Karen Tearney
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Plant Diversity & Livestock Health with Professor Fred Provenza - A Webinar Recording & ResourcesThis Talkin’ After Hours webinar discusses the impact of plant diversity on livestock health and the concept of nutritional wisdom in animals. It explores the…
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Mark Tupman posted an update 3 weeks ago
I’ve been grazing the bottom strip of this vineyard repeatedly and properly over the last few years because it was logistically easy to do so. The older vines in the background didn’t get grazed for a number of reasons.
Look at the difference in the forage.
I wanted to share to illustrate how ruminant animals are a powerful tool for…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 3 weeks ago
Peer Group Session # 4: Livestock NutritionThis Peer Group Session will focus on livestock nutrition, including a discussion around the impact of different stages of pasture growth on the rumen, dung…
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Which form of foliar calcium to use?
Hey Eric,
Good question.
There are a few good liquid calcium products on the market from companies like cropping solutions and sustainable farming solutions, but they are expensive. Nicole Masters recommends making whitewash with hydrated lime, other farmers are trying micronised products or using strong acids to solubilise the calcium in…
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Mob Grazing & Livestock Nutrition
Thanks Eric, that’s what I thought .. & yes the ewes are a bit chubby I know!
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Mob Grazing & Livestock Nutrition
I think she means a second bite of new growth, grazing the stemmy older stuff no problem but happy to be corrected!
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Mob Grazing & Livestock Nutrition
I thought they were only meant to have one bite of each plant then moved. Pretty sure Judi earl says don’t leave them too long or they go back for a second bite. Not that that helps you.
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Mob Grazing & Livestock Nutrition
I’ve been mob grazing now since getting the sheep out of the sacrifice paddock in early June. I was also feeding hay until just a couple of days ago, had a small problem with scours with a couple of the mob but now resolved. I have been sizing the grazing cells to fit the mob for an even graze/trample of the whole cell over a max 3 day period.…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Talkin' Biochar with Professor Stephen JacksonIn this Talking After Hours podcast Kate chats to Professor Stephen Joseph about biochar and its applications in renewable energy and agriculture. Biochar is the result of…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 8 weeks ago
Demonstrating the Difference - A Project Field WalkOur fertility approach comparison demonstration in Warner Glen is well and truly underway and it’s time to have a look at what’s going on. Over…
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