Livestock Strategies for the next 100 days - Keith

Livestock Strategies for the next 100 days 

Wednesday 12 June, 2.00pm to 6.00pm, followed by a BBQ

Keith Bowling Club, Memorial Avenue, Keith

Session - Free 

With a challenging start to the season, hear from a range of topic experts on developing strategies going forward including:

• Nutrition - considering early weaning, what that requires, and alternate feed sources
• Animal Health Management 
• Looking after yourself, your livestock and feedbase - the importance of decision making tools to forecast and budget ration costs
• plus insights from Ken Solly presentation

BBQ - Free

Following the session, stay for a BBQ, speak with the presenters, catch up with mates, and enjoy some time off-farm.

Both the session and BBQ are FREE to attend, but to ensure we provide enough seats and food, please register to attend.

Date: Wednesday 12 June

Time: 2.00pm - 6.00pm, followed by a BBQ

Location: Keith Bowling Club

                 Memorial Avenue, Keith

* Please note: To register (if not an MFMG member) at the prompt for a 'user name', please enter a user name ( we suggest your email address), and then a password. 

Presenters

Deb Scammell, Talking Livestock 

Deb Scammell is a livestock consultant at Talking Livestock, she assists producers with nutrition and production planning in their sheep and beef enterprises. She consults directly to farmers and runs industry courses and projects. Deb is based in Sevenhill in the Clare Valley. 

Prior to starting her own business, Talking Livestock, Deb worked in the commercial nutrition space in several different roles covering technical, sales and national management. Deb has also been involved with sheep genetic programs and DNA, EID technology and extension and sheep research. 

Deb graduated from Adelaide University with a Bachelor of Agricultural science with honours in Animal science and has studied ruminant nutrition post-graduation. 

Dr Rebecca Schubert, Naracoorte & Penola Veterinarian Centres

Becky has worked in mixed animal practice for over 10 years since graduating from Charles Sturt University in 2013. She spent several years working for Livestock Logic in Hamilton, where she developed a keen interest  in sheep work, before moving to the South East SA to farm alongside her husband out of Naracoorte.

She is an accredited Paraboss Advisor and has her OJD accreditation, and has a real passion for working alongside sheep producers to develop longer term relationships and consultancy advice. Outside work Becky is busy assisting her husband with their sheep & cropping enterprise near Naracoorte, and chasing after their young family.

Dr Brittany Voss, Naracoorte & Penola Veterinarian Centres

Brittany graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2012. After graduating she spent six years working in rural mixed practice in the Southeast of SA before deciding to change fields and specialise in sheep production and medicine. Brittany spent two and a half years as an on-farm advisor for a large sheep cell grazing enterprise where she managed the cell grazing program.

Recently, Brittany completed her certificate in Sheep Worm Management and is an accredited Paraboss Advisor. In her spare time Brittany is a busy mother to two young kids and runs a small beef and sheep operation with her husband. Brittany is extremely passionate about sheep production and working alongside producers to maximise their production.

Felicity Turner, Turner AgriBusiness

Felicity farms with her husband Mark on their farm at Field in the Upper South East.

She has over 20 years experience in Sustainable Agriculture across the South-East region of SA working predominantly in the field of crop and pasture agronomy and managing projects in mixed farming systems. Through this work she has been exposed to a lot of decision making tools that they have been utilising in their farming business to identify trigger points and allow the business to manage dry times.

Today she will share some of these with you and focus on the next 100 days; what we can do to look after ourselves, our livestock and our feedbase going forward.

Please bring the following:

• Pen and notebook - so you don't miss any critical information

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