22nd Annual Conference – Queanbeyan 2007
“Pasture Systems – Managing for a Variable Climate”
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CONTENTS:
i The Grassland Society of NSW
ii Conference Sponsors
vii Preface
viii Invited Papers
Theme 1. Climate and environment
- ‘Managing for a variable climate: preparing for climate change’ – Peter Hayman
- ‘Managing the carbon cycle’ – Jeff Baldock, Jan Skjemstad and Terry Bolger
- ‘Balancing profi t with climatic and environmental risks’ – Doug Alcock
Theme 2. Developing and managing pastures for variable climates
- ‘Managing and developing plants for variable climates’ – David Kemp
- ‘Achieving production and environmental benefi ts in a challenging landscape’ – John and Robyn Ive
Theme 3. Managing cash flow under adversity
- ‘July 2007 – Where to from here?’ – David Sackett
- ‘Surviving drought: strategies to date and plans for the future’ – Ian Atkinson
Theme 4. Managing on-farm water in variable climates
- ‘Managing your farm’s water resources’ – John Franklin
- ‘Water reticulation on-farm in a challenging environment’ – Bryce Garnock
Theme 1. Climate and environment
- *‘Trigger Points’ for stocking decisions in Western NSW – Ron Hacker, Yohannes Alemseged, Paul Carberry and Warren Smith
- ‘Impact of climate variability on predicted annual pasture intake of sheep grazing native pastures in northern NSW’ – Greg Lodge and Ian Johnson
- ‘Developing tools for climate risk management in the subtropical dairy region’ – K Sinclair, RG Walker and Z Hochman
Theme 2. Developing and managing pastures for variable climates
- *‘Summer dormancy – a drought resistance strategy in perennial grasses’ – Mark Norton, Florence Volaire, Shu Fukai and Francois Lelievre
- *‘Drought resistance of perennial grasses’ – Terry Bolger, Denys Garden and Anna Rita Rivelli
- ‘Establishment trials on acid soils with phalaris cultivars varying in aluminium tolerance’ – Richard Culvenor and Dennis Watson
- ‘Persistence of perennial pastures in variable seasons’ – Michael Keys
- ‘Grazing behaviour and diet composition of sheep grazing dual-purpose canola’ – Hugh Dove and Andrew Lieschke
- ‘Seed preferences of Pheidole ants for pasture grasses and legumes at 3 sites in southern New South Wales’ – Walter Kelman
- ‘LANDSCAN Farm Plan™ – a new workshop to assist graziers’ – Michael Keys and Bruce Clements
- Evaluation of ‘Paddock Plants’ Field Days – Lori McWhirter, Helena Warren and Ashley Senn
Theme 3. Managing cash flow under adversity
- ‘Variability in weather: what are the consequences for grazing enterprises?’ – Libby Salmon and John Donnelly
Field tours
- Field tour 1: CSIRO Ginninderra Experiment Station
- Field tour 2: Sutton Pasture Technology Site
