New Beef Operations Calendar
December 2020
Andrew Britton, Small Landholder Engagement Officer
The South East Farmers Network as part of the Every Bit Counts project has recently launched the 3rd edition of the Beef Calendar of Operations for the South East region.
This calendar has been produced for all small beef producers and is a simple management tool to help improve the efficiency of their beef operations. While each farm will operate differently, the calendar is designed to help remind land managers and assist them with forward planning of activities which may occur during specific months, breeding and management cycles.
Information provided in this Beef Calendar of Operations has been sourced from NSW DPI workshops such as PROGRAZE™ and LANDSCAN™. The calendar is designed to be mounted in a prominent place to remind you of the recommended procedures to be carried out each month and is based on the `typical' monthly activities of a coastal beef system with a late winter/early spring calving, a summer active kikuyu and winter ryegrass pasture and a British Breed herd (eg: Angus, Hereford).
The South Coast Small Farms Network has recently completed a PROGRAZE™ course with 15 local sheep and beef producers. PROGRAZE™ is a series of workshops that develops producers skills in pasture and livestock assessment, their interactions and management. Workshops are coordinated by the Agricultural Team for Local Land Services across the South East region and are a great way to improve your farm management practices. Contact your nearest Local Land Services Office for more details.
The Beef Calendar of Operations is available as a free download on the South East Local Land Services website. To get a hard copy please email me at andrew.britton@lls.nsw.gov.au.
A Sheep Calendar of Operations is also being developed and will be available in early 2021 for regional sheep producers.
Funding for this calendar has been provided through the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program and the NSW Environmental Trust `Every Bit Counts’ project.