You can’t control the weather - but you can control how you respond.
Join Professor Paul Kenyon, renowned sheep production researcher and expert in adaptable farm systems, for a practical look at how we can build more resilient, productive and efficient sheep enterprises.
Drawing on extensive research into hogget breeding, twin and triplet management, ewe body condition, lifetime efficiency, ewe wastage, alternative forages, regenerative systems and milk production, Professor Kenyon will share insights you can take straight back to the farm.
Adapt your system. Maximise your ewes. Be ready for what’s next.
Key Areas that will be covered:
Management of next year’s two-tooths - from now to breeding
- Hoggets not bred as hoggets - preparing for successful two-tooth breeding.
- Hoggets bred as hoggets and lambing now, managing through lambing and into their next breeding season.
- Key decisions around weaning and pre-breeding management.
- Balancing lamb weaning weights with maintaining ewe growth and future performance.
- Adjusting management to seasonal and climatic conditions.
- Understanding the impact of getting management wrong on reproduction, lifetime productivity and ewe survival.
Management of mature ewes - from weaning to next mating
- Maintaining and improving body condition post-weaning.
- Managing feed supply and allocation through to mating.
- Preparing ewes for optimal reproductive performance.
- Identifying key management decisions that influence future productivity and survival.
Lunch on arrival and afternoon tea provided.
Registration
Registration is essential for catering purposes.