The final newsletter for 2018 is now available:
Volume 33, Number 4, 2018 (pdf file 828kb)
From all of us at the Society, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year – and most importantly better weather for 2019.
The latest newsletter is now online at the link below. As usual it has lots of very useful information for all of us.
Volume 33, Number 3, 2018 (pdf file 955kb)
Of particular interest to those still struggling with drought across the state, will be the updated version of the “Managing and Preparing for Drought (August 2018)”. Details within the newsletter but to make it easier for everyone, you can use this direct link to download the publication. Further information on Drought Assistance and other resources is available at the DPI DroughtHub.
Grant applications now open!
There’s 13 industry award categories available in the 2019 round – cotton; dairy; eggs and poultry (layers); established, new and emerging rural industries; fisheries and aquaculture; forest and wood products; grains; health and biosecurity; meat and livestock; pork; red meat processing; viticulture and oenology; and wool.
Applications close on Friday 12 October 2018. The Award winners will be publicly recognised as part of the ABARES Outlook 2019 conference in Canberra in March 2019.
Since they were launched in 2001, the Science and Innovation Awards have helped more than 230 young researchers, innovators and scientists turn their ideas into reality through more than $3.7 million in grant funding. Be a part of the 2019 round and apply today!
Winners of the industry category Science Awards are then invited to apply for the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources’ Award, which provides additional funding for an extended research project.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Interested in applying for a 2019 Science and Innovation Award grant? To be eligible you must:
Note:
If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact the Science Awards team at scienceawards@agriculture.gov.
The latest issue of the newsletter (Vol33/No2) is now online with some very useful information particularly during these very dry times.
Volume 33, Number 2, 2018 (pdf file 890kb)
Note: for those who want to check out the Drought Feed Calculator, it can be downloaded for Android here and for Apple here.
The first newsletter for 2018 has just been released and as usual is full of interesting and informative articles. Check it out:
Volume 33, Number 1, 2018 (pdf file 935kb)
The latest (and last for 2017) newsletter is now online with lots of great information as usual.
Volume 32, Number 4, 2017 (pdf file 2150kb)
Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year with the right amount of rain falling just when you need it.
The latest issue of the newsletter is now online and as usual is jam-packed with information for everyone.
For those who work closely with livestock, I urge you to read the Q Fever article and assess whether you need to take steps to protect yourself from this debilitating disease – better safe than sorry.
The other very useful item in the newsletter regards the pasture trial network which aims to publish information about pasture varieties to help everyone make informed and objective decisions.
Volume 32, Number 3, 2017 (pdf file 3720kb)
The latest issue of the newsletter (2nd for the year) is now online. This one has information about the conference and some re-caps of the recent Pasture Updates so if you missed out on attending these fantastic events, check it out online:
Volume 32, Number 2, 2017 (pdf file 4640kb)
See below for the first issue of the newsletter for 2017.
Volume 32, Number 1, 2017 (pdf file 4013kb)
A comprehensive guide to the establishment of perennial pastures is now available on the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) website. It offers producers proven strategies to successfully grow productive and persistent pasture that will deliver a return on investment now and into the future.
Click here to download the guide (pdf file 3.1 MB)
This how-to guide is based on years of proven pasture and livestock research and incorporates many of the principles in DPI’s very successful Prime Pastures Program, ProGraze® and Landscan®, and also includes results from recent research.
The guide presents a structured approach to planning and paddock preparation that will help producers identify constraints that may limit establishment, which must be addressed on a paddock by paddock basis, well in advance of sowing. The emphasis is on forward planning and management up to two years before sowing and during the first year of pasture growth.
It revisits the Prime Pastures’ eight step checklist, with clear guidelines for the planning process, sowing and management during the critical establishment period. Topics covered include tips on paddock assessment, species selection, nutrition, weed and pest management, cover cropping and grazing management.
Although the guide focuses on establishment of new pasture, producers are also encouraged to consider renovation of existing pasture as an alternative to completely re-sowing paddocks. The guide provides fertiliser and grazing management strategies that can invigorate established pasture at a fraction of the cost of sowing new pasture.
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