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Grassland Society of Southern Australia

Locality: Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 1300 137 550

Address: PO Box 8006 3201 Carrum Downs, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.grasslands.org.au

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25.01.2022 Head to the 'branches' tab on our website to find a video update from each of our branches, including farm tours, trial sites and season reports! https://www.grasslands.org.au/

23.01.2022 Nuffield Scholar Stuart Tait will present his findings on designing a profitable forage-based beef cattle system to fill the feed gap in our first conference session on the 22nd of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

22.01.2022 Dr Elizabeth Morse-McNabb from Agriculture Victoria Research will give us an update on the Pasture Smarts project and the Ellinbank Smart Farm in our final Growing with Grasslands conference session on the 19th of August. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/ #growingwithgrasslands2020

22.01.2022 @BarenbrugAUS is proud to be session sponsor of this @grasslandsocietysa 61st Annual virtual conference this year. Great topics covered over the whole event to help you #growwithconfidence & this presentation on Pasture legumes the driver of a prime lamb operation by Charlie DeFegely is no exception. #growingwithgrasslands2020

22.01.2022 Greg Dalton, from Creation Care in Strathalbyn SA, has been mass-rearing dung beetles in nurseries since 2002. He is now doing this on-farm with great success. Meet him, and Cherry Macklin, in Session 2, What lies below.., on the 29th of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

21.01.2022 Can grazing systems be carbon neutral? Richard Eckard, Professor of Livestock Production Systems and Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre at the University of Melbourne, will answer this question in Session 2, What lies below.., on the 29th of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

21.01.2022 Seed Force is part of a world leading seed group, recognised as a leader in Australia for bringing superior genetics to market along with technologies that optimise farm productivity and profitability. Seed Force are proud sponsors of the Grassland Society of Southern Australia. #growingwithgrasslands2020

19.01.2022 Great Article supporting the GSSA Annual Conference on the 6th &7th of September at Nagambie.

19.01.2022 GRASSLAND CONFERENCE TO PIECE TOGETHER JIGSAW OF BEING CLIMATE READY The Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s annual conference will see and hear how a Ha...milton district farm has become carbon positive, boosting its biodiversity and resilience and improving its lambing rates. The conference at Hamilton on August 31-September 1 has adopted the theme Ready, Set, Grow and will include a tour of Mark Wootton and Eve Kantor’s Jigsaw Farms. Mr Wootton will also speak about the farm’s carbon offsetting, its `climate-ready’ water systems, intensive pasture program, and how more trees are adding to the biodiversity while allowing a new winter lambing system to expand. Jigsaw Farms north of Hamilton is made up of 13 properties covering 6700 hectares, with about 80 per cent of the operation dedicated to fine wool merinos plus a growing prime lamb operation, and about 20 per cent to a self-replacing beef cattle herd. Waterways, farm forests and wetlands play a vital role in the system. The farm aims to integrate a profitable and productive stock and agroforestry operation while adhering to environmental guidelines. Mr Wootton predicts carbon storage of new forests while they are actively growing will eventually outweigh the on-farm agricultural activities. People taking the tour will see a 5500 acre block and Mr Wootton will speak about how the farm became carbon positive and uses trees for carbon offsets and shelter. Mr Wootton said that to become carbon positive in this region, farmers will need to put 20 per cent of their land to shelterbelts or agroforestry. That could be challenging for some people but there are income streams associated with it, he said. Jigsaw Farms has hit that target having revegetated more than 1200 hectares with indigenous species since 1997, and plans to keep going. It’s a biodiversity gain but we also look at it from the shelter perspective, Mr Wootton said. We want to get our lambing percentage up to another level so we need less big paddocks and more shelter, particularly because we’re lambing earlier in June and July. The farm has moved about 40 per cent of its traditional spring lambing and calving to winter to finish off as many as possible on grass. Mr Wootton describes the property as a high input farm, running 22 Dry Sheep Equivalents (DSE) per hectare through winter, more than double the district average. We run about 90,000 DSEs and work on just over 12,000 DSEs per labour unit, he said. Perennial pastures are an important piece of the jigsaw, with 70-80 per cent phalaris base with the rest either over-sown with rye or straight rye. We strategically use urea and gibberellic acid, more so this year because we’ve sold some land and have a higher stocking rate, Mr Wootton said. We choose pasture species that will grow down to five degrees soil temperature. With the milder winters, normally, it’s worked well. One of our weaker points is utilising our pasture to the fullest. We have a lot of carry-over feed, even with our higher stocking rate. That’s not cost-efficient but we’d rather have a bit too much feed than not enough. The farm aims to be climate ready and visitors on the tour will see an extensive water system with an emphasis on deep water storage dams. We’re north of Hamilton and we’re nervous about what’s coming with climate change, Mr Wootton said. We have a fully-reticulated watering system, there’s no stock on any creek lines and to stop evaporative loss we’ve got lots of deep water. The tour will also view a 5000 lamb feedlot. The Grassland Society conference will focus on soils, pasture systems, risk management and economics and will include a session on new technologies. The program will include local, national and international guest speakers and topics will include managing wet areas, lucerne for lambs, climate adaptation and mitigation in agricultural systems, satellite moisture mapping, risk management strategies for grazing enterprises, and the cost of pasture. The society’s 57th annual conference will be held at the Hamilton Showgrounds and will attract about 250 people from Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

18.01.2022 South Australian Angus breeder, Cherry Macklin, has significantly improved the health of her animals, land and waterways through the introduction of dung beetles. Hear her, along with Greg Dalton, in Session 2, What lies below.. on the 29th of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

18.01.2022 Creswick is getting ready to welcome the GSSA Conference next week! If you haven't yet registered, you can register here! https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/

18.01.2022 Satchels packed ready for the 2017 GSSA Conference, starting today at Mitchelton Wines Nagambie, Victoria.

18.01.2022 Scholarships are now available for women to participate in life-changing management courses http://buff.ly/1j9ZsVZ

18.01.2022 A reminder if you haven't yet registered to attend the GSSA Annual General Meeting being held tonight at 7:30pm AEST via Zoom. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au/events/calendar-of-events/

17.01.2022 Ararat prime lamb producer Charlie de Fegely will join us tomorrow night in session three of Growing with Grasslands to discuss pasture legumes - a driver of a prime lamb operation. To hear from him at 7:30pm AEST, register via the link: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

17.01.2022 Stock handling and farm technology information day - BALLARAT 12/05/2021 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/stock-handling-and-farm-tec

17.01.2022 Session three of the GSSA virtual conference Growing with Grasslands will be live tomorrow night at 7:30pm AEST. The theme is "Legumes - What are they good for?". To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

16.01.2022 Jonathan Jenkin, a farmer near Mt Napier in Western Vic and part of the Sustainable Agriculture team of Glenelg Hopkins CMA, will be discussing all things pasture tech in Session 1 of the conference on the 22nd of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

15.01.2022 2010 Nuffield Scholar Rowan Paulet describes himself as a Jack of all trades, master of none. Hear how Rowan integrates livestock and cropping on his family property, Millring Pastoral, in the HRZ of Victoria, at 7:30pm on the 22nd of July. #growingwithgrasslands2020

15.01.2022 Tomorrow night is the final live session of the GSSA 2020 Virtual Conference "Growing with Grasslands". GSSA vice-president Georgie Rees will be taking us on a virtual farm tour around her family farm at Ballan. Register for the single session, or the full conference and watch the recordings of previous sessions: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/ #growingwithgrasslands2020

15.01.2022 HOME GROWN FEED HELPING TO FILL DAIRY FARM FEED GAPS A south-west Victorian dairy farmer will tell the Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s annual conferen...ce this month how not spending money could be a hidden cost for a lot of farms. Stephen and Tania Luckin operate a 500-cow dairy farm at Mt Clay near Heywood on a 291 hectare milking platform plus two outpaddocks used for young stock and fodder production. They have a strong focus on maximising the amount of home grown fodder and say fodder costs are the largest variable in their budget, with fertiliser the main pasture cost. However, they warn that the hidden cost for farmers could be not spending money on fertiliser, seeds and spray. Mrs Luckin and farm consultant Phil White will present on the cost of pasture and filling the feed gap at the conference in Hamilton on August 31-September 1. Pasture is the farm’s primary focus and they use alternative forage crops to fill seasonal feed gaps. The Luckins consistently achieve pasture harvest totals in the top 25 per cent of the south west Victorian dairy region. Our base strategy is to grow as much home-grown fodder as we can and each year we develop a strategy to achieve that, Mrs Luckin said. The Luckins use historical data to build pasture growth curve graphs and identify seasonal conditions and potential feed gaps. Building a feed wedge by using supplements and not beginning a pasture rotation until the average farm cover is around 2,000kgDM/ha are the first steps in creating difference between the pasture available for cows and the pasture grown. Mrs Luckin said this is enhanced by strategic fertiliser applications during the growing season including up to 230kg N/ha/year. If you don’t feed the soil, the nutrients aren’t available to grow the grass to maximise pasture production, she said. Pasture and home grown forages are by far the cheapest form of fodder we can buy. We pay the associated capital costs regardless of whether we are producing two tonne/ha or eight tonne/ha so it makes sense to maximise what we grow at home. The Luckins closely monitor their natural pasture curve and the seasonal outlook to identify likely feed gaps and then develop a strategy to fill those gaps. We do a fodder budget in August and fine tune it in November when we know our silage harvest and how our crops are growing, Mrs Luckin said. With predictions of a normal spring this year, the Luckins have increased the amount of dryland cropping and introduced the multi-crop strategy after a couple of years with successful maize crops. The multi-crop strategy includes autumn sowing of oats for a spring harvest, spring sowing of turnips for summer and summer sowing of turnips and annual grass for autumn direct grazing. Winter wheat will be sown in summer and irrigated to provide late autumn feed. It will be grazed throughout the winter and harvested as silage or hay in the spring. Dryland Brassica crops will be sown in the spring providing feed for summer. Mrs Luckin said rotation length is the key to maximising pasture growth, particularly in the cooler months. To monitor growth rates, Mr Luckin conducts a weekly pasture walk and data is analysed on a computer program. Regardless of whether you‘re a dairy, sheep or beef farmer the same principals apply; know what you actually grow and then how to maximise what you grow our land is our greatest investment. The conference at Hamilton on August 31-September 1 has adopted the theme Ready, Set, Grow. It will focus on soils, pasture systems, risk management and economics and will include a session on new technologies. For all conference enquiries, call the GSSA Office on 1300 137 550, or email [email protected]

14.01.2022 2012 Nuffield Scholar and intensive mixed farmer from Tasmania’s Northern Midlands, Michael Chilvers, will be presenting his studies on how systemised management of intensive mixed farms could assist expansion, in Session 1 this Wednesday the 22nd of July @ 7:30pm. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/ #growingwithgrasslands2020

14.01.2022 Valley Seeds are proud to be supporters of Session 1B 'Nuffield Scholar Presentations' of the Grassland Society of Southern Australia conference 'Growing with Grasslands'. Tune in tonight at 7:30pm AEST. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

14.01.2022 And that's a wrap on the Grassland Society 61st Annual Conference: Growing with Grasslands! Thankyou to our speakers, sponsors and all of you who tuned in. We hope you enjoyed our first ever virtual conference and found it worthwhile from an educational perspective. #growingwithgrasslands2020

13.01.2022 Heading to the South East Field Days at Lucindale this Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th of March? The GSSA's Limestone Coast team will be at the Naracoorte Seeds tent at Site 302. Swing past to catch up on our latest projects and events!

13.01.2022 Join us in Creswick for the 60th anniversary GSSA Annual Conference - 17 and 18 July. Register here - https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/

13.01.2022 Session 4 of the Growing with Grasslands conference is on tomorrow night at 7:30pm AEST. "Pastures abroad" will feature two international speakers, Dr Derrick Moot and Martin Bigliardi. It's not too late to register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

13.01.2022 Competition closes this Wednesday! #growingwithgrasslands2020

12.01.2022 Professor Derrick Moot leads the Dryland Pastures Research Program at Lincoln University in New Zealand. Meet him during Session 4 Pastures abroad on the 12th of August at 7:30pm, when he will discuss the drivers of pasture production in NZ and the options available to improve composition and management. #growingwithgrasslands2020

12.01.2022 A full house for the first session of the 2017 conference at Nagambie, Victoria

12.01.2022 KINGSTON PRODUCER ELECTED NEW GRASSLAND PRESIDENT An invite to join the organising committee for the 2015 Grassland Society of Southern Australia annual confere...nce in Naracoorte has led to a quick rise through the ranks for Nick McBride. Just a year later, Mr McBride was elected president of the Society at its Annual General Meeting held during the annual conference in Hamilton in south-west Victoria on September 1. It has been a meteoric rise but Mr McBride, from Conmurra Station near Kingston, only regrets not joining sooner. Conmurra Station covers 3500 hectares and is mainly a wool growing enterprise. It shears around 30,000 sheep in good times, though the past two dry seasons have reduced that number before a revival this year. It also has about 500 breeding cows. The third generation farmer said his introduction to the Grassland Society had been invaluable. I joined the committee last year while attending the conference at Naracoorte, he said. I absolutely loved it; I loved the group of people and the information they were gathering. That information stream has continued in regular newsletters and MLA Pasture Updates. It has been particularly helpful on Mr McBride’s property, which he describes as a difficult block. About half the property goes underwater most winters, he said. It’s very wet this year but I’m using information from the Grasslands to help out with this situation. We’re looking for maximum pasture production on our higher ground to get the advantage of that land when the flats are under water, he said. We’re always pursuing best practice and the Grassland Society is an organisation with relevant information that you can use to increase production & profitability. Mr McBride said information from the society had reinforced his love of phalaris and given him knowledge of the different varieties. We’re looking at different grazing techniques, pasture varieties, and sowing of cereal crops for grazing; it’s all about producing more feed for our economic benefit. One of his priorities as president is to ensure all branches are active and to spread the word about the society. There are people coming and going in the branches but I’d like to see them all well organised and pro-active, he said. The society has branches in Albury-Wodonga, Central Ranges, Central West, Gippsland, East Gippsland, and Western District in Victoria, Limestone Coast South Australia, and Tasmania. As a livestock producer, the Society is a great organisation and I don’t think it’s as well-known as it should be. Mr McBride replaces Tim Pepper as president. Hamilton’s Steve Cotton from Dynamic Ag Consulting was elected vice-president. See more

12.01.2022 See Tess McDougall from Ag Vic discuss the annual ryegrass control strategies in perennial pastures PDS in our first session on the 22nd of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

11.01.2022 Tomorrow night at 7:30pm AEST, the first session of the GSSA virtual conference Growing with Grasslands is kicking off! Session 1 will cover 'Projects in Pastures' and we will hear a great selection of PDS and Nuffield Scholar presentations. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/ #growingwithgrasslands2020

11.01.2022 Do you want to to know more about Carbon Farming? Register at www.grasslands.org.au Session sponsor AGF Seeds... www.agfseeds.com.au #growingwithgrasslands2020

11.01.2022 John Murdoch, a wool, beef and lamb producer from the Southern Monaro, NSW, will be discussing the MLA PDS Weaner to yearling production pays off? in Session 1 of the conference on the 22nd of July at 7:30pm. #growingwithgrasslands2020

11.01.2022 Southern Grampians Shire Council presents the second Greater Hamilton Digital Innovation and Smart Agriculture (DISA) 2021 Festival 25-26 of May. GSSA Members receive a 50% discount to attend the Digital Innovation & Smart Agriculture Festival. The discount code has been emailed to all members. Pop on to their website to book your tickets - http://www.disafestival.com.au/

11.01.2022 One great benefit of a virtual conference is access to international speakers without having to put them on a plane! Introducing Session 4, Pastures abroad! We can’t wait to hear from Martin Bigliardi, an agronomist with Gentos in Argentina. Meet Martin on the 19th of August at 7:30pm to learn about pasture, farming and research in Argentina. #growingwithgrasslands2020

11.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF OUR GIVEAWAY @glatzblack and @RavenLimousin, over on our Twitter page. You have each won a free registration to the GSSA Virtual Conference and a free membership! If you missed out, follow the link below to register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

09.01.2022 GRASSLAND CONFERENCE 2016 - READY, SET, GROW! The Grassland Society of Southern Australia will focus on key strategies to improve farmers' businesses at its an...nual conference in Hamilton later this year. Adopting the theme Ready, Set, Grow, the conference on August 31-September 1 is expected to attract several hundred producers and service providers from across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It will focus on four main topics: soils, pasture systems, risk management and economics and will include a session on new technologies. President of the Western District GSSA branch and conference convener, Ben Young, said the conference would centre on ways to help producers grow more grass and become more profitable. Mr Young, a prime lamb and beef farmer from Macarthur, said the conference was suitable for producers from all backgrounds. It will give producers information they can use on farm and hopefully make changes to their businesses that will make them more profitable and sustainable, he said. It is targeted as broadly as possible to appeal to all producers. The program will include local, national and international guest speakers, including Dr Doug Edmeades, the managing director of AgKnowledge in New Zealand. Topics will include managing wet areas, lucerne for lambs, climate adaptation and mitigation in agricultural systems, satellite moisture mapping, risk management strategies for grazing enterprises, and the cost of pasture. Conference participants will also get to see local farms in action during bus field trips. The conference dinner speaker will be Rob McGavin from Cobram Estate. The society’s 57th annual conference will be held at the Hamilton Showgrounds, Hamilton, Victoria. For all conference enquiries, call the GSSA Office on 1300 137 550, or email [email protected]

09.01.2022 The Grasslands Society Conference was held in Hamilton last week and attracted people from across Australia - including two former Department of Ag staff member...s Howard Pascoe and Murray Elliott. With over 75 years of service with the department between them, both were primarily sheep extension officers - Howard was based in Swan Hill and Echuca and Murray in Bairnsdale and Hamilton. They enjoyed driving around the farm seeing the latest work being done. Grassland Society of Southern Australia Hamilton Spectator See more

09.01.2022 GROWING WITH GRASSLANDS This year we are doing things a little differently and taking the 61st annual GSSA conference virtual! Live sessions every Wednesday evening from 7:30-9:30pm AEST, for five weeks from Wed 22nd July to Wed 19th August.... Program: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-conference-/program/ Sponsorship prospectus: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confere/sponsorship/ #growingwithgrasslands2020

08.01.2022 Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) are proud to sponsor Session 4A of the 2020 Grassland Society conference "Growing with Grasslands". Visit groundrules.com.au for details and find out how IPF could pick up your Spring fert tab. #growingwithgrasslands2020

08.01.2022 Have you checked out the program yet for our 60th #Grasslands Annual Conference? Don't miss out on this informative event - register now: www.grasslands.org.au

08.01.2022 GETTING LEGUME PASTURES BACK ON TRACK A keynote speaker at the Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s annual conference hopes to get producers back on track ...to make good quality pastures. Dr Doug Edmeades, the managing director of AgKnowledge in New Zealand, says that when it comes to legume-based pastures we have lost the way. We’ve lost our experience and knowledge of how to grow good clover-based pastures, Dr Edmeades said. Dr Edmeades told the conference in Hamilton that many producers could no longer picture good quality pasture, that fertiliser wasn’t always being used properly and that pseudo-science was confusing farmers. He said the ideal mix was 30-40 per clover and the balance being any productive grass. Clover is the essential component in our low-cost pastoral system. There are various reasons why we lost our way, he said. We’re probably spending enough on fertiliser but not with the right balance. The science is there and there are calibrated soil tests and clover-only tests to interpret. This is not new technology; it’s already there, it’s just a matter of getting the data appropriately interpreted. Dr Edmeades said the loss of fertiliser demonstration trials had contributed to the loss of knowledge. Years ago we used to do a lot of fertiliser trials on pastures and farmers loved to look at them, so they knew what a good pasture looked like. They had the mental image but we haven’t done those trials in 30 years so they’ve lost that image. He also spoke strongly that the voice of science should be asserted and that pseudo-science and ineffective fertilisers were undermining the confidence of farmers. Dr Edmeades said that speaking to groups such as the Grassland Society was rewarding. I find that often when I speak to farming groups, people come up and say they had forgotten about that. It’s very satisfying from a professional point of view. More than 220 people attended the society’s 57th annual conference in Hamilton, Victoria. See more

07.01.2022 Are you 35 or under? You may be eligible for a scholarship up to $10,000

06.01.2022 Have you registered for the #Grasslands Annual Conference #PastFuturePasture in Millicent this week yet? It’s not too late- head to the website for tickets: www.grasslands.org.au #agriculture #agribusiness #conference #balmyMillicent

06.01.2022 Paul Umina, who oversees the Sustainable Agriculture division at cesar, will be joining us in Session 3 Legumes What are they good for? on the 5th of August at 7:30pm, to give us an update on insecticide resistance and management options for redlegged earth mite. #growingwithgrasslands2020

06.01.2022 MLA are the sponsors of Session 1A 'PDS Presentations', tonight at 7:30pm AEST. Meat & Livestock Australia invests levies and other funding in research and marketing activities that contribute to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness. Joining MLA is free and easy. In return you’ll be kept up-to-date on what your levies are delivering. Become an MLA member today:... http://www.mla.com.au/membership #growingwithgrasslands2020

05.01.2022 It's not too late to register for the 2020 Grassland Society conference "Growing with Grasslands". Registrations are still open and those who purchase a full registration will be given access to a recording of previous sessions, available for you to watch as many times as you like until 30 October 2020. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

05.01.2022 Our first speaker for the 2020 GSSA Growing with Grasslands Conference is Duncan Thomas, from Perennial Pasture Systems and PGG Wrightsons. You can catch him presenting the results of the High Production Annual Forage in Perennial Systems PDS in our first session on the 22nd of July at 7:30pm. To register and read more about Duncan: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-conference/speakers/

05.01.2022 NORTH EAST FARMERS CHALLENGED TO INCREASE STOCKING RATE North-east Victorian farmers will be challenged at an upcoming Grassland Society conference to increase ...their stocking rates to improve profitability. The Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s annual conference at Nagambie on September 6-7 aims to help producers to build on basics and invest to grow. Senior consultant with Meridian Agriculture in Euroa, Jim Shovelton, will outline at the conference that getting stocking rates and soil fertility right are the most important `basics’ for farmers in the region. Mr Shovelton said he believed stocking rates in the north-east were generally low. For a long time there has been an under-investment in soil fertility, he said. During his talk, Mr Shovelton will outline strategies for farmers to prioritise their spending to improve soil fertility to pave the way for higher stocking rates. The amount of money spent on fertiliser is the biggest discretionary cost in a grazing operation - the question is how you make the best use of it? he said. If you get your soil right you not only have an increased carrying capacity, the systems will be more resilient, will stand up better to droughts and adverse conditions and you end up with better quality feed, Mr Shovelton said. It gives you more flexibility in your system. Mr Shovelton said potential stocking rates were influenced by the growing season and but could only be captured by having good soil fertility and the right species. If you get the soil conditions right you have the springboard to get your stocking rate up to where it should be; then you’ll capture all the other added benefits of the investment genetics and grazing management. You’ve got to run enough stock to cover the average overhead cost per hectare and then you’ve got to make a profit above that. The 58th annual Grassland Society conference at Michelton Wines will outline the best ways to invest on-farm to capitalise on good livestock prices. The conference will feature presentations from local practitioners and some of Australia’s best researchers. It will include half day bus trips to visit local farms and the Society’s Annual General meeting. For all conference enquiries, call the GSSA Office on 1300 137 550, or email [email protected] See more

05.01.2022 Tomorrow night at 7:30pm AEST, is the second session of the GSSA virtual conference Growing with Grasslands! Session 2 is themed "What lies below..." and we have some great speakers lined up. Don't forget you can still register for the full conference and get access to the recording of last week's session. To register: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/... #growingwithgrasslands2020

05.01.2022 Registrations are now open for the GSSA 61st Annual Virtual Conference! To register and view the program: https://www.grasslands.org.au//annual-confer/registration/ #growingwithgrasslands2020

05.01.2022 Glengower mixed enterprise farmer Jake Seers is hosting the bus tour at our 60th #Grasslands Annual Conference.

04.01.2022 CONFERENCE GIVEAWAY We are offering 2 lucky winners a free 12-month membership to the Grassland Society and a free registration to the 2020 GSSA virtual conference Growing with Grasslands. Valued at $590! HOW TO ENTER: 1. LIKE Grassland Society of Southern Australia ... 2. TAG a friend that you think would love to win 3. SHARE this post Winners will be drawn on the 15th of July. #growingwithgrasslands2020

04.01.2022 A full house at the 60th GSSA conference in Creswick

04.01.2022 Stuart Austin, of Wilmot Cattle Co in the New England NSW, is the 2019 national Young Carbon Farmer of the Year. Meet Stuart in Session 2 What lies below.. and learn how he practices carbon farming in his enterprise with a focus on regenerating and restoring the ecological function of the landscape, and producing healthy, nutrient dense, beef. #growingwithgrasslands2020

04.01.2022 It's not too late to join us at our 60th #Grasslands Annual Conference in Creswick Victoria next week! Register now: www.grasslands.org.au

02.01.2022 Are you studying agriculture and interested in increasing your knowledge in pasture production systems in Southern Australia? Sign up to be a student member of the Grassland Society (it’s free!), and you will receive a discount code for 50% off the registration fee for our upcoming virtual conference Growing with Grasslands. This makes it just $10 per session when you purchase a full conference registration and includes a hardcopy of the conference proceedings. #growingwithgrasslands2020

01.01.2022 Valley Seeds Pty Ltd are the sponsor of our third session, Technology, at the #PastFuturePasture #Grasslands conference in Millicent on Wednesday and Thursday next week. We’re so pleased to have them on board! : www.grasslands.org.au : Valley Seeds Pty Ltd

01.01.2022 The bus tour is set to be a highlight of the 60th #Grasslands Annual Conference in Creswick on 17 and 18 July. Register today: https://www.grasslands.org.au

01.01.2022 Funding Grants for Womes's Leadership Development. Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s Agriculture sector. The initiative is providing women with grants to enable participation in a range of leadership development programs. ... The leadership development programs are part-time and delivered nationally via WLA’s blended learning model. Scholarship funding is strictly limited and will be awarded based on a set of selection criteria being met. Expressions of Interest Find out more and register your interest by completing the Expression of Interest form here prior to June 16, 2017: http://www.wla.edu.au/assoc-june17.html.