Regenerative Farming – Grassland And Grazing
Grassland and Grazing
Would you like to use adaptive pasture management on your farm to save time and grow better grass?
In this course you’ll learn the nuts and bolts of regenerative grazing management and whole farm planning to design farm layouts and grazing plans while minimising costs.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Implement the soil and pasture health principles on your farm
Design a basic farm layout that facilitates your management goals
Create a grazing plan to maximise potential of forage resources and minimise work
Topics Covered:
- Principles of Regenerative Grazing Management & Whole Farm Planning
- Grazing Management systems: mob grazing & planned grazing
- Grazing planning: charts, calculating live weight, forage budgeting
- Time-saving strategies for management of land & livestock
- Farm infrastructure: functional hedges, water, fencing, access, and manure management
- Pasture monitoring (using SoilMentor)
- Trials & Feedback
- Animal Health & Nutrition
- Breed Selection
- Soil Nutrients & Plant Nutrition
- Composting
- Transition Strategies
This whole day course will include a field visit to a local farm.
Who is this course suitable for?
Farmers, graziers, farm-hands, land agents, ecologists and farm-advisers.
Booking
This event is FREE and food and drinks will be provided, but places are limited and must be booked in advance. Full details and booking here.