Would you like to use adaptive pasture management on your farm to save time and grow better grass?
In this course you’ll learn the nuts and bolts of regenerative grazing management and whole farm planning to design farm layouts and grazing plans while minimising costs.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Implement the soil and pasture health principles on your farm
Design a basic farm layout that facilitates your management goals
Create a grazing plan to maximise potential of forage resources and minimise work
Topics Covered:
Principles of Regenerative Grazing Management & Whole Farm Planning
Grazing Management systems: mob grazing & planned grazing
Grazing planning: charts, calculating live weight, forage budgeting
Time-saving strategies for management of land & livestock
Farm infrastructure: functional hedges, water, fencing, access, and manure management
Pasture monitoring (using SoilMentor)
Trials & Feedback
Animal Health & Nutrition
Breed Selection
Soil Nutrients & Plant Nutrition
Composting
Transition Strategies
This whole day course will include a field visit to a local farm.