Managing your farm in wet conditions

Managing your farm in wet conditions

Tuesday July 19^th 12 – 2 pm

Meeniyan Football Club Rooms

Farm Consultant John Gallienne together with Stony Creek farmer Peter Hanrahan will discuss wet weather management options drawn from this year and previous wet years

An open discussion will follow assisted by dairy farmer Matt Colwill from the Mardan hills  and beef farmers Francis and David Pilkington from Sandy Point down on the flats. The emphasis will be on practical ideas to manage soils, pastures, animals and people in the wet conditions we are experiencing

Free event - Lunch provided

RSVP essential (for hot lunch) by July 18^th to Gillian Hayman, Dairying for Tomorrow Coordinatoron 0428 345 493 or ghayman@dcsi.net.au

 

This event is part of The Future Ready Dairy Systems Project funded by Dairy Australia & The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries

Other “Getting through this wet winter” events will be held at Trafalgar, Catani, Inverloch & Poowong.  Contact Frank Mickan, DPI 0427 317 471 frank.mickan@dpi.vic.gov.au