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GRAZING NATURALLY 2 – NON-GROWING SEASON: Non-Growing Season Planning on line 2 sessions of 3 hours with a week in between for participants to catch up their own data

Conducted on Zoom with – Dick Richardson / Rob Young

This is one of two advanced workshops for graziers to develop their grazing management skills and increase their levels of planning and control. The training uses a spreadsheet to demonstrate the practices and calculations involved in the creation of sound plans. However, the use of paper and hand methodology, excel spreadsheets and the use of MaiaGrazing are covered to include all contenders. The training develops the ability to integrate livestock and grass inventories and develop the skills of matching Stocking Rate to Carrying Capacity. This is a practical training and people will be developing their own plans.


  • Fodder assessment in the paddock using the STAC method – A practical session run live from a paddock
  • Calculating Carrying Capacity
  • Calculating feed demand
  • Planning and running a non-growing season
  • Feed budgeting for the property and by mob
  • Patterns of use for best performance during the dry season
  • Drought management

AGENDA

Session 1:

  • Introduction to the step by step notes for the non-growing season
  • What we are doing and why
  • Running a non-growing season stock flow
  • Calculating feed demand for the property and by mob for the entire non-growing season and drought reserve period
  • Assessing feed available and the STAC method (Virtual paddock session)
  • Matching Stocking Rate to Carrying Capacity for the entire non-growing season
  • One-week break (For working on individual plans)


Session 2:

  • Matching Stocking Rate to Carrying Capacity in total
  • Allocating paddocks to mobs
  • Matching feed demand and feed on hand by mob
  • Calculating graze periods for paddocks
  • Optimal patterns of use for good animals performance through the dry season
  • Adjusting for actual seasonal variation
  • Covering for late breaks and poor follow up rains in the next season
  • Looking at individuals plans

Cost:

  • $1375.00 incl GST for organisations / groups. (Max 8 businesses – optimum 4 / 5)
  • For open sessions to business to sign on to $275.00 per person / couple signing up – incl GST (Program will be postponed when less than 3 sign on)

Participants receive:

  • 6 hours of Online time with Dick Richardson / Rob Young (Including a paddock session)
  • A pdf version of the Grazing Naturally – Step By Step notes
  • A pdf version of the Grazing Naturally – Fodder assessment notes
  • An excel spreadsheet to work on
  • A pdf copy of a grazing chart for pen and paper people
  • A free 30 day trial of MaiaGrazing – for those that opt for this there will be a further investment of time needed for set up etc.

MaiaGrazing: The Maia grazing program and App are a tool for organising livestock numbers, mobs, feed demand and grass assessments to match stocking rate to carrying capacity. In addition, grazing planning, monitoring and control is made simple and user friendly. The grazing chart, trend lines and rainfall analysis are utilised in management and in forecast scenarios with the Dashboard, making this the ultimate tool for risk assessment and decision making for graziers. This web-based tool improves the ability to assess and manage feed availability, ecological development and economic returns and uses technology to do it


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