Science-based information you can trust from Agriculture Victoria
Feed budgeting is an important tool to help determine potential pasture deficits or surpluses and assist in matching feed supply and demand.
Feed budgeting allows for better and more timely decisions, such as determining the number of stock you can carry, and for how long, and the likely animal performance for different classes of stock
Getting the right ration that meets livestock requirements can be done easily using some ‘back of the envelope’ sums or alternatively, using digital calculators.
The state has experienced quite variable seasonal conditions this summer, with some areas receiving significant rain and even some very intensive events while others have remained very dry. Either way, if there are large...
Flushing ewes (providing nutritional supplementation before joining) with green feed for one week before and one week after joining delivers impressive reproductive benefits. Any available green feed, such as lucerne, rape, millet or green...
In our third Myth Buster segment, Hutton Oddy, NSW Department of Primary Industries, addresses the question of rumen development to and post-weaning and whether an animal can recover from a tough start. This was...
Pasture growth predictions are available for south west and central Victoria
In this edition Grazing value of summer weeds – Raquel Waller, Agriculture Victoria Summer weeds – which ones are toxic? – Dr Jeff Cave, District Veterinary Officer, Agriculture Victoria Listeriosis – Dr Elle Moyle,...
Nick Linden and Jane Court, Agriculture Victoria With high stock prices and a favourable grain harvest looking likely is a temptation to run a percentage of lambs through on grain for earlier turnoff or...
Focus on – Fodder Conservation This webinar focuses on fodder conservation and is presented by Michele Jolliffe, Regional Manager Dairy, South West and Claire Waterman Specialist Farm Business economist. With welcome rain and pasture...
There are many and varied resources for helping to identify what’s in the paddock – both improved grass and legumes, native species and many weeds. The list has been compiled as ones used by...
