Find out how our recent discussion event at Harvest Road’s Koojan Downs cattle backgrounding operation provided an in-depth look at the innovative practices being implemented by the Harvest Road team to enhance pasture quality, soil health, and overall farm productivity.
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Investigating livestock pasture systems with FEED365
Check out the latest updates from the FEED365 Project including early results from the Gillingarra site investigating over sowing perennial grasses and the Warradarge site exploring cereal livestock pasture systems.
Lessons from the Gillingarra FEED365 trial site
The Gillingarra FEED365 site explores combining perennial and annual pasture species for optimal forage. Discover how these trials improve year-round grazing and productivity while managing costs and to learn about the practical outcomes and plans for the 2024 season.
Tackling Dry Seasons Together
Find out how the recent ‘Weathering the Dry: Perennial Edition’ Farmer Discussion event at Murray Grey’s Tarracarral farm built farmer resilience through practical demonstrations and knowledge exchange, with a focus on perennial pasture systems and dealing with the extended dry summer.
Weathering The Dry: Perennial Edition – Farmer Discussion Event
Join us at the WMG Weathering The Dry Farmer Discussion Event to talk about how perennial management changes when the Summer rain doesn’t come!
Perennial & annual pasture system providing liveweight gains
Results from the Gillingarra FEED365 site are in, with cattle grazing the over-sown perennial pastures outperforming those on control paddocks and an added boost in soil fertility, species diversity, dry matter production and groundcover.
October sampling rush before harvest
Every August and September at WMG there is a big focus for our big marquee events like the Spring Field Day and Student Crop Walk. Now that the events have wrapped up for the year, my focus moves over to final project sampling for 2023. Project site are spread across the region, ranging from Hill River and Badgingarra to Barberton and Gillingarra.