When:

Friday 23^rd September, 2011

Where:

Kyneton Racecourse (entrance off Lennox Street)

Time:

9:00 am to 3:20 pm

RSVP:

by phoning Clare at the Grassland Office on 03 5433 5324 or by emailing the office at grasslands (see link at bottom of page)

Cost:

$20 members

$40 non-members

Program:

see below:

9:00 am

Registrations

9:30 am

Introduction GSSA

9:40 am

Cam Nicholson - Woady Yaloak Catchment Group

Issues around alternative fertilisers and how do you assess how they work for you.

10:30 am

Stuart McColl - Cesar Consulting

Integrated Pest Management, in pastures. What we need to be looking out for this spring.

11:20 am

Allen Newman - Research Manager Heritage Seeds

Developing acid soil and grazing tolerant lucerne’s for South Eastern Australia.

12:00 pm

Board Bus with Lunch (lunch included)

12:20 am

Arrive at the O’Sullivan’s property “Theadon”, Pastoria

12:35 pm

Lisa Warn, Senior Consultant & Agronomist, Mackinnon Group, University of Melbourne

EverGraze supporting site – pasture species for prime lamb production and establishment of phalaris on acid soils.

Michael O’Sullivan, producer “Theadon”, Pastoria.

Michael Joss, Territory Manager, Seedmark

Perennial pasture species trial – featuring varieties of phalaris, cocksfoot, fescue and perennial ryegrass.

Lisa Warn, Mackinnon

Using Poultry litter as an alternative fertiliser.

3:00 pm

Board Bus to return to Kyneton

3:20 pm

Finish

Tags: Pasture Update