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Decision making for drought: Making better decisions to prepare for drought in Limestone Coast farming businessesDate:
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Project code: DN5_24_10 Project manager: MFMG Project duration: August 2024 to May 2025 About the project‘Decision making for drought’ will demonstrate relevant existing research in cropping and grazing systems in the Limestone Coast, with the aim to increase adoption of research in local farming businesses. Workshops and some demonstrations will be conducted, in collaboration with relevant researchers and advisors, to localise results and provide regional context to research that has either been conducted elsewhere or conducted previously in the region.
Project ActivitiesThe project will consist of 3 key activities: 1. Livestock Cost of Production workshop 2. Nitrogen Management workshop 3. "Dry Feed to Dollars" workshop and demonstration sites Together, these three activities form a well-rounded approach to equipping farmers with the knowledge, tools, and collaborative support necessary to navigate the challenges of drought and maintain the productivity and profitability of their farming operations. This integrated program aims to strengthen the overall resilience of the farming community in the long term.
This project is funded by:This project received funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund.
Project Resources:Dry Feed To Dollars Workshop - Useful resources 2025_DryFeedtoDollars_Presentation_Michael Wilkes Forage testing Services NSW DPI Feed Quality Service Test
Managing Feed quality and budgeting for animal requirements Forage Lab Australia guide to interpreting feed test analysis MLA guide to Feed test interpretation Deb Scammel of “Talking Livestock” walk through on feed test interpretation_Video NSW DPI Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator
Decision Making for farm businesses My Farm Dashboard platform (The decision matrix developed in the workshop around fodder supplements has been added to the decision wizard matrix e-library. Search for ‘fodder supplements’)
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