The LLS will be running a series of information sessions on Farming Forecaster at a range of probe sites and at local halls over the next few weeks. These sessions will be presented by Matt Lieschke and Phil Graham and will cover: collecting data from the paddock – soil moisture, soil temperature and rainfall making […]
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Autumn Seasonal Update Agrista Presentation
As promised the presentation John Francis from Agrista made at the recent Seasonal Update is available here Agrista TFS 3 Mar 21 Also available from the link below is the Laggan Grazing Demonstration Results from 2015 through to 2020 that John referenced in his presentation at the Seasonal Update. These trial results were compiled by […]
Rabobank Research
We were fortunate enough to secure the latest Rabobank Agribusiness Outlook for 2021 from our sponsors at Rabobank. This outlook gives a brief overview of where we were at the start of 2021 and what we can expect going forward. It goes on to give a summary of what individual commodities can expect throughout 2021 […]
Goulburn Young Farmers Dog High Jump
NSW DPI Weeds Survey
The NSW Department of Primary Industries is currently looking at a research project which aims to develop an autonomous robot capable of finding and then selectively spraying, target weeds in a pasture. They have asked that we distribute a survey to our members to complete that will help them identify the most problematic pasture weeds […]
Responsible Spraying Field Day
We have been advised of a field day being held at the Crookwell Showgrounds on the 26th of March focusing on spraying. There will be a demonstration of XAG spray equipment and autonomous vehicles as well as the latest technology to help improve spray performance. The local LLS Regional weeds coordinator will also be in […]
TFS AGM
5/2/2021 – The formal AGM notice has now been sent out to all members advising the details and announcing that the Autumn Seasonal Outlook will be held on the same day. The Outlook presentations will include John Francis of Agrista and the latest key market information direct from Rabobank. We are also pleased to announce […]
Phosphorus Efficient Pastures Project
The Phosphorus Efficient Pastures project TFS was involved with, commenced in late 2016 and was finalised in 2020 with the final reports made available in the last quarter of 2020. This project was part of a network of farmer participatory studies in temperate Australia aimed at examining the productivity, persistence and potential use of Serradella […]
Healthy Soils Workshop 3 Soil Interpretation
Towards the end of last year we held the third Healthy Soils workshop in the series of workshops we are running in conjunction with Graminus Consulting. Jim and Nathan from Graminus combined with Dr Jason Condon from Charles Sturt University to present an entertaining and informative half day on soil interpretation. It was a very […]
Bloat Survey
We received an email advising that CSU are currently running a survey to assess the impact of bloat in southern Australian beef production systems. They want to understand what producers think about bloat even if they haven’t ever had cattle affected by it. The survey takes approximately 10-15 min to complete. The link to the survey […]