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| The spreadsheet calculates the cost of baling crops for hay or silage and of taking crops through to harvest helping producers make decisions on salvaging crops during drought. |
| EverGraze is developing and testing new farming systems in different environments across the high rainfall zone of southern Australia. The target is to increase profits of sheep and cattle enterprises by up to 50% and at the same time improve water management, use of perennials, biodiversity and soil health. |
| Provides information on business, pastures, resources and sheep technology to help producers increase the productivity and profitability of their enterprises. |
| Native pastures underpin the long-term productivity, profitability and sustainability of grazing activities on many Tasmanian properties, particularly fine wool grazing properties. They are also a significant vegetation community for conserving native plants and animals, and maintaining stable and healthy soils. |
| Providing likely responses to nitrogen in intensive pasture systems. |
| This tool allows you to calculate how much pasture has been utilised on your milking area this financial year. |
| Includes information on planting pastures, comparisons of short rotation and perennial ryegrass and courses for farmers. |
| Provides information including detection, biology and control of various crop and pasture pests. |
| PaDIL offers high-quality colour diagnostic images and information on pests and diseases. |
| CSIRO has extensive capabilities in researching, understanding and tackling various insect pests of plants, plant diseases and weeds. |
| Provides information on plant pests, their biology and management and diagnostic services provided by DPIW. |
| PROGRAZE is a grazing management skills course for sheep and beef producers which puts pasture and animal management skills together, to improve grazing decisions on the farm, and more effectively meet production and sustainability goals. |
| Information on protecting your soil from compaction. |
| Provides seed testing and certification services; and purity and germination tests with a range of grasses, grains and small seeds. |
| Effective long term control of pasture weeds can be obtained from an integrated approach incorporating a range of management tools. This factsheet outlines the three main steps of a successful weed management program. |