scholarly journals Direct Mailing Education Campaign Impacts on the Adoption of Grazing Management Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 174 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
T. Allen Berthold ◽  
Taylor Olsovsky ◽  
Michael Schramm
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Education Campaign ◽  
Direct Mailing

Management of grazing systems

1989 ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Stocking Rate ◽  
Pastoral Systems ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Stocking Rates

Recent assessments of the relative importance of stocking rate. stocking policy and grazing management on the output from pastoral systems are used as a starting point to argue the need for objective pasture assessments to aid control of livestock enterprises to meet production targets. Variations in stocking rates, stocking policy and other management practices all provide alternative means of control of pasture conditions which are the major determinants of pasture and animal performance. Understanding of the influence of pasture conditions on systems performance should provide a better basis for management control and for Communication between farmers, extension officers and researchers. Keywords: Stocking rate, pasture condition, pasture cover

Social landscape of the night parrot in western Queensland, Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen T. Garnett ◽  
Mark Kleinschmidt ◽  
Micha V. Jackson ◽  
Kerstin K. Zander ◽  
Stephen A. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Collaborative Management ◽  
Property Management ◽  
Social Landscape ◽  
Wild Dog ◽  
High Level ◽  
Wild Dogs

The attitudes of the owners or managers of properties potentially supporting populations of night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) in western Queensland, Australia, were explored using interviews to understand whether they would be sympathetic to the species’ conservation. Eighteen interviews were carried out by a former member of the local grazing community and found a high level of support for conservation, especially if it did not unduly disrupt existing grazing management practices and there was compensation in the event property management needed to change. This included trying to limit burning and not overgrazing habitat in which the parrot might occur. It also included the cessation of wild dog baiting, which is conducted to reduce calf losses, although concern about wild dogs was deeply entrenched. While some graziers were indifferent, none were openly antagonistic to parrot conservation that might involve their property. The results suggest that collaborative management with local graziers can contribute substantially to conservation of the night parrot in the region and any fears that graziers might be antagonistic to night parrot conservation are ill-founded.

Insights on the relationship between total grazing pressure management and sustainable land management: key indicators to verify impacts

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Waters ◽  
S. E. McDonald ◽  
J. Reseigh ◽  
R. Grant ◽  
D. G. Burnside
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
Grazing Pressure ◽  
Environmental Stewardship ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
The Impact

Demonstrating sustainable land management (SLM) requires an understanding of the linkages between grazing management and environmental stewardship. Grazing management practices that incorporate strategic periods of rest are promoted internationally as best practice. However, spatial and temporal trends in unmanaged feral (goat) and native (kangaroo) populations in the southern Australian rangelands can result land managers having, at times, control over less than half the grazing pressure, precluding the ability to rest pastures. Few empirical studies have examined the impacts of total grazing pressure (TGP) on biodiversity and resource condition, while the inability to manage grazing intensity at critical times may result in negative impacts on ground cover, changes in pasture species composition, increased rates of soil loss and reduce the ability for soils to store carbon. The widespread adoption of TGP control through exclusion fencing in the southern Australian rangelands has created unprecedented opportunities to manage total grazing pressure, although there is little direct evidence that this infrastructure leads to more sustainable land management. Here we identify several key indicators that are either outcome- or activity-based that could serve as a basis for verification of the impacts of TGP management. Since TGP is the basic determinant of the impact of herbivory on vegetation it follows that the ability for rangeland pastoral management to demonstrate SLM and environmental stewardship will rely on using evidence-based indicators to support environmental social licence to operate.

Transmission of weed seed by livestock: a review

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Hogan ◽  
C. J. C. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Seed Viability ◽  
Seed Transmission ◽  
Grazing Pressure ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Weed Seed ◽  
Plant Seed ◽  
Native Flora ◽  
Weed Seeds

Weed seeds are readily translocated by livestock by attachment to their coat, by consumption or in vehicles used for transporting them. Livestock transport by land, sea and air is increasing worldwide, which together with increasing livestock production, is anticipated to escalate the risk of weed incursions and displace native flora. There is a particular risk of widespread weed seed dissemination in Australia with its extensive grazing practices and significant amounts of livestock movement. Consumption of weed seeds is largely dependent on grazing management practices, with lax grazing facilitating inflorescence production, the seeds of which may then be consumed if grazing pressure increases. Seed passage through the animal depends on the type of seed and animal intake and is typically 30–70 h. The germination rate of weed seeds is usually reduced by passage through the animal, but faeces in which seed is excreted also have the potential to provide nutrients and moisture to support the germinated plant. Seed viability is largely determined by the type of seed dormancy (particularly the permeability of the seed coat) and the species of livestock. It is concluded that weed seed transmission by livestock is a growing concern that requires addressing at local, national and international levels.

scholarly journals THE VALUE OF GRASS IN REDUCING FARM WINTERING COSTS IN HAWKE'S BAY

1975 ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
I.B. Spiers
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Winter Grazing ◽  
Supplementary Feed ◽  
Management Changes ◽  
Stocking Rates

Historical data on stocking rates and supplementary feed used on the 321 ha farm are given for the years 1970 to,l975. During this period major changes in winter grazing management practices were adopted. Management changes and reasons for thim are described and cost of and labour advantages of these changes; associated with a reduction of supplementary feed, are outlined: It is concluded that increases in stocking rates do not necessarily increase profit since in some instances they cause an increase in supplememary feeding. It is also concluded that the farm could winter l8 stock units/ha provided buying and selling policies were correctly timed and management systems used that can control intakes to the level desired.

The Grazing Habits of Beef Cattle

1944 ◽  
Vol 1944 (02) ◽  
pp. 74-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Johnstone-Wallace
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Agricultural Science ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Cornell University ◽  
Management Problems

The paper as presented consisted of extracts from “Grazing management practices and their relationship to the behaviour and grazing habits of cattle ”, by D. B. Johnstone-Wallace and Keith Kennedy, Department of Agrostology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, which appears in the Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 34, Part 4, October 1944. The following excerpts are published by permission of the editors of the Journal of Agricultural Science. As a result of experiments and observations made on the field at Cornell University between 1931 and 1939, a more distinct study of grazing management problems was commenced, the results of which to date are discussed in this paper.

BeefCheque — a 'dirty boots' approach to achieving profitable beef production in Gippsland

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 851 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Howard ◽  
S. J. Walsh ◽  
K. S. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Beef Producers ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Operating Surplus

The objective of the BeefCheque extension programme is to provide producers with the skills to grow and use more pasture, produce more beef and make more money. A pilot programme operated in Gippsland (in Australia’s South East) from 1995 to 2000 using 15 beef producer groups, each centred on a focus farm, and consisted of monthly farm walks and other ‘dirty boots’ activities. Each BeefCheque group progressed through a series of activities planned by the group and their facilitator. A total of 420 producers participated, with 250 producers participating at any one point in time (9% of Gippsland beef producers and 19% of cattle produced in Gippsland). Project success was evaluated using Bennett’s hierarchy as a framework. In a survey at the end of the first 5 years, 94% of respondents had tried one or more new grazing management practices, and 54% had tried at least 11 new grazing management practices. This had increased from 2 years previously when the median number of practices learnt was 9 or more. An analysis of a small percentage of farms involved in benchmarking over 4 years (10–21% of producers involved in BeefCheque) showed significant increases in total liveweight output (kg/ha), saleyard price ($/kg beef liveweight), gross farm income ($/ha), net income ($/ha) and farm operating surplus ($/ha). These results matched or exceeded the goals set for the first 5 years and were achieved despite 3 years of exceptionally dry conditions. The success of BeefCheque has been attributed to its use of practical on-farm demonstrations, farm walks and rigorous discussions leading to trialing and use of grazing management practices that increase pasture utilisation and, ultimately, profitability. This led to the overall conclusion that the ‘dirty boots’ activities and approach are important for developing skills and achieving significant change at all levels of farm management.

The impact of livestock grazing on the persistence of a perennial forb in a temperate Australian grassland

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Dorrough ◽  
Julian Ash
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Population Growth Rates ◽  
Perennial Plant ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Recent Occurrence ◽  
The Impact

The presence of perennial plant species in grazed habitats may be an imperfect predictor of their long-term ability to persist under grazing by livestock. This is particularly the case in landscapes where grazing by livestock is a relatively recent occurrence or where management practices are leading to intensification of grazing. This paper investigates the impacts of grazing on the native perennial inter-tussock forb Leptorhynchos elongatus (Asteraceae) in grasslands on the Monaro Tablelands of New South Wales. Although the species persists in grazed habitats, exclosures indicate that current grazing management can lead to severe depletion of seed, largely due to selective removal of flowers and seed heads by livestock. A population model suggests that under current grazing management, population growth rates may be negative. Removal of livestock during flowering and seed set may assist long-term persistence of this species in grazed habitats. Despite almost 200 years of livestock grazing on the Monaro Tablelands, recent intensification of grazing management could result in the future loss of some plant species in grazed habitats.

Grazing management of white clover in mixed pastures

2006 ◽  
pp. 303-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. Brock
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
White Clover ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
The Face ◽  
Light Management

Poor performance of white clover in the current climate of innovation farm management practices has become problematical, particularly within the dairy industry. There are as many grazing management systems as there are farmers and management guidelines can only be broad generalisations at best, with little interpretive value in the face of the multitude of options available and variables recognised and unrecognised. The principles of plant growth are used to interpret grazing management strategies in order for farmers to have greater understanding of their pastures and determine for themselves what the expectations and outcomes of various management strategies may be. This is of greater relevance to the dairy industry where innovative changes (pasture covers, grass cultivars, pasture renewal and establishment techniques, fertiliser N) can combine to produce a 'clover unfriendly environment'. Keywords: competition, fertiliser N, grazing management, light, management systems, plant growth, protection, space, white clover.

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