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Tackling Tough Times Webinar – Session 2
AWI Extension WA, together with Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, are excited to bring you two, one-hour webinars with a theme of 'Tackling Tough Times', designed to support you with decision-making and being proactive during challenging seasonal and market conditions, now and in the future.
Articles That Might Interest You
The WA woolgrower’s guide to containment feeding
Containment feeding has become a vital tool for WA woolgrowers to protect soils and maintain or increase stock condition through the increasingly long summer-autumn feed gap. This guide provides practical steps on site selection, nutrition and infrastructure, featuring expert insights from Esperance woolgrower Simon Fowler on how to lift flock performance while reducing costs through containment feeding.
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Practical steps to drought-proof your sheep enterprise
Hotter, drier seasons are now the reality for WA woolgrowers — and improving farm resilience is no longer optional. In this article, Bruce Rock woolgrower and Drought Hub Knowledge Broker, Tanya Kilminster, shares practical, research-backed strategies to plan ahead, protect core genetics and secure feed and water before the next long dry hits. Discover the steps that can safeguard your flock, land and bottom line.
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Optimising management of grazing stubbles
Crop stubbles can be a handy feed source over summer, but their quality declines quickly once the grain is eaten. Planning ahead is key to getting the best out of them. The new Grazing Modern Stubbles guide, developed by AWI, MLA and CSIRO, offers practical strategies on nutrition, prioritising stubbles for different classes of stock, the role of supplementary feeding and how to manage animal health risks. This article highlights the key takeaways to help you keep your flock in good condition this summer.
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