Sheep Updates 2007 - part 3

Authors

Andrew Ritchie, ICON Agriculture, Darkan WA
Edward Riggall, ICON Agriculture, Darkan WA
James Hall, ICON Agriculture, Darkan WA
Gus Rose, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Johan Greeff, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
John Young, Farming Systems Analysis Service, WAFollow
M. Alchin, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
M. Young, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
T. Johnson, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
John Lucy, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Martin Staines, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Tim Wiley, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Rob Grima, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Sandra Prosser, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Matt Ryan, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Geoff Moore, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Tony Albertsen, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Phil Barrett-Lennard, Evergreen FarmingFollow
George Woolston, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
John Titerington, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Sarah Knight, Irwin-Mingenew Group
Brianna Peake, Liebe Group, Buntine, WA

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

City

Perth

Publication Date

24-7-2007

Keywords

The Sheep’s Back, sheep management, benchmarking, survey, Whole farm modelling, Ewe trial, MIDAS, meat sheep, Rangeland Goats, food-on-offer, rangeland condition, stocking rate, Grazing, intensification, nitrogen, pasture use, nutrients imported and exported, environment, Perennial pasture, sub tropical grass, tagasaste, annual pasture, grazing days, ground cover, erosion, Hypothermia, cold exposure, wind chill, energy supplement, Rhodes grass, kikuyu, feed quality

Disciplines

Hydrology | Meteorology | Other Genetics and Genomics | Other Plant Sciences | Sheep and Goat Science | Soil Science | Veterinary Infectious Diseases

Abstract

This session covers seven papers from different authors:

PROFITABILITY

1. Benchmarking demonstrates both the potential and realised productivity gains in the sheep and wool industry, Andrew Ritchie, Edward Riggall and James Hall, ICON Agriculture, Darkan

2. Improving sheep genetics will increase farm profitability, Gus Rose, Johan Greeff Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, John Young Farming Systems Analysis Service, WA

3. Meat, Merinos and making money in WA Pastoral Zone, M. Alchin, M. Young and T. Johnson, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia,

GRAZING

4. Nitrogen - farmers' friend or foe? John Lucy and Martin Staines, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia

5. Drought proofing grazing systems - a case study from Binnu 2006/7, Tim Wiley & Rob Grima, Department of Agriculture & Food Western Australia

6. Minimising 'Esperance Storm' livestock losses, Sandra Prosser and Matt Ryan, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia

7. Sub-tropical grasses in WA - what is their potential? Geoff Moore, Tony Albertsen, Department of Agriculture & Food Western Australia, Phil Barrett-Lennard, Evergreen Farming, George Woolston, John Titterington, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Sarah Knight, Irwin-Mingenew Group, Brianna Peake, Liebe Group, Buntine, WA

Comments

BEFF PRODUCTION

Papers not available at this time

Please cite papers individually

Recommended Citation

Ritchie, A, Riggall, E, Hall, J, Rose, G, Greeff, J, Young, J, Alchin, M, Young, M, Johnson, T, Lucy, J, Staines, M, Wiley, T, Grima, R, Prosser, S, Ryan, M, Moore, G, Albertsen, T, Barrett-Lennard, P, Woolston, G, Titerington, J, Knight, S, and Peake, B. (2007), Sheep Updates 2007 - part 3. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth. Conference Proceeding.