Grazing fundamentals EDGE workshop | Townsville
* 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.