3.04 - Pasture utilisation
Selected information sources and training workshops to lift the efficiency of pasture utilisation.
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Towards Sustainable Grazing – The professional producer’s guide
Published by MLA, this guide describes in practical detail how to manage a more productive and sustainable grazing business. The chapters on grazing management and native and improved perennial pasture production provide further information related to this module and the publication also presents growth pathways to successful market outcomes. The guide can be accessed online at www.mla.com.au
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State PROGRAZE manuals
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MLA calculators
MLA has produced a range of calculators that can assist in determining pasture utilisation. These are available under the Publications, tools & events section of the website:
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MLA Tips & Tools
The Tips & Tools range of free factsheets produced by MLA provide producers with straightforward practical information to apply on-farm. The following list includes the Tips & Tools that are relevant to this module for further information on improving pasture and grazing management. Visit www.mla.com.au/publications to download your free copies.
- Grazing management titles
- Grazing management 1: Tactical grazing to maximise whole farm pasture and animal productivity
- Grazing management 2: Getting the best out of set stocking
- Grazing management 3: Getting started in simple time-based rotational grazing
- Grazing management 4: Intensive rotational grazing systems
- Grazing management for mixed perennial-based pastures
- Grazing management for productive native pastures
- Pastures and weeds titles
- Looking after your pastures in drought
- Making perennial ryegrass-based pastures productive and persistent
- Making phalaris-based pastures more productive and persistent
- Making the most of phosphorus fertiliser applied to soil
- Managing annual grasses to boost pasture production
- Maximising production from kikuyu-based pastures
- Strategies to boost the productivity of native pastures
- Managing Paterson's curse to boost pasture production
- Managing saffron thistle boosts pasture production
- Managing scotch, nodding and spear thistles boosts pasture
- Managing St John's wort-infested pastures to boost production
- Natural resource management titles
- Encouraging biodiversity benefits
- Encouraging birds on to your farm
- Increasing earthworms in pastures
- Managing deep drainage
- Managing ground cover to reduce run-off and water loss
- Managing soils to keep them healthy and productive
- Native vegetation 1: Assessing the condition of remnant vegetation
- Native vegetation 2: Improving the value of remnant vegetation
- Native vegetation 3: Revegetating the farm
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EverGraze Actions
The EverGraze Actions range of free factsheets provide producers with straightforward practical information to apply on-farm. The following list includes the factsheets that are relevant to this module for further information on improving pasture and grazing management. Visit Evergraze to download your free copies.
- Growing and using Chicory on the East Coast
- Growing and using Chicory in Western Australia
- Growing and using Lucerne
- Growing and using Kikuyu in Western Australia
- Growing kikuyu for summer feed and soil cover
- Grazing Phalaris for production and persistence
- Growing and using summer active Tall Fescue
- Growing and using winter active Tall Fescue in southern Australia
- Native pastures of the Eastern Namoi
- Management of native pastures in Victoria
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Agriculture Notes
Produced by the State of Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, the Agriculture Note: Using nitrogen to grow extra feed for cows provides useful information for producers that can be applied to beef cattle. The Note can be downloaded from http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au
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PRIMEFACTS
Produced by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Primefact 281: Cocksfoot, provides useful information for producers on Cocksfood. that can be applied to beef cattle. The document can be accessed online: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/primefacts