Rangelands Grazing fundamentals EDGE | Geraldton, WA

All people with an interest in the pastoral industry can look forward to a new regionalised training program to help upskill workers in grazing fundamentals and livestock production. This training has been designed specifically for the Rangelands pastoral context by Meat & Livestock Australia’s EDGEnetwork and experienced rangelands advisors.

Who should attend?
All people working in the WA Rangelands industry. This includes red meat and wool producers, pastoral managers, station hands, contractors, advisors and students interested in a future in the pastoral industry.

What’s in it for you?
You will learn to understand grazing land management, the fundamentals of rangelands soils and livestock production in a one-day course that will include classroom leaning and hands-on training. On completion, you will be able to identity land types, build knowledge of native pasture plants, develop strategies to manage land condition, understand how to manage nutritional requirements of livestock and estimate the long and short-term stock carrying capacity.

Key topics covered

• nutritional requirements for animal production
• diet quality and phases of pasture growth
• forage demand and determining forage intake
• animal equivalents and applying AEs/DSEs
• factors affecting forage production
• climate, climate influences and decision dates
• soil types, soils profiles and soil biological properties
• vegetation, perennials versus annuals and the role of shrubs
• land condition and land condition indicators
• improving land condition
• how stocking rate influences animal production
• diet quality and diet selection
• long-term and short-term carrying capacity.