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Project

Uncertain Times Workshop Series Winter-Spring

  • This project is supported by Southern Farming Systems, South West Node of the Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub, through funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund and Meat & Livestock Australia.
  • 2024
  • 3
  • Lismore, Hamilton, Harrow
  • Current
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Research Question

This series of workshops was put together by Cam Nicholson, Nicon Rural, Lisa Miller, Jessie Wettenhall, Michelle McClure, SFS & Jane Gaussen, The Livestock Vet in response to the current 2024 dry-uncertain times experienced across South West Victoria. The aim of the workshops was to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to plan and make good decisions over the next 9 months. The workshops were delivered across 3 locations Lismore, Hamilton & Harrow at the end of August 2024 and second week of September. Workshop 1 (August) was measuring current pasture and predicting future pasture growth rates, animal and water consumption for the next 6 months.  Decision Making and introduction to the use of a decision matrix. Workshop 2 (September) was about understanding and managing the feed base, livestock management in dry times and the implications and Stock Containment.  

Research Information & Objectives

Workshop 1 Tools & Resources

To measure current and past growth rates access the Australian Feedbase Monitor

Pasture Growth Modelling for various locations in South West Victoria  view here…

Access to the Pilot Whole Farm Pasture Cover Calculator download here...

View Workshop 1 presentation here...

Workshop 2 Tools & Resources

Presentations

Managing your Productive Feed Base

Grazing Stubbles

Managing your Livestock

Stock Containment

FeedTest Seasonal Averages

NSW DPI Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator

Access to the Pilot Stock Containment Ration Calculator for Sheep and Beef please contact Michelle.

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