Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of ‘Around the Camp’ for 2016. Hopefully some of you have been lucky enough to receive some much welcome rain over the festive season. The Leading Sheep team are excited for 2016, this year we are starting some new initiatives as well as continuing to run regionally relevant activities. This edition is focusing on carbon farming, sown pastures and more. As always if you have any suggestions for articles or feedback then please let us know.
- Don’t miss the upcoming Leading Sheep events
- Adidas runs with wool
- Watch SWNRM carbon workshop presentations
- Dealing with sown pasture run-down
- Upcoming events
- eBulletins
1. Don’t miss the upcoming Leading Sheep events
Here are the Leading Sheep and Making More From Sheep events planned for early 2016:
- On-farm biosecurity and sheep disease investigation workshops– $20/business – Register and pay online
- Tuesday 9th February – ‘Beltana’, Stanthorpe
- Wednesday 10th February – ‘Windamall’, Bungunya
- Thursday 11th February – ‘Dunkerry’, Thallon
- For more details about the workshops click here
- Exclusion and electric fencing bus tour (Cunnamulla/Wyandra) – Thursday 25th February – $30/person. Register and pay online to book your seat
- Buses leaving Charleville 5.30am and Cunnamulla 7.30am and returning approximately 6pm
- For more details about the tour click here
2. Adidas runs with wool
For over 60 years adidas has been revolutionising sports shoes and how we wear them. Now, the sportswear giant has gone even further, using the natural performance of wool to make its ‘greatest running shoe ever’ even better. Adaptive, innovative and energy are three words used by adidas Senior Director Running Apparel and Customization Craig Vanderoef. “Wool provides an array of natural qualities that benefit runners and delivers a unique addition to the greatest running shoe ever, the Ultra BOOST.”
Read more about the new Adidas shoes.
3. Watch SWNRM carbon workshop presentations
In December 2015 South West NRM (SWNRM) hosted a Carbon workshop in Charleville, South West Queensland. With speculation occurring on what producers can and can’t do and how it may affect the livestock business, SWNRM decided to clarify some of the important information producers need to know. Topics covered at the workshop were:
- What is climate change?
- Why have carbon projects?
- The Emissions Reduction Fund
- Soil Carbon and why it makes sense
- Soil Carbon Methods.
- Live Stock and Other Carbon Methods
- Vegetation Methods
- Implementing a Project
- What are the risks?
- Financial & Accounting Considerations
- Carbon projects impact on property Valuations
- Whole of Property Planning
For those who missed the workshop or are in other regions, here is the information presented at the workshop :
For more information contact SWNRM on 0746 568 500
4. Dealing with sown pasture run-down
When a paddock is first developed and a new pasture is sown, the amount of plant-available nitrogen (N) in the soil is typically higher than the pasture requires. This high level of N enables
newly established grass pasture to grow a large bulk of highly nutritious forage. However, over time the amount of plant-available N decreases as it becomes tied up in plant organic matter. Therefore, N needs to be added in a plant-available (mineral) form to overcome this deficiency and boost grass production.
Here are some fact sheets to help you deal with sown pasture run-down:
For more information contact either Joe O’Reagain, Joe.O’Reagain@daf.qld.gov.au or Gavin Peck, Gavin.Peck@daf.qld.gov.au
5. Upcoming events
- ProGraze – 30-31 January – Glen Innes – Register
- Business Edge – workshop flyer and registration
- Feb 1-2 Cunnamulla
- Feb 4-5 Longreach
- Feb 18-19 Mt Isa
- Feb 22-23 Richmond
- March 3-4 Charters Towers
- June 2-3 Emerald
- June 6-7 Toowoomba
- On-farm Biosecurity and Sheep Health workshops, Register
- 9 February 2016 – ‘Beltana’, Stanthorpe – 8:30am – 3:15pm
- 10 February 2016 – ‘Windamall’, Bungunya – 8:30am – 3:15pm
- 11 February 2016 – ‘Dunkerry’, Thallon – 8:30am – 3:15pm
- Exclusion and electric fencing bus trip – 25 February – Wyandra/Cunnamulla – click here for more details or to register.
- Better Bank Lending Outcomes: Adopting management strategies to improve the bank’s assessment – webinar – 16 Feb. For more information contact Heather Smith, PastoralprofitQLD@gmail.com or 0428 712 985
- Financing Your Future – Understanding and Managing Banking Relationships – For more information contact Heather Smith, PastoralprofitQLD@gmail.com or 0428 712 985
- 29 February – Corfield
- 1 March – Stonehenge
- Wild Dog trapping workshop – Register
- 1 March – Cunnamulla
- 2 March – Eulo
- 4 March – Tambo
- 5 March – Jericho
- 7 March – Ilfracombe
- Building Multigenerational Businesses – For more information contact Heather Smith, PastoralprofitQLD@gmail.com or 0428 712 985
- 24 Feb – webinar
- 9 March – Charleville
- Restocking forum – 11 March – Longreach – for more information contact Alex Stirton, alex.stirton@daf.qld.gov.au
- Nutrition Edge – June/July – Roma/Cunnamulla/Quilpie – register you interest for these workshops