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Session 1: Grazing Nutrition and Managing Leucaena Maree Bowen – Principal Scientist, Ruminant Nutrition. Agri-Science Queensland, DEEDI, Rockhampton Title of presentation: The economics of leucaena compared to other forage options: findings from the project “High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets”. Coming from a rural background and growing up on a family cattle property west of Mitchell, Maree has a keen interest in the beef industry. Maree completed an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Science at the University of Queensland in 1997 and worked as a dairy nutrition consultant with BEST-fed Nutrition in Victoria before undertaking a PhD degree in the field of beef cattle nutrition through the University of Queensland and the Department of Primary Industries. Following this, Maree completed a 3-year post-doctoral appointment with the Sheep Co-operative Research Centre, based with the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries at Longreach, leading nutrition research projects at a state and national level. Maree is now based in Rockhampton and is currently completing the final report on a 12- month, desk-top study, co-funded by MLA, called "High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets". This project collated and reviewed best-practice agronomic information and animal production responses for cattle grazing high quality forages in central and southern Queensland. The study included detailed economic analyses of key forage options at selected sites. Phase 2 of this project is set to commence in January 2011 and will involve gathering objective data from commercial property case study and demonstration sites to benchmark production systems and allow validation of the optimal forage systems and expected animal production and economic performance determined in the desk-top study. Dr. Rob Dixon, Principal Scientist, Beef. Agri-Science QLD DEEDI Title of presentation: What are the nutritional limitations to growth of cattle grazing Leucaena pastures? by Rob Dixon, Stuart Buck, Maree Bowen and Stu McLennan Rob Dixon is a graduate of the University of New England, with a Rural Science degree and a PhD in ruminant nutrition. Rob worked in universities in Canada and Latin America, and then in the University of Melbourne. He joined the Queensland DPI in 1992. He was based for a number of years at Swans Lagoon Research Station in the Burdekin before later moving to Rockhampton. Most of Rob's research has been in ruminant nutrition and ruminant production systems. In recent years his research has focussed on the development and improvement of faecal NIRS technology and the application of nutrition to grazing cattle in northern Australian pasture systems. Rob also holds an honorary Adjunct position as an Associate Professor with Central Queensland University. Rob will shortly be transferring to the new institute QAAFI (Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation) being formed as a joint initiative of DEEDI and the University of Queensland
Gordon Twiner Rural Lands Coordinator Banana Shire Council Rural Services Coordinator for Banana Shire Council approx 17years service Worked in Pastoral industry in North west QLD (Mt Isa area and still regular muster there) Gordon is the holder of a Diploma and an Advanced Diploma for Conservation and Land Management (weeds and pest animals). He owns and operate small Brahman stud with his wife and 3 boys at Mt Murchison area and finish cattle on Leucaena which go into Teys Bros Meatworks. Sid Godwin “Tanderra” Springsure Sid owns and operates "Tanderra" station south of Springsure where he has a Brangus, Santa, Drought Master cross beef cattle operation. Sid purchased a Leucaena Block in 2006 to create a fixed cost turn over. Session 2: Development, Outcomes & Grazing Management Justin MacDonnell – Cattle Council of Australia and AgForce Cattle Board Justin is a young cattleman from the Arcadia Valley in Central Queensland. Justin and his wife Pauline are part of a family operation, ‘Brigalow Beef’, that run 3000 head of crossbred cattle on two adjacent properties. Brigalow Beef proudly produces ‘MSA Graded’ grass finished cattle for the export and domestic market under a cell grazing regime. Justin is a director on the AgForce Cattle Board and is also a councillor on the Cattle Council of Australia. He represents the Australian beef industry on both the Marketing Taskforce, which oversees MLA’s marketing budget, and the Environmental Taskforce which develops the beef industries environmental policy. Justin has been heavily involved with Cattle Council’s work on developing a standard for Grass Fed Beef. He will provide an update on the development of the standard and the criteria underpinning it. He will also outline the reasons behind Cattle Councils enthusiasm for developing the standard as well as some of the market opportunities that exist for a certified Grass Fed product. David Moreny, General Manager – Bundaberg Mobile Equipment & Engineering Pty Ltd David Moreny has been with Bundaberg Mobile Equipment & Engineering (BME) since it commenced in 2005. David started his employment as an Apprentice Fitter and Turner for Austoft Industries and over the ensuing 20 years successfully gained invaluable experience across the sugar industry within the manufacturing and engineering stream. David worked through various sections of the organization and partnered with his formal qualifications became part of the management group of Case/Austoft. When Case ceased manufacturing in Bundaberg, David was chosen to manage the larger facility (Bundaberg Technology Park) and develop and operate as General Manager of BME once it commenced operations in 2005.
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