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Grazing land management EDGE – Katherine
April 16 @ 8:00 am - April 18 @ 5:00 pm UTC+9.5
Grazing Land Management EDGE Workshop – Maximising Land Productivity and Sustainability
Date: 16 – 18 April 2024
Location: Katherine, Northern Territory
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, daily
Enhance Your Grazing Land Management Skills
Overview:
The Northern Hub invites you to the Grazing Land Management (GLM) EDGE Workshop in Katherine, NT. This three-day event is designed to deepen your understanding of the grazing land environment, providing knowledge essential for strategically managing your grazing business. The workshop aims to help you optimise land condition and productivity for long-term sustainability.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Selective Grazing: Understand its role and methods to reduce impacts.
- Plant Species Identification: Learn to identify key plant species in your grazing land.
- Ecosystem Productivity: Explore the ecosystem processes that underpin productivity.
- Grazing Systems: Grasp basic principles of effective grazing systems.
- Carrying Capacity Assessment: Assess the long-term carrying capacity of paddocks and properties.
- Forage Budgeting: Manage variations in pasture on offer through effective forage budgeting.
- Strategic Tools and Strategies: Choose appropriate tools and strategies to improve land condition and carrying capacities.
Why Attend?
- Land Type Influence: Understand how land types influence productivity.
- Soil and Plant Growth: Gain insights into soil health and how soil properties influence plant growth.
- Land Condition Management: Learn to assess and manage livestock to maintain or achieve good land condition.
- Fire Management: Understand the role of fire in land management.
- Weed Management: Learn principles and planning steps for successful weed management.
The Grazing Land Management EDGE Workshop offers a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive knowledge and skills for enhancing the sustainability and productivity of your grazing land. Whether you’re looking to improve land condition or increase carrying capacity, this workshop is an invaluable investment for the future of your grazing business.
