Practical skills for profitable sheep and beef farming
Technology is changing farming fast – but nothing replaces good stockmanship and understanding your pasture.
When it comes to hill country sheep and beef systems, maximising grass production, utilisation, and quality remains the single biggest driver of productivity and profit.
While our systems differ from dairy rotational grazing, many of the same principles can be adapted successfully to improve feed management, stock performance, and farm efficiency.
Join us for an interactive, hands-on workshop focused on growing better grass and making smarter grazing decisions.
What we’ll cover
Grass agronomy and pasture management
Speaker: Agricom – Greg Dunshea, Forage Systems Agronomist
- Identifying pasture species and understanding what’s actually growing in your paddocks
- Interactive grass and weed identification quiz (with prizes!)
- Understanding how different grasses grow
- Key tips for encouraging the best pasture growth
- Weed identification and management strategies
Turning dairy pasture management skills into sheep and beef profit
Speaker: Angus Lang, Quartz Hill Station Manager
- Practical rotational grazing for sheep & beef systems
- Why knowing your feed is critical
- Identifying feed surpluses and deficits before they become problems
- Spring rotation planning and feed budgeting
- Balancing different stock classes through the seasons
- Key tools and timing for maximum productivity
On-farm practical session
We’ll head into the paddocks for a hands-on, real-world learning session focused on discussion and problem solving:
- Walk-and-talk across paddocks
- Feed estimation exercises
- Rotation planning scenarios
- Assessing paddock strengths and weaknesses
This will be a practical, workshop-style afternoon with plenty of discussion, exercises, and farmer-to-farmer learning.
Come along to sharpen your grazing skills, challenge your thinking, and pick up practical tools you can apply immediately on-farm.
Special thanks to our sponsors
Registration
Registration essential.