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Grazing fundamentals EDGE workshop | Townsville

Grain-fed Cattle
Grass-fed Cattle
Sheep
Goat
Lamb
13 Oct 2022 | 08:30 AM
1 day
$250pp* inc. GST, 1st person from a business (usually $825pp) and $165pp* for each additional participant from a business.
* Discounted prices are possible thanks to support from The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Reef Grazing Extension Services through the Queensland Government Reef Water Quality Program.

Grazing fundamentals EDGE is a workshop designed to give you a broad understanding of the components of the grazing production system and the core, scientifically-backed principles behind optimising grazing land productivity.

What you will learn:

• environmental regulators of pasture growth and quality
• seasonal pasture growth patterns and key decision dates
• how soil properties influence pasture growth
• how grazing affects pasture plants, their productivity and growth
• how to assess land condition and how this impacts on carrying capacity
• know when and how to use pasture spelling 
• principles behind successful grazing systems
• how to account for different classes of animals when assessing grazing pressure.

Mercure Townsville, 166 Woolcock St, Currajong
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