Grazing Management Principles Grazing Management Principles $1,199.00 +GST 1: Introduction 1.0 Introduction 1.1 The importance of grasslands 1.2 The importance of grazing management 1.3 The grazing ecosystem – soil, plant, animal 1.4 The presenter – Dr Judi Earl 1.5 Holistic management 1.6 Holistic management on Glen Orton 1.7 Summary 2: Grasses 2.0 Introduction 2.1 The backbone of grasslands 2.2 Grass Growth 2.3 Growth cycles – C3 & C4 plants 2.4 Environmental effects on plant growth 2.5 Effects of defoliation on plant growth 2.6 Pasture dynamics 2.7 Trial results – effects of defoliation on roots and shoots 2.8 Summary 3: Soils 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Soil health starts with photosynthesis 3.2 Soil carbon 3.3 Soil biology 3.4 The rhizosphere 3.5 Soil hydrology 3.6 Plant available water 3.7 Soil physics 3.8 Soil chemistry 3.9 Summary 4: Grazing animals 4.0 Introduction 4.1 Species of grazer 4.2 Selective grazing 4.3 Ruminant nutrition 4.4 Principles of pasture feeding ruminants 4.5 Epigenetics 4.6 Animal health 4.7 Summary 5: Grazing Management 5.0 Introduction 5.1 Four key factors 5.2 Utilisation 5.3 The range of approaches 5.4 Symptoms of pasture degradation 5.5 Number of paddocks per mob 5.6 Stocking rate 5.7 Stock Density 5.8 Summary 6: Monitoring 6.0 Introduction 6.1 The importance of measurement 6.2 Designing a monitoring program 6.3 Pasture management checklist 6.4 Measuring soil health 6.5 Water use efficiency 6.6 Measuring livestock requirements 6.7 Summary 7: Planned Grazing 7.0 Introduction 7.1 The need for a grazing plan 7.2 Feed budgeting 7.3 Matching stocking rate to carrying capacity 7.4 Creating the grazing plan 7.5 The number of paddocks 7.6 Summary 8: Land Planning 8.0 Introduction 8.1 Holistic land planning 8.2 Developing a property plan 8.3 Practical issues 8.4 Water 8.5 Paddocks 8.6 Summary 9: Holistic Management 9.0 Introduction 9.1 The origins of holistic management 9.2 Creating your holisticgoal 9.3 Ecosystem processes 9.4 Tools to modify the ecosystem 9.5 Decision making 9.6 Planning processes and monitoring 9.7 Summary 10: Conclusion 10.1 Conclusion 10.2 Bonus material 10.3 Where to from here?
