Science-based information you can trust from Agriculture Victoria
Do livestock (sheep and beef cattle) self medicate? Or find what they need if it’s available? Dr Shawn McGrath, Senior Lecturer in Animal Production at Charles Sturt University joins us to discuss the science...
Is feeding too much protein to livestock wasteful? This was recorded after the LiveFeed Seasonal webinar.
Check out this webinar recording on the benefits of feed testing and how to interpret the results. Click here to access the webinar To supply your livestock needs and ensure the best value for...
Do you need to feed stock? A cash flow budget can help you to manage the increasing costs! A user-friendly excel spreadsheet could provide an ideal tool for looking at contributing factors such as...
Dale Grey, Seasonal Risk Agronomist with Agriculture Victoria, tackles the myth buster “La Nina has no effect on summer rainfall in Victoria”. Dale also looks at historical climate data to consider what might lie...
With another wet spring forecast, this webinar will discuss summer forage crops as potential opportunities for providing quality feed for lambs over summer. Presenters include Rebecca Stutz (CSIRO) and Ralph Behrendt (Agriculture Victoria) plus...
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...
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...
Focus on – Spring pastures Presented by Fiona Baker, Beef Extension Officer, Ellinbank In this webinar Fiona covers the replacement of nutrient after the removal of silage, the importance of spring tillering for grass persistence and some...
Focus on – Livestock health and nutrition The Beef Sheep Network’s ‘Focus On – Spring’ webinar series began last month with presentations on livestock health and nutrition from Livestock Industry Development Officer Nick Linden...
Feeding book, tools and calculators to assist sheep producers – particularly in dry conditions.
Feeding book, tools and calculators to assist cattle producers – particularly in dry conditions.
See here for a range of tools, tables and calculators – feed budgeting, feed values and more.