Smart Decisions: strategic and tactical farm planning – Mooralla

EVENT DESCRIPTION

9 am to 3 pm

Producers are invited to take part in a free, practical workshop series focused on supporting practical, whole-farm system thinking. It's been designed to help reduce risk, protect ground cover and make better decisions with season variability.

This is the fourth workshop in the Smart Decisions series focusing on the planning and tactics of summer to autumn production.

Summer/autumn planning and tactics

• Review – how much feed do we need?
• What are the likely outcomes of the season?
• Set the March pasture prediction
  • Set target, autumn forecast, plant available water and temperature
• Measuring and assessing the current pasture (in paddock) – dry ground cover measurements

Is production on track, surplus or shortfall?

Tactical options:

• Animal controlled loss of condition
• Containment Feeding
• Supplementation
  • Rations calculations/budgeting
  • Protein supplements
• Setting paddocks up for the autumn break

It's recommended that you complete workshops 1 to 3 to have an extensive understanding of content.

This event is being delivered by Southern Farming Systems on behalf of Agriculture Victoria as part of the Victorian Government’s statewide Drought Support Package.