Managing seasonal variability Crookwell

Learn how to use a range of seasonal conditions monitoring tools to improve on-farm decision making, and develop your own farm management plan to minimise risk.

One of the biggest challenges in running a livestock enterprise is balancing feed supply and demand in a highly variable environment. The last decade has seen significant advancement in the tools and information to help manage seasonal variability, but which tools do what job and for what purpose?

Event details:

Join Local Land Services for a free 2-day workshop where you will:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of key decision support tools, including when and how to use them to improve on-farm decisions. Monitoring tools include Farming Forecaster, Grazfeed and Stockplan.

• Develop a farm management plan, including key strategies to capture opportunities in ‘good’ seasons whilst minimising risk and financial impact in dry times.

Trainers / presenters include Phil Graham (Graham Advisory) and Matt Lieschke (Snr Ag Advisor, Local Land Services).

Event delivery:

This workshop consists of 2 days (attendance at both days is required)

• Wednesday 10 September 9:30am - 3:30pm

• Wednesday 17 September 9:30am - 2:00pm

Please note that spaces are limited (15 per session).

Similar workshops are also being held in Braidwood and Yass.

Registration cut off date: Thurs 4 September.

Contact: Matthew Lieschke 0428 271 127 or email matthew.lieschke@lls.nsw.gov.au

The Managing Seasonal Variability workshop series is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.