Holistic Grazing Short Course

HOLISTIC GRAZING SHORT COURSE with JASON McAINCH

Are you looking to improve soil health, biodiversity, profitability & paddock resilience whilst maintaining animal performance, even in tough times? Use your livestock as a tool for positive change on your property .

Whether you’re a small or large landholder, holistic planned grazing gives you the knowledge to make informed decisions about your land, livestock, and resources. Join Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups and Jason McAinch for this not to be missed workshop series. Places are limited.

You must own or manage a rural property of 10 acres or more to be eligible for this course

THIS COURSE CONSISTS OF:

DAY 1: Setting the big picture
August 7th, 9:30am-3:30pm, Kergunyah Memorial Hall

• Energy cycle, water cycle & nutrient cycle

• Grassland species & grass fundamentals

• Animals and grasslands

• Developing a grazing plan 'tool'

• We'll provide an aerial photo of your property

DAY 2: Setting up your property
August 21st, 9:30am-3:30pm, Kergunyah Memorial Hall, includes a site visit 

• Water & fencing for stock

• Setting a short term action plan

• Weeds- why they grow?

• Trees on your farm- shade, shelter & biodiversity

• Identify grasses (C3 &C4) & herbs/forbs

• Animal gut health

• Hay, soils & seed heads

• Monitoring soil & landscape health
  

1:1 PROPERTY VISITS
October 9th-11th (dates and times to be confirmed with each landholder)

• Support to consolidate foundation learning on grazing & your grazing plan 

WEBINAR
December 4th, time to be confirmed

• Lessons from spring grazing & preparing for summer grazing.

DAY 3: Financials
February 12th, venue TBC

• Revisit your grazing plans

• Economics – does your plan meet your financial needs?

• Lessons from the summer grazing & preparing for autumn grazing.

DETAILS

• You must own or manage a rural property of 10 acres or more to be eligible for this course

• Morning tea and lunch will be provided at the face to face workshop days

• Physical Fitness level required: MEDIUM ( Walking/standing for a period of 1/2 hour or more required)

• Biosecurity: There will be a biosecurity foot-wash when we go on site. We ask all attendees to please make sure their footwear and vehicles are free from any weed seeds and pathogens before entering the property.

WHAT TO BRING

• Notepad and pen

• Wear appropriate paddock shoes. 

• Weather appropriate clothing- Sun protection- sunscreen and a hat and or warm clothing. 

• Water bottle

• If you are unwell on the day please remain at home in consideration of the health of others

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER

Jason McAinch is a practical grazing champion!

He likes empowering rural land managers to achieve their – and their land’s – potential through the sharing of adaptive agricultural grazing knowledge.

Jason grew up on an irrigated dairy farm just out of Heyfield in Gippsland and with all grandparents and multiple extended family members also Gippsland dairy farmers,he can actually say he grew up with grass (and manure) between his toes.

After graduating with a science degree, he returned to the 500-cow family farm. In 2000, an opportunity to join the Maffra “Ag Department” unleashed his passion for farmer education and building communities of practice. A change of path in 2012 with his wife’s return to the workplace resulted in seven brilliant years as primary carer for their three children and a move to Harcourt.

In 2019, Jason renewed his journey into co-designing knowledge in regenerative grazing and building the Healthy Landscapes – PRAC program in central Victoria, which in 2021 was a recipient of the Victorian Premier’s Choice Regional Recognition Award.

• For further information or queries contact Chontelle (KCLG Project Officer)

 chontelle@kclg.org.au   ~  0491 624 943

While we are able to cater for vegetarian options at our events it is difficult to cater for every dietary requirement due to our limited funding. If you have dietary requirements outside of this please bring your own food and drink. 

This Holistic Grazing Short Course is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.

• Photos

  Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups (KCLG) may use photos taken of you at this event to publicise the event and may retain the photos for future possible use in other projects. This can only occur with your approval, which will be collected during your registration. Please read the below participant photography consent statement carefully. 

  By agreeing to having photos taken during this event you give consent to KCLG freely using your photographic image without any personal compensation or remuneration. You also relinquish and waive any current or future rights in connection with the photos, including any intellectual property rights you may have in the photos. Your consent is subject to KCLG not using your image in a negative, unethical or defamatory manner, or for commercial gain or political purposes. The photos remain the property of KCLG and any personal details linked to the photos will be kept confidential and not used for any other purpose

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