Livestock update - Tenterfield

Gain practical insights into managing stock and making decisions in dry seasons. Covering; destocking decisions, feeding cattle, and hearing the market outlook.

Event details:

This evening session aims to provide Northern Tablelands producers with timely information on managing cattle through dry seasons. 

Presentations from Local Land Services will cover the strategies to consider when destocking and the long-term impacts on drought recovery, followed by a guide to supplementary feeding cattle. Attendees will then hear the latest market outlook from Rabobank Senior Animal Proteins Analyst Angus Gidley-Baird.  

Presentations include:  

• Destocking decisions: impacts of reducing cattle numbers on drought management and farm business cash flow. We will work through scenarios that examine the impact of management decisions on post-drought recovery, including the role of trade stock and replacement females. 

• Supplementary feeding fundamentals: Learn to select appropriate feed types, estimate livestock feed requirements, and balance nutrition with cost to maintain livestock until the spring break. 

• Market outlook with Rabobank Senior Animal Proteins Analyst, Angus Gidley-Baird: Beef market and pricing outlooks to guide livestock management decisions. 

   

Additional information:

• Dinner will be provided for all attendees.

• Please advise the event organiser of any dietary requirements prior to the event.  

• Please arrive by 5:45 pm for a 6:00 pm start.

Contact: Max Newsome, Senior Land Services Officer via email at: max.newsome@lls.nsw.gov.au or on 0427 007 190 

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