Maximising Livestock Profitability and Herd Performance
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This event explores critical strategies for maximising farm profitability across livestock and pasture management in South Gippsland. Listen to Mackinnon Project's John Webb Ware, Ben Ashton, Leah Tyrell and Georgie Champion de Crespigny cover self-replacing versus trading beef and lamb enterprises to identify the most profitable system; optimal calving timing for weaner and feeder production systems, enhancing operational efficiency; a MLA PDS update on cattle gastrointestinal worms and liver fluke resistance, presenting practical biosecurity measures to prevent farm introduction; optimising lamb reproductive performance and implementing best-practice heifer management strategies to strengthen herd fertility and structure; and a cost-benefit analysis of fertiliser application amid rising fertiliser costs, enabling informed investment decisions.Arrival: 9:30 am
Start time: 10:00 am
Refreshments: Morning tea and lunch provided
This event is being delivered by Mackinnon Project - University of Melbourne on behalf of Agriculture Victora as part of the Victorian Government’s statewide Drought Support Package.
Date
Wednesday 17 June 2026 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
Gippsland Agricultural Centre
345 Bengworden Road, Bairnsdale Victoria 3875
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