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Table of Contents from the 26th Conference Proceedings
26-28 JULY 2011 – Bathurst NSW
“GRASSLAND FARMERS – OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS & REALITIES”
Invited Papers
Threats, realities and opportunities of grassland farming in the central Tablelands – K Behrendt, J Eppleston
Farming the grass curve in the context of changing opportunities in the Australian lamb market – a central Tablelands perspective – GM Salmon, GJ Salmon
Developing livestock preventive medicine programs with grassland farmers – BR Watt
Performance for profit – M Ryan
Pseudo-science: a threat to agriculture? – DC Edmeades
Soil chemistry – facts and fiction and their influence on the fertiliser decision making process – N Menzies, D Harbison and P Dart
The Pegala Pastoral Company – Vertically integrating cropping and beef production systems – M Mason
Factors affecting pasture production in variable landscapes – how does it influence fertiliser use and other mangement issues? – B Hackney, P Orchard, D Kemp and B Orchard
Landscape and grazing management affects on pasture production and persistence on “Dunns Plains” – B Townson
Collaborate to survive and thrive – J Gladigau
Cereal based forage crops for hay and silage production – J Piltz, C Rodham, J Walker, P Matthews, B Hackney and JF Wilkins
Optimising the intake of feed by pasture-fed sheep and cattle – CT Westwood
Varying sheep production from different pasture types – J Brien
Bioscapes – an introduction to biodiversity in grazing landscapes – C Edwards
Surveys of grazing industry end-users in northern New South Wales – GM Lodge
On-farm monitoring of sheep and pasture production in the EverGraze northern New South Wales project – GM Lodge, MA Brennan, PT Sanson, BR Roworth and IJ Stace
Developing pasture and livestock benchmarks for sheep production in northern New South Wales – GM Lodge
Comparison of methods for estimating herbage mass in small plots – GM Lodge, S Harden
Using height and density to estimate the herbage mass of different pastures in northern New South Wales – GM Lodge, MA Brennan, PT Sanson, BR Roworth and IJ Stace
“Trevenna” sheep production demonstration site of methane emissions on the northern Tablelands of NSW – C Edwards, MJ McPhee, J Meckiff, N Ballie, D Schneider and R Hegarty
Using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to determine nutritive value of tropical perennial grasses – SP Boschma, SA Sissons and MJ Sissons
Herbicides evaluated for tropical perennial grasses – LH McCormick, SP Boschma, AS Cook and BM McCorkell
The value of ‘alternative’ nitrogen fertiliser products on pasture. 1. Pasture production at three sites – CE Muir, N Griffiths and P Beale
The value of ‘alternative’ nitrogen fertiliser products on pasture. 2. Pasture quality and carryover effects at Tocal – CE Muir, N Griffiths and P Beale
The use of pig manure – a study at Wollun, NSW – C Edwards, M Duncan
Managing tropical perennial grasses for livestock production – a case study – BR McGufficke
Benefits and uses of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) cv. Ceres Tonic in livestock production systems in New South Wales – HG Judson, AJE Moorhead
Australian breeding of persistent perennial ryegrass without endophyte – A Leddin
Effect of ensiling on weed seed viability – J Piltz, R Stanton, C Rodham and H Wu
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