Beef producers in the Southern Gulf can access timely tips and tools to help manage their businesses when Meat and Livestock Australia’s BeefUp Forum is held at Julia Creek on October 31.
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The forum will feature a range of guest speakers with a focus on production.
The BeefUp Forum will be held at the Julia Creek Civic Centre and runs from 9am to 6pm.
The cost to attend is $20, which includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a barbecue dinner.
Topics will range from identifying barriers to profitable beef production, through to herd management and how producers can utilise new technology to boost on-farm productivity.
The forum is also designed to seek direct input from producers to help drive the future direction of levy-payer funded research, development and adoption programs.
Topics and presenters include:
MLA update – Nick Sangster, MLA Program Manager – Grassfed Productivity
Identifying barriers to profitable beef production – Michael Wellington, Bush Agribusiness
Farmecco tool – James Walker, Camden Park, Longreach
Profitable Grazing Systems – Jenny Milson, Qld Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
Profitable producers creating healthy landscapes in Southern Gulf – Anne Alison, Southern Gulf NRM
Climate Mate – Megan Munchenberg, Climate Mate
Producers identifying RD&A priorities – Barb Bishop, MLA BeefUp Forum Coordinator
E-Beef Smart Farming – Anne Alison, Southern Gulf NRM
New generation smart tag – David Smith, Ceres Tag
Optimising production in the north – Don Menzies, CQUniversity
Water monitoring made easy – Mark Middleton, Farmbot
Cow and calf mortality – Dave Smith, Qld Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
