varieties of these species and others available and their suitability to this region; and efficient strategies for nitrogen application to get best bang for your buck.

Speakers and topics:

• Clayton South, producer with Paul Omodei, Planfarm - Driving profitability of livestock within a mixed farming system
• Phil Nichols, DAFWA - Pasture varieties for here, there, but not everywhere
• Richard Apps, MLA - Your levies at work – what is MLA up to in the R&D space?
• Local producers - The Pasture and Livestock Updates Producer Panel
• Phil Barrett-Lennard, agVivo - Chaff carts and crop grazing – do they stack up?
• Beth Paganoni, DAFWA, with producer, Emily Stretch - ATM and BS technology – it’s not what you’re thinking

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