The Farming Forecaster project that TFS have been apart of since inception, is incorporating a new module into the tool to assist farmers preparedness for drought. During times of drought the GrassGro model that is used for the pasture forecasting will have capacity to incorporate destocking into drought containment lots. The destocking drought module will be […]
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2021 National Landcare Conference and Awards
The 2021 National Landcare Conference and Awards that were due to take place in Darling Harbour, are now being hosted online due to the current COVID situation in Sydney. The National Landcare Conference is the largest knowledge sharing convention for the Landcare community. This national event brings together Landcare groups and volunteers, landholders and farmers, […]
Farming Forecaster on Site Training
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 […]
Spring Seasonal Update Presentations
The Spring Seasonal Update for TFS members and their guests was held on Monday the 26th of October. We were fortunate to have John Francis from Agrista (formerly of Holmes Sackett) and Matt Lieschke from the SELLS present. John’s presentation around options for utilising the spring feed surplus and pasture budgeting can be found here […]
Spring Seasonal Update
Invites for the Spring Seasonal Outlook on Monday October 26 will be in your inboxes today. We are very excited to announce our speakers: John Francis from Holmes Sackett in Wagga and Matt Lieschke from South East LLS. John will be presenting on the probable feed surplus going forward and options available to producers. The […]