Holistic Grazing Day with Brian Wehlburg

Join Brian Wehlburg from Inside Outside Management for a practical day exploring Holistic Management and grazing strategies that work with nature, rather than against it.

Morning Tea & Lunch Included

The Day Will Cover:

Morning presentation

• The history and principles of Holistic Management

• Rethinking traditional approaches to grazing management

• Using weather forecasts to guide grazing decisions

• Feed budgeting and understanding the role of animals, soil and plants

• Introduction to grazing charts and how they can help with planning

Out in the paddock

• Practical feed budgeting methods

• Developing and adapting a grazing plan

• Matching stocking rates to carrying capacity in high and low rainfall seasons

• Managing different soil types

• Water points, dams and grazing management around water

• Soil health, including strategies for dealing with compacted soils

• Multi-species grazing crops

• Farm-specific challenges, opportunities and whatever comes up through discussion

Terry, Katie and Tighe Worthington run a 7,000-acre mixed grazing enterprise approximately 60 km north of Condobolin in the Boona Mount area. In 2022, they began transitioning from a predominantly wool and wheat system to a beef cattle crossbreeding and trading enterprise, alongside a reduced flock of non-mulesed, self-replacing, bare-breeched Merinos and other on-farm income streams. Their management focus has shifted towards low-input farming and working with nature, with a long-term goal of building healthy land, a sustainable generational business and a profitable enterprise while navigating challenging soils, variable rainfall and debt.

A practical day of learning, discussion and seeing holistic grazing management in action.