Central Gippsland BeefCheque Proposed Calendar 2012

Meet every 3rd Friday 9.30am for a 10:00 start.

Date Topic
Speaker
Organizer
Property

17th Feb
"Why stock don't always perform the way we expect them to" ... fibre levels, acidosis, protean, grazing management
Fiona Baker
Sue
Sue
Confirmed
16th March
Pestivirus
Animal health - drench, lice, trace elements
Charlotte Fox
Libby Heard (Coopers)
Gerald
Gerald
Confirmed
20th April
Moving cattle... is there a better way?
Bev to arrange
Bev
Bev
Confirmed
18th May
What have you done in the last 12 months to boost your productivity? Round table discussion
Greg
Kerri & Terry
Confirmed
15th June
Embryo transfer programs for cattle
Carol to arrange
Carol
Carol
Confirmed
20th July
Calf Rearing
Vicki
Vicki
Vicki

17th Aug
Phosphate fertilizers Vs trace element fertilizer debate
Chris Bowlen
Tony & Carol
Tony & Carol
Confirmed
21st Sept
Vet topics - biosecurity & suggested topics
Jack Winterbottom - DPI Vet
Tom
Tom

19th Oct
Improving pasture growth and utilisation
Ideas anyone?
Cheryl
Cheryl

16th Nov
Farm visit that uses different marketing strategies and end of year lunch/dinner/BBQ

Ray & Julie
TBA

Fall-back topics or extra day session