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2019 Grassland Society of NSW Conference

03/07/2019 – 04/07/2019 @ All Day – 2019 Conference “Renewed focus on livestock systems for resilience – the swing back to forages” Date:  3 – 4 July 2019 Venue: Gunnedah Town Hall Contact:  George Truman (0427 505040) Click here to download the Conference Flyer and Registration Form Online Bookings are now available here:  https://www.trybooking.com/BCMTG

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“Pasture Walk” at Mandurama

22/10/2019 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am –

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Acid Soils seminar at Mandurama

20/02/2020 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Acid Soils; a new look Who dares, WINS! Take the time to look over the fence. What is limiting your soil’s capacity to produce grass, when it rains? Let’s dig deeper with the following speakers and topics: Helen Burns, NSW DPI – Current soil pH status and liming practice Jason Condon, NSW DPI – Soil […]

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Virtual Conference “Pathway to Productive Pastures”

20/07/2021 – 21/07/2021 @ All Day – 2021 Conference “Pathway to Productive Pastures” Date:  20-21 July 2021 Venue:  VIRTUAL EVENT Contact:  Helen Warren (0414 860502) Conference Flyer and Registration Form  – click here to download the 2021 Grassland Society of NSW Virtual Conference Flyer/Program. Book online for virtual conference at this Trybooking link.  

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Pastures for livestock production Research Update

03/12/2021 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm – You are invited to join us at the Tamworth Agricultural Institute to hear about some of the latest research in tropical pastures, dual purpose crops, Chilean needle grass management and automated livestock weighing. Topics covered: Digit-lucerne mixtures: What is the optimum ratio?—Dr Sean Murphy (NSW DPI) Desmanthus: a tropical legume for northern NSW—Dr Suzanne Boschma […]

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Field Day: Longevity in legumes, pasture nutrition and perennial wheat

27/05/2022 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm – NSW Grasslands Society, NSW DPI and Central Tablelands Local Land Services combine to deliver the latest pasture research results. Join us as we summarise the the Livestock Productivity Partnership (MLA and NSW DPI) local trial results and discuss what the results mean for local farmers. We’ll be hosting a paddock walk and talk where you’ll […]

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Tamworth Pasture Update

20/10/2022 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – You are invited to come hear about some of the latest research at Tamworth Agricultural Institute. Climate researcher, Dr Aaron Simmons from NSW DPI, will discuss opportunities to transform grazing systems to meet future market needs. In the field: Pastures to reduce methane emissions – Suzanne Boschma Lucerne & digit – Best mix & N […]

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Autumn Pasture Update: “Pastures, Carbon and Productivity”

02/03/2023 @ All Day – Farmers are continually and intuitively managing pastures, climate, productivity, and market risks on their farm. Research continues into how livestock producers can continue with productive pastures, whilst trying to manage and adapt to variable climates, carbon and what it can offer, and potential new benefits of some pasture species. What pasture mixes are performing, persisting […]

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Tamworth Pasture Update

20/09/2023 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – You’re invited to come and hear about some of the latest pasture and livestock research with the theme of Tools for the Times. Topics will include: AG360 – recording the past and predicting the future – Lu Hogan, UNE Using data to optimise the forage base and beef production – Sabrina Lomax, University of Sydney Dry […]

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