Dr Allen Williams Adaptive Grazing Workshop at CAVAN - YASS

Ask anyone who went to Wilmot Field Day 2026 and they’ll tell you a clear stand‑out was international grazing guru, Dr Allen Williams. Producers wanted more time with him, so we’re doing something we’ve never done in the event’s history: we’re taking WFD to you, offering producers the chance to work directly with Allen in real paddock conditions on host farms closer to home. 

These one‑day workshops are designed for beef, sheep and mixed‑livestock producers who want clearer grazing decisions, stronger feedbase resilience, and more confidence managing variable seasons. The farm becomes the classroom, helping participants read soil, plants, water flow, groundcover and livestock behaviour, and turn those observations into day‑to‑day grazing decisions. 

Adaptive grazing isn’t a recipe or fixed rotation. It’s a practical way to match livestock demand with available pasture, protect country through dry times, improve water use, and support healthier soils, pastures and landscapes. Dr Williams will lead producers through real paddock scenarios, supported by Atlas Grazing advisers who connect grazing decisions with measurable soil, pasture, carbon and business outcomes. 

The Regional Workshop Series gives producers the same calibre of learning they valued at WFD26 - delivered in their region, on landscapes like theirs. 

Ticket sales are limited to 50 people - so get in early so you don't miss out!

Speaker and Host profiles

Dr Allen Williams, Libertas Land | Grazing and Livestock management
Dr Allen Williams is an internationally recognised regenerative agriculture educator and consultant with deep experience in livestock production, adaptive grazing and systems-based agriculture. Through Libertas Land, he works with producers to improve profitability, soil health, ecosystem function and resilience through practical regenerative management. Allen will lead the workshop series with a focus on grazing decision-making, livestock performance, pasture recovery and applying regenerative principles in real paddock conditions.

Rafe Ritchie, Atlas Grazing & Carbon | Pasture, grazing and soil carbon advisory
Rafe Richie is a Senior Pasture and Grazing Consultant with Atlas Grazing and a respected advisor in grazing land management and agricultural project development. Drawing on practical experience with on-farm assessments and soil carbon project due diligence, Rafe helps producers understand what makes a project viable, where risks sit, and why accurate field-based assessment matters before entering a carbon project. Rafe will support the workshop series by bringing practical insights into grazing management, soil carbon opportunity, farm assessment and decision-making that de-risks projects for producers.

Gary Arnold, Cavan Station Manager, will host the Cavan workshop. Gary leads the day-to-day management of the Cavan Station aggregation and works closely with the property team on livestock operations, grazing management, WHS, ecological monitoring and natural capital initiatives.

Cavan Station is a 10,429ha mixed livestock and natural capital enterprise in the Yass region. The aggregation includes sheep breeding, wool, cattle breeding and cattle trading enterprises, supported by time-controlled grazing, ecological monitoring, soil carbon activity, biodiversity stewardship, environmental planting feasibility work and a developing Connecting to Country initiative. As a host property, Cavan provides a strong practical setting to discuss enterprise diversity, flexible stocking, groundcover, landscape repair and the link between productive agriculture and long-term stewardship.

Delivery Partner

Atlas Grazing | Atlas Carbon is a delivery partner for the workshop series, supporting practical producer learning in adaptive grazing, grazing planning and on-ground decision-making that links livestock performance with soil, pasture and landscape outcome

Tablelands Farming Systems is a progressive, farmer-led organisation connecting Southern Tablelands producers with cutting-edge research, practical innovation and peer-to-peer learning to build more profitable, resilient and sustainable farming businesses.