The Northern Beef Development program aims to support the Western Australian northern beef industry to become more profitable, resilient, and sustainable.
Traditionally, agriculture in the Western Australian rangelands has predominantly relied on grazing stock on native vegetation, with some irrigation precincts around Carnarvon and on the Ord River
Applying gibberellic acid or nitrogen fertiliser to pasture in winter can increase dry matter production of grasses and broadleaf weeds and help reduce feed shortages in winter.
Grazing annual pastures in the first 12 days after germination can lower the productivity of pastures during winter by removing poorly rooted plants, and by reducing plant leaf area to sub-optimal
Aboriginal cattle stations will benefit from current information on livestock and business management learnt at the Indigenous Cattlemen’s Workshop and Beef2018 events held recently in Queensland.
