PPT-Innovation in pasture based dairying

Tom Malleson Our system 400 cows grazing 10 months of the year JerseyFriesian cross cows 5000 litres per cow high butterfat and protein Comparatively low input use Strong emphasis on management of grassland and grazing. These species were originally introduced as contaminants in pasture seed and have now adapted well to large areas of eastern Australia Five species of introduced Sporobolus grasses are declared Class 57374 pest plants in Queensland giant rats tail Total Income 54642 VARIABLE COSTS Replacements 1 Bull 7000 hd 7000 Livestock and vet costs see section titled beef health costs for details 1403 Ear tags 200 40 Fodder crops 0 Hay Grain 0 Droughts can increase feed costs For example costs see mai Pasture Rental Arrangementsfor Your FarmPart I:Animal Units and Stocking Rates...........................................................................................3Part II: Establishing Rates: P Doe . Management Program. (Spring Kidding). I. . Doe . Production Stages. Flushing: . November . 1 to November 15. Breeding. : . November . 15 to December 7. Early . Gestation: . . December 1 to March 20. The Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord (the Accord) has been developed under the oversight of the Dairy . Environment Leadership . Group (DELG). DELG includes representatives from farmers, dairy companies, central government, . Range and Pasture Management. Lets talk about grazing. Benefits of grazing management. How grass grows. Steps to effective grazing management. Estimating carrying capacity. Monitoring your pasture. Experience with Jersey cows from 1965/66 at the age of 6 years old. My father milked 15-20 Jersey cows once a day by hand from natural pastures in a dry area with rainfall of about 500 mm/annum. Production between 5-15 lit/cow/day. Producer Groups Winter Pasture NRM Project. Winter Pasture NRM Project. In the beginning…. 2012 Achievements. Local Case Studies. 2013 and onwards!. Adelaide and Mt Lofty Northern Region Producer Groups Winter Pasture NRM Project. Northern Agricultural Region. David Ferris, DAFWA. Supporting your . success. EverCrop. project. New . knowledge. Grower experience. Update Papers. Sowing barley into sub-tropical pastures. Pasture cropping lupins over sub-tropical perennial grasses. Bryce Stokes. Senior Advisor. CNJV/DOE. Washington, DC. Biomass Potential . –. T. he . Billion-Ton Study . Update. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Robert D. Perlack* . Laurence M. . Eaton. Anthony F. Turhollow . Fernando . R. Vizcarra. 1. , Paul T. Greenway. 2. , and Santiago A. Utsumi. 3. . . 1. Undergraduate . student of Animal Bio-health, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35758; . 2. Research . technician and . How to select your cultivar . When it comes to selecting what pasture you want to grow, the first thing you need to know is what sort of paddock you are sowing.. A few things you need to know are the pH level, the fertility status of the paddock, the topography, moisture content, the animals you are going to graze, the time you are going to graze the cultivar, what pests you have, how big is the paddock, how long you are going to graze the pasture and how you are able to sow it.. Pasture User Group-as a Collective Action Model of herders. Ts. Enkhamgalan. 2. Why?. What?. How?. Content. 3. Core of nomadic pasture management technology is to maintain mobility.. Why?. Sustainable management. Introduction to Soil . Types, Structure and Pasture . Management. What is Soil?. The largest percentage of soil consists of weathered inorganic rock material. The . . amounts of different sizes and types of rock particles or grains determines the soil's texture. .