Beef, sheep and goat producers can listen to a diverse range of expert speakers present webinars and podcasts to aid on-farm decision making. Plus, producers will find relevant resources and MLA programs to continue their learning journey.
The Productivity & Profitability series is back for 2023 with live webinars held monthly as well as podcasts. To register to attend and receive notifications of upcoming webinars, please follow the link below.
Dr Jason Condon is Associate Professor in Soil Science at Charles Sturt University and has taught and researched soils there since 1996. His research portfolio includes projects on fertiliser management, carbon sequestration, nitrogen cycling, salinity management in Vietnam and the formation and management of soil acidity in Australian crop and pasture systems in collaboration with NSW DPI, Holbrook landcare Network, FarmLink and Central West Farming Systems.
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Date and time: 10th April at 7.00pm AEST
Shawn is an agricultural scientist and Senior Research Fellow at the Gulbali Institute at Charles Sturt University. He completed a PhD considering the context of grazing reproducing ewes on dual-purpose wheat and has since been part of several other research projects investigating the utilisation of dual-purpose crops in farming systems and the prevention of metabolic diseases in sheep associated with crop grazing.
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Dual-purpose crops offer producers the opportunity to increase the profitably of mixed-farming enterprises, but they require strategic management to achieve optimal grazing and grain yield.
Date and time: 13th March at 7.00pm AEST
Cam Nicholson is a director of Nicon Rural Services, a consulting business near Geelong working with the grazing and cropping industries.
Cam has worked in pasture agronomy and soils for 35 years and has been involved in many farmer programs for the GRDC, MLA, Landcare and the current Future Drought Fund. He provides consultancy advice to farmers and lectures on animal and pasture systems at Marcus Oldham College. His most recent work has focussed on understanding and discussing risk in farming businesses, carbon accounting and decision making.
He and his wife Fiona run a 400 ha beef and sheep farm on the Bellarine Peninsula turning off cattle for the long fed feedlot market and fine wool.
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Date and time: 14 February 2024, 7.00pm AEDT
Sally Murfet is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspire AG – a renowned people and culture consultancy 100% focused on the Australian agriculture industry.
Inspire AG supports clients through leadership development, team growth, performance management, succession planning, and strategic business planning.
Sally believes that people are the power of agriculture.
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Date and time: 10 January 2024, 7.00pm AEDT
John is a business management professional with extensive experience in agricultural business management consultancy and production agriculture (agronomy).
John has a proven understanding of the drivers of productivity and profitability in broadacre agriculture. John assists clients to develop and implement strategies that improve operational performance and deliver increased financial returns.
John is the Director of Agrista located in Wagga Wagga.
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Dr Jillian Kelly is the founder of Animal Health and Nutrition Consulting, a company she started in 2022 after almost 20 years as a production animal veterinarian in the private and government sectors.
This webinar sees her discuss the different types of containment feeding systems, the pros and cons of containment feeding and considerations with regards to livestock management, nutrition, and animal health.
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Spring is generally a time when pasture supply exceeds demand. This webinar features Pinion Advisory Partner Basil Doonan, who outlines ways to deal with the surplus, while better utilising feed to reduce waste.
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This webinar features Phil Graham, of Graham Advisory, who presents a current seasonal update and implications of this for producers.
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This webinar features Mick Hay of Rimfire Resources, who discusses farm labour and how to attract and retain good staff.
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