Diverse pastures for year-round feed security

S2E17 Diverse pastures for year-round feed security

18 September 202426:54

In this episode, we explore strategies to navigate the evolving challenges of livestock management while boosting productivity and system resilience.

Chapman Valley farmer Jason Stokes shares his approach to managing seasonal variability, including break conservation, confinement feeding, and diverse pasture use.

Daniel Real from DPIRD delves into the Feed365 and Pasture365 projects, highlighting innovative solutions to provide year-round feed and minimise reliance on supplementary feeding during critical feed gaps.

The Pasture365 project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

This episode is brought to you by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub and is hosted by Shannon Beattie.

Episode links

FEED365 – Grower Group Alliance

FEED365 – DPIRD

Pastures365 – Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

Additional links

Confinement feeding – Meat & Livestock Australia

Feedbase planning and budgeting tool – Meat & Livestock Australia

Drought resilient landscapes with profitable native shrub and legume systems across southern Australia — Fitzgerald Biosphere Group

Sign up to the Hub newsletter

Date Published

18/09/2024

Share