EventBWBL Phone Seminar - Getting Value from LucerneEvent date-timeWed 18/8/10 1:00pm Host(s)Register for this phone seminar on 03 5355 0520 DetailsThe next BWBL phone seminar will look at how to get the best value from including lucerne in the farm system. Lucerne is recognised as a valuable plant high in feed quality but is not suited to all soil types and needs careful management for persistence and can be expensive to establish. Given its seasonal growth, it is worth considering how best to use it as part of a system to get the best returns.
Low rainfall cropping grazing systems- Kieran Ransom (DPI Bendigo) has worked with local producers for many years on how to incorporate lucerne into a cropping/grazing system for top returns and will talk about the costs and risks, impacts on the growing season, what works and why, potential returns and tips on establishment.
High rainfall grazing systems - Ralph Behrendt, Project Manager for EverGraze, will talk about incorporating lucerne in the higher rainfall areas, how it fits, the value and potential returns using results from Evergraze trial sites.
This seminar is about making decisions on whether to sow lucerne and if so, how it can be best utilised for good returns. We won't cover cultivar selection or detailed establishment given time constraints but we could run a future session on this if enough interest, so let us know.
Look Out - A brief round the state animal production and health alert will finish the seminar - David Rendell, Robert Suter, ParaSite and Gippsland. WhereOn a phone near you ContactAnnette Taylor: 0417 017 909 (03) 5355 0531 annette.taylor@dpi.vic.gov.au |