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ABC Rural News: Grazing allowed in Qld national parks

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-15/park-grazing/4690362
Drought and fire impacted property owners in Queensland will now be allowed to graze their cattle on some national parks and reserves. Five national parks and eight reserves will be opened up as part of the state government's hardship assistance package. (Wednesday, 15/05/2013)

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Precision Pastoral Management Tools

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http://www.crc-rep.com/research/enterprise-development/precision-pastoral-management-tools
This page, on the CRC for Remote Economic Participation website, details the Precision Pastoral Management Tools project. This project will develop new management tools that integrate precision animal data with precision spatial data to match livestock performance to environmental conditions.

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FutureBeef News: Pastoral Management Tools Project seeks producers to field-test technology

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http://futurebeef.com.au/pastoral-management-tools-project-seeks-producers-to-feild-test-technology/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Futurebeef+%28FutureBeef%29
The Precision Pastoral Management Tools Project is seeking three commercial cattle stations to be involved in a two-year trial of their new technology, the Precision Pastoral Management System. The Precision Pastoral Management System will combine multiple remote technologies to record and analyse the performance of cattle and pasture for individual stations. Submissions close on the 31st of May, 2013.

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ABC Rural News: Northern cattle stations urged to test precision technology

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201305/s3755243.htm
Cattle producers across northern Australia are being invited to test the Precision Pastoral Management System on their stations. The automated technology, that enables producers to remotely monitor, muster and manage cattle herds, is being developed by the Co-operative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation in Alice Springs. (Thursday, 09/05/2013)

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FutureBeef: Stocktake Plus - pasture management app for graziers

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http://www.stocktakeplus.com.au/
Stocktake Plus is a grazier decision support tool, which allows the user to monitor land condition, stock number and rainfall. It also has a forage budgeting tool to help calculate the right balance of stock to pasture available. Stocktake Plus also produces reports for all records kept, including long-term ‘benchmark’ carrying capacities for paddocks and properties. The app is available for free download from this site.

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Case study: A numbers game at Indiana Station

By Peter Clifton, Northern Territory Regional Landcare Facilitator
From the LandcareNT blog, posted Thursday, 02/05/2013

 

Last November I visited David and Liz Bird at Indiana Station and asked them about managing a cattle station in the Arid Zone.

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  • Northern Territory Landcare blog
    This blog, published by Northern Territory Landcare, aims to engage with land managers and promote discussion about sustainable management practices. It is a platform for landholders to: read about sustainable practices developed locally; have their say by providing comment and counter-comment; and to document their experiences for others to learn from.
    http://landcarent.blogspot.com.au/

ABC Rural News: Weed eating cattle

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-02/weed-eating-cattle/4664844
Animal behaviour experts believe that by reducing stress levels in livestock, the herd can be encouraged to try new feed types and can even be taught to eat weeds. Research from the CSIRO has also found a broader, more adventurous diet has benefits for the health and productivity of livestock. (Thursday, 02/05/2013)

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FutureBeef: Managing the risks of using fire in grazing country

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http://futurebeef.com.au/topics/grazing-land-management/managing-the-risks-of-using-fire-in-grazing-country/
This page, on the FutureBeef website, discusses ways to manage the risks of using fire in grazing country. It contains useful information regarding preparing to burn.

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FutureBeef: Fire management guidelines in the rangelands - Western Australia

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http://futurebeef.com.au/topics/grazing-land-management/fire-management-guidelines-in-the-rangelands-%E2%94%80-western-australia/
This page, on the FutureBeef website, contains links to fire management guidelines for the southern shrubland and Pilbara and the Kimberley pastoral rangelands.

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FutureBeef: Pasture management for drought recovery

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http://futurebeef.com.au/topics/grazing-land-management/pasture-management-for-drought-recovery/
This page, on the FutureBeef website, contains information about the effects of drought on pasture and tools such as pasture spelling and deferred restocking to help pasture recovery following drought.

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