Beef sheep resources

The beef sheep networks is an associate membership of both of Agriculture Victoria’s BestWool/BestLamb and BetterBeef networks. It provides free resources to beef and sheep producers and service providers.

Summer

• Time to think about worm control for weaned stock
• Managing cattle in stock containment areas
• Lift your lamb survival –  Best practice predator management

Autumn

• Pasture recovery after drought and fire
• Autumn feed budgeting webinar
• Autumn grazing management webinar
• Management options for broadleaf weeds
• Targeted supplement use at the autumn break
• Economics of Autumn saving

Winter

• Overcoming reduced pasture growth rates in winter
• Driving winter pasture growth rates
• The value of grazing weeds
• Using soil moisture and temperature data for optimising growth
• The role of fibre in the sheep diet
• Controlling worms in beef cattle

Spring

• Ag tech, what you need to know
• Quality hay and how to get it
• Managing Dystocia in beef cows
• After quality silage
• Getting the best from your legume pastures
• Keeping pastures productive
• Restoring native pastures
• Drivers of triplet ewe and lamb performance
• Bringing new bulls home from sale
• Getting the best from pastures in spring
• Rain-affected hay