Dry season workshop

DRY SEASONS WORKSHOP

This workshop will focus on livestock management in the coming months following a dry start to the season. 

What we'll cover

Come along to learn all the considerations behind dry season planning, including: 

• Stock nutrition
• Feed budgeting
• Stock containment areas
• Protecting pastures and ground cover for faster recovery
• Utilising crops as an extra feed source
• Using trigger points and eID data to aid decision making

This session will be interactive so please prepare plenty of questions to ask our speakers. 

The main dry start preparedness discussion will be followed by an on farm water management workshop during which we will cover:

• Water quality – understanding how water quality impacts livestock productivity and overall farm performance.
• Farm water budgeting– assessing water requirements and implementing effective storage and distribution systems.
• Reticulation & storage solutions – optimising farm dams, tanks, and water infrastructure to ensure reliable supply.
• Enhancing dams for greater efficiency – proven techniques to improve water retention, reduce losses, and maximise storage capacity.

This section of the event is an activity of On-farm water management project supported by the Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub through funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund.