AGFORCE SIQ PIMELEA UPDATE & PRODUCER INFO AFTERNOON

AGFORCE SIQ PIMELEA UPDATE & PRODUCER INFO AFTERNOON

Winter rain, Pimelea and Cattle Poisoning

By AgForce

Date and time

Starts on Wed, 12 Oct 2022 1:00 PM AEST

Location

Begonia Sports Club

7 Begonia Road Begonia, QLD 4487 Australia

About this event

Join us at Begonia Sports Club to learn about:

- Pimelea project outcomes - rumen bacteria and supplements

- Pimelea poisoning – signs and effects

- Minimising cattle grazing exposure to Pimelea

- Where Graslan Herbicide® fits in with Pimelea control/prevention and what further R&D is needed

- Producer experiences in managing Pimelea

Plus updates:

- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)

- Biopolymers to deliver compounds to reduce methane

- Invasive lovegrasses update

Speakers:

- Prof Mary Fletcher, UQ/QAAFI

- Marie Vitelli, AgForce

- Biosecurity Queensland

- DAF, Roma

- Matt Ahern, FMC Graslan

- Rod Turner, Producer and Nutrien Ag Solutions

- Mitchell Koster, Producer

FREE EVENT

Afternoon tea provided and guests are invited to stay on for a BBQ Dinner and drinks.

RSVP: Monday 10th October 2022 via Eventbrite

Contact: AgForce SIQ Regional Manager Ann-Maree Johnson

M: 0407 101 773 E: JohnsonA@agforceqld.org.au

CHANGE OF VENUE !!

I would like to advise the following for tomorrow:

- CHANGE OF VENUE: The event will now be held at the Begonia Sports Club (7 Begonia Road, Begonia) which is approx. 15km from the original location at Aqualoo

- Please ensure you have lunch prior to arriving.

- Afternoon tea and a BBQ dinner will be supplied.

- AgForce will be supplying limited complimentary beer and wine afterwards and then we ask if you could please support the Begonia Sports Club in purchasing drinks. (Eftpos is available)

- Due to the number of registrations I ask if you can please start arriving at 12.50pm to ensure we can start presentations on time at 1.30pm.

Organised by

AgForce is the peak body representing Queensland beef, sheep and wool, grain and cane producers.

A unifying voice for Queensland's broadacre producers since 1999, our purpose is to advance sustainable agribusiness. Our strength continues through our membership and provides policy direction, solutions to challenges, and builds on opportunities for rural producers.

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