Maximising profit from your sheep - Dookie
EVENT DETAILS
When
21st May 2026
Where
Bar Lounge, University of Melbourne Dookie Campus, 940 Dookie-Nalinga Rd, Dookie 3647
EVENT DESCRIPTION
9:30 am to 3pm
Join John Webb Ware, Ben Ashton and Leah Tyrell for the Mackinnon Project roadshow in Dookie.
The roadshow will address the key profitability drivers for sheep producers and include:
- the importance of management decisions based around the autumn break
- practical pasture assessment to help determine pasture availability and supplementary feeding needs
- the time of lambing, covering:
- feed availability
- market demand
- labour resources.
- reproductive manipulation techniques.
Morning tea and lunch provided.
Please RSVP by Sunday 17 May.
Program
9.30 am - Arrival and morning tea.
10:00 am - Session 1: Predicting the autumn break.
11:00 am – Session 2: Practically assessing pastures on your property.
12.00 pm - Break for lunch.
12:30 pm - Session 3: Selecting a time to lamb for your farm.
1:30 pm - Session 4: Manipulating reproductive performance in your flock.
2:30 pm - Closing discussion and conclusion.
This event is delivered by the Mackinnon Project (University of Melbourne). It is delivered for Agriculture Victoria under the Victorian Government's statewide Drought Support Package.