Managing Legumes to Improve Feed Quality and Stock Performance
24/02/12 08:45 Filed in: Farming Answers
A field day on
Increasing Soil Carbon & Nitrogen
Growing Alternative Pasture Legumes
Improving Beef Performance from Pastures
As part of
Managing Pastures for Climate Change Project
This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under FarmReady, part of Australia’s Farming Future.
- When:
- Friday 24th February, 2012
- Where:
- Whorouly Recreation Reserve, Whorouly
- Approx 35km east of Glenrowan
- For directions see map below
- Time:
- 8:45am to 4:00pm (lunch provided)
- Topics:
- Managing soil carbon and nitrogen.
- Getting the best out of your sub-clover pastures.
- Using alternative legumes in cropping and hill country – results from southern NSW trials.
- Sub-clover and pasture legume breeding research update.
- Animal welfare in the next decade – what you will need to think about.
- Beef cattle nutrition for optimum production.
- Speakers:
- Cath Botta, Soil Scientist, PCB Consulting, Benalla.
- Nigel Philips, Researcher/Agronomist, DPI, NSW.
- Belinda Hackney, Researcher/Agronomist, DPI, NSW.
- Dr Phil Nichols, Researcher, Dept of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.
- Dr Paul Cusack, Veterinary Consultant, Australian Livestock Production Services.
- Tim McNamara, McNamara’s Country Store, Rutherglen.
- Cost:
- $25 pre-payment or $30 on the day.
- Contact:
- Please RSVP by Monday the 20th of February to:
- Name:
- Tim Ekberg
- Phone:
- 03 5727 3931
- Mobile:
- 0427 573 535
- Email:
- tim@farminganswers.com
- Address:
- 96 Milawa-Bobinawarrah Rd, Milawa, Victoria, 3678
- Click here to download the directions and booking form
Map
Directions to Whorouly
Evergraze Field Day
26/10/11 09:00 Filed in: Event
Flexible Grazing Systems
“GFC explained − The science behind Grazing for Cash”
- When:
- Wednesday 26th October, 2011
- Where:
- EverGraze Proof site
- Four Mile Creek Rd, Panuara, near Orange
- For directions see below
- Time:
- 9:00am to 1:00pm (lunch provided)
- What:
- Evaluation of set stocking, 4 and 20 paddock grazing systems on native pastures.
- What is driving the key differences in the systems?
- How does grazing system influence lamb production?
- What are your animals eating?
- Understanding water movement in the soil under different grazing systems
- Special presentation: the feeding required to successfully join ewe lambs (a NZ experience).
- The Evergraze team will deliver an interactive field day which demonstrates the science of grazing systems and answer all your questions.
- Contact:
- Please RSVP for catering purposes by Friday 21st October to:
- Name:
- Warwick Badgery, Department of Primary Industries
- Phone:
- 02 6391 3814
- Mobile:
- 0427 274 034
- Email:
- warick.badgery@industry.nsw.gov.au
Directions from Orange
- Head south along Peisley St (parallel with the railway line), which becomes Forest Rd as you cross a railway bridge.
- Continue on Forest Rd for 4 km and turn right into Cadia Rd.
- Continue along this road for approximately 24km until you reach the Panuara Proof site sign on your right (Note that after approximately 10km, Cadia Rd will veer to the left, but keep going straight ahead on Four Mile Creek Rd).
- After the sign turn right into Wallaces Lane.
- After 500m turn right into the property ‘Glendalough’.
Directions from Mandurama
- Head north west on Gold St towards Loquat St. Sign says ‘Burnt Yards/Errowanbang’.
- In 500m Gold St turns right and becomes Mandurama Burnt Yards Rd.
- Travel 10.6kms then turn right at Burnt Yards Errowanbang Rd.
- In 5.1kms turn left at Errowanbag Rd.
- In 2.5kms turn left at Flyers Creek Panuara Rd.
- In 8.5kms turn right at Four Mile creek Rd.
- Travel 5kms then turn left at Wallaces Rd.
- After 500m turn right into the property ‘Glendalough’.
Map
Beef Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) Field Day Edina Lane, "Spring Valley"
23/09/11 14:00 Filed in: Tour
- When:
- Friday 23rd September, 2011
- Where:
- The field day will be held on Edina Lane, on “Spring Valley” — This is located 7.8km north of Woomargama on the Hume Highway (Northbound) or 6km south of Holbrook on the Hume Highway (Southbound). Look for the field day signs.
- Time:
- 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- What:
- Beef Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) Field Day Edina Lane, “Spring Valley”
- Carp, Kelp and Christmas Island, where to next with fertilisers?
- Cost:
- Free, everyone welcome
- More Info?
- Please Contact Holbrook Landcare on 02 6036 3181
- Sponsors:
- Holbrook Landcare and MLA
- Program:
- see below:
- 1:45 pm
- Arrive
- 2:00 pm
- Dr Jeff Hirth. Agronomist, Jeff Hirth Editorial & Agronomic Servivces
- Results of the trial so far: pasture assessments and …
- 2:30 pm
- Ian Locke. Owner “Spring Valley”
- Producer insights of the 3 year trial
- The next step — what happens now at the trial site
- 3:00 pm
- Nigel Philips. NSW Industry & Investment Technical Specialist, Pastures
- What are the lessons for producers from this trial and similar applied trials?
- Can we free up Phosphorous in our soils?
- 4:00 pm
- Finish
Albury-Wodonga Branch Bus Tour
- When:
- Thursday 15th September, 2011
- Where:
- See program below …
- Time:
- 8:45 am to 5:00 pm
- What:
- Albury Wodonga Invites you to join us on a bus tour to the Evercrop site, Yerong Creek which is testing the effect of establishment method on four different perennial species and a look at vertical integration of the Yalandra Fine Foods production system including Scott Giltrap’s Jindera breeding farm and the East Albury retail butchery.
- Details:
- “PERENNIAL PASTURE ESTABLISHMENT METHODS AND VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MEAT PRODUCTION”
- The tour will consist of two property visits, retail butcher visit, morning tea, BBQ lunch and coach travel for participants.
- RSVP:
- Register with Jeff Hirth (03 5726 5270 or jeffhirth@bigpond.com ) by Monday 15th August 2011.
- More Info?
- Please contact Marcus Richardson on 02 60412 085 (AH)
- Program:
- see below:
- 8:45 am
- Coach departs from SS&A carpark, Wilson St. Albury
- 9:25 am
- Gerogery Pick-up, opposite the Gerogery Hotel
- 9:35 am
- Culcairn Pick-up, opposite the Culcairn Hotel
- 10:00 am
- Evercrop Site at Yerong Creek
- Morning Tea and Plot Inspection
- Jeff McCormack will discuss the questions: Is sowing the pasture straight better than sowing it under a crop? Can perennial pastures be sown in spring successfully? Do different perennials respond differently? The perennial species include lucerne, chicory, phalaris and cocksfoot. The experiment has monitored the effects that establishment method continues to have on pasture and will be looking at the effects on the following crop.
- 1:00 pm
- Waygu BBQ lunch and AGM at Yalandra, Jindera
- 2:00 pm
- Yalandra farm in Jindera
- Calum McBain will discuss vertical integration, pastures, Wagyu and Dorper sheep, worm farms and supplementary feeding.
- 4:00 pm
- Yalandra Fine Foods in East Albury
- Calum McBain will discuss meat retailing.
- 5:00 pm
- Drop-off in Albury at the SS&A carpark in Wilson Street, Albury
- 5:40 pm
- Gerogory drop-off opposite the Grerogery Hotel
- 5:50 pm
- Culcairn drop-off opposite the Culcairn Hotel
20 Year Anniversary Dinner
24/04/11 11:08 Filed in: News
April marked a milestone in the Albury/Wodonga Branch, with a special dinner held to commerate and mark 20 years together.
It was great to see so many many members, young and old, coming together to mark this special occasion and celebrate such a great achievement.
Bill Malcolm from the University of Melbourne was the guest speaker for the evening, giving a thought provoking and entertaining address on change, Policy and Folk Economic Folly in Farming.
You can get a copy of the full paper by clicking here
It was great to see so many many members, young and old, coming together to mark this special occasion and celebrate such a great achievement.
Bill Malcolm from the University of Melbourne was the guest speaker for the evening, giving a thought provoking and entertaining address on change, Policy and Folk Economic Folly in Farming.
You can get a copy of the full paper by clicking here