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Table of Contents from the 8th Conference Proceedings
7-8 JULY 1993 – Orange NSW
“MANAGING PASTURES FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION – MANAGING ANIMALS FOR PASTURE PRODUCTION”
Invited Papers
Pasture decline – real or imagined? – Ken Archer, John Read and Gordon Murray
Pasture decline – A farmer’s viewpoint – David Pockley
Principles of sustainable pasture production – Ted Carter
Pasture benchmarks for sheep and cattle production – Alan Bell, Ian Blackwood
Pasture utilisation on a Victorian dairy farm – Stephen Crooke, Sarah Crooke
Managing pastures by grazing – David Kemp
How to maintain or improve the productivity of native grass-based pastures in the Tablelands – Peter Simpson
Native grass pastures – a grazier’s perspective – John Dalglish
Applying principles of ruminant nutrition to pasture utilisation – Geoffrey Robards
Profitable pasture utilisation with beef cattle – Murray Garnock
Profitable pasture utilisation with sheep – Bruce Allworth
Forage crops and feed gaps – Stuart Burge
A brief evaluation of time control grazing – Ron Hacker
Grazing systems overview – theory and practice of grazing management for sustaining productive temperate pastures – Keith Hutchinson
Contributed Papers and Posters
Irrigated Pasture Production in the Lower Macquarie Valley – Shane Norrish, Michael Elliot and Alan Andrews
Herbicide Tolerance of Two Native Grasses – Michael Keys, Peter Simpson
Effect of Age of Seeds of Sifton Bush (Cassinia arcuata R. Br.) on Germination and Regeneration – Malcolm Campbell
Managing Pastures to Cope with Drought – Peter Walker
Saleable Stock from Stable Pasture Project – Warren McDonald
Grazing Management – Not Just a Rest for Your Pastures – Guy Robinson
Productivity of Lotus pendunculatus and Trifolium repens in a Base Pasture of Kikuyu Grass – Bill Fulkerson, Katrina Slack
Does Less Mouths = More Pasture = More Profit? – Bob Wynne
The Potential for Native Grasses on the Central and Southern Tablelands – Denys Garden, Peter Dowling and David Eddy
Effect of Free Range Pountry on Soil and Pasture – Alex Wells
Pasture Management and Weed Control Using Goats – Cameron Allan, Peter Holst
Farmer Discussion Groups in Central and Southern NSW – Penelope Hickey, Phillip Dearden and Alan Andrews
Hybrid Serradella – An Answer to the Hardseed Problem – Peter Neilson, David Michalk
Legumes of the Future – Warwick Green
Travel Grant Reports
International Grassland Congress: Palmerston North and Hamilton, New Zealand – Cameron Allan, John Read
New Zealand Grazing Systems: Are They Relevant to NSW? – David Michalk, David Kemp, Geoff Robards and John Read