Author Archives: Executive Officer

Soil Carbon Farming in Australia

Soil carbon farming was a topic of discussion at last Thursday’s TFS Seasonal Update. The below links will take you to some of the resources made available by Matt Lieschke on the day. We will load the others as electronic versions come to hand. https://www.farminstitute.org.au/publication/a-landholders-guide-to-participate-in-soil-carbon-farming-in-australia/ https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/321422/A-farmers-guide-to-increasing-Soil-Organic-Carbon-under-pastures.pdf  

Dawbuts Price Rise

We have received advice from Dawbuts Animal Health that some of the prices for their testing have increased. We wanted to advise members of this so that you can make informed choices on which lab you use for your worm testing. Please note that worm tests are accepted for the WEC tables from any registered […]

Confinement Feeding Webinar

Central Tablelands LLS are putting on a series of 2 webinars looking at confinement feeding. Presenters include Brett Littler (Central Tablelands LLS), Geoff Duddy (Sheep Solutions), and Jeff House (Jeff House Livestock). The below flyer gives further information and the opportunity to register: CTLLS_Confinement feeding webinars_SEPT OCT 2021_Flyer_FINAL If you register for this webinar you […]

LLS Sheep and Beef Spring Seasonal Updates

The recordings from the two Seasonal Update webinars have been made available by the LLS and can be accessed with the below links: Sheep – Registration (gotowebinar.com) Beef – Registration (gotowebinar.com) You will be required to input your name and email address to access these recordings.   We received the below flyers from Matt Lieschke, South […]

Building Better Breeders

We received the above flyer and information regarding the Profitable Grazing Systems course, Building Better Breeders (BBB). Aggregate Consulting the local deliverer to the TFS area, are currently looking for expressions of interest from beef producers in participating in a BBB group. The BBB course is designed to provide beef producers with the skills and […]

WEC and Soil Testing Factsheets

With your annual TFS membership you have access to free WEC and soil testing. Available at the end of this post are the relevant factsheets for both these programs. With the WEC testing the more results we receive the more feedback we can provide on what worm burdens are doing. With the soil testing you […]

Healthy Soils Webinar

Update: We have received the recordings from the below webinars and they are available here MLA Healthy Soils Webinars 2021 – YouTube There is an interactive workshop discussing key soil issues with experienced evidence-based soil experts with our MLA Healthy Soils Groups, taking place. Details: Tuesday 27th July 2021, 9am-12pm (AEST) About the webinar: Healthy […]