Outback Lakes Nutritional Grazing
To improve producers’ ability to identify native outback plants that provide the main sources of nutrition for grazing their stock. This project is funded through the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme Community Support Grant. Assisting landholders’ long-term decision making about animal nutrition, in combination with other pastoral management tools that are already being used, to help assess the practicality, cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability of these decisions.
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For more information contact Jess Kemp on 08 8675 8307 or jessica.kemp@saalnrm.sa.gov.au
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Cattle on outback pastoral property.
Photo Outback Lakes SA Group.
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WaterSmart Pastoral Production TM
This project combines the best grazing management with the best technologies in stock water storage and delivery on pastoral properties to help improve: stock management; control total grazing pressure and ultimately improve the conditional of pastoral country. The project brought together those involved in supplying water on pastoral properties including landholders, suppliers, researchers and industries most recently at the Mt Ive field days. The aim of the project is to share information and develop new innovative stock water management options for landholders. The project is being run through the Desert Knowledge CRC and is funded through the National Landcare Program administered by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry. It will operate in cooperation with Desert Channels Queensland Inc , the South Australian Arid Lands NRM Board (SAAL) and the Centralian Land Management Association (CLMA) in the NT. Find out more (406 KB PDF File)
For more information contact Colleen James, Desert Channels Queensland on 07 4652 7826 or colleen.james@dcq.org.au
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Remote telemetry system monitoring water. Photo Colleen James
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Improving Rangeland Sustainability 2006/08
The program offers to support pastoralists and
pastoral groups in South Australia with the opportunity
to be involved in innovative projects; on property trials;
workshops and training to assist them to better manage
their natural resources and improve their productivity.
Activities aim to assist sustainable grazing management
without compromising pastoral livelihoods.
Example projects could include: -
- Best practice nutritional management of
rangeland pasture plants
- Incentives for managing biodiversity
- Managing climate variability/climate change
- Grazing land management strategies
- Stock condition monitoring for pasture management
- Property and business planning
The program funded by the Australian Government through the NHT provides support to deliver these activities across
the region. Cross border projects are encouraged.
More information from Merri Tothill on 8648 5160 or
email tothill.meredith@saugov.sa.gov.au
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Blood Sampling. Photo by PIRSA.
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