Profitable Production from Modified Native Pastures

• Where are these pastures best suited?
• What management practices are appropriate?
• Can they be fertilised?
• Is fertilising modified native pastures sustainable?
• What livestock enterprises can be run?
• Can they be profitable?
• Are Reactive Phosphate Rock products a useful alternative to single superphosphate?
  

Want to know the answers to these and other questions?

• Come to an afternoon field day at Angela & Howard Sinclair’s property “Amaroo” 5 kms east of Newbridge on the Rockley road.
• Inspect the paddocks that have received different rates and types of fertiliser for the last 2 years. Paddocks have been continuously recorded to monitor pasture production, composition, persistence of the native perennials, livestock production and economics.
• A booklet outlining results will be provided. Speakers will include Howard Sinclair, Bruce Clements and Michael Keys.
• Afternoon tea provided.

When: Thursday 26th October, 2006 at 1 pm - 4 pm

Directions: follow the field day signs from Newbridge or turn west, along the Rockley road towards Newbridge from the Goulburn road, 32kms south of Bathurst/ 25kms north of Trunkey Creek (at a field day sign).

RSVP by Friday 20th October to:-
Michael Keys at NSW DPI, Queanbeyan. Phone: 6297 1861 Fax: 6299 4215
or Bruce Clements, NSW DPI, Bathurst. Phone: 6330 1200 Fax: 6332 1458