Pimelea R&D update sessions
30 October 2018 9:00am–1 November 2018 5:00pm
Storm events in inland Queensland have triggered Pimelea outbreaks across a number of regions and properties. To incease awareness of toxicity risks and help producers manage cattle a series of updates a series of updates for producers on the Pimelea group of plants that are poisonous to grazing animals have been organised.
- Tuesday, 30 Oct 2018 – Roma Cattle Yards (after the weekly cattle sales)
- Wed 31 Oct 2018 – Begonia
- Thurs 1 Nov 2018 – St George
Short updates will be provided by the following speakers over a three-hour workshop:
- Project R&D updates from Associate Professor Mary Fletcher at QAAFI at the University of Queensland
- R&D updates from Diane Ouwerkerk, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland and the rumen team
- Shared learnings from producer experiences on managing Pimelea.
- Proposed R&D on Pimelea impact, abundance & ecology
Contact: Marie Vitelli | General Policy Officer AgForce Queensland P: 07 3236 3100 | E: Marie.Vitelli@agforceqld.org.au
Associate Professor Mary Fletcher | The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) | P: +61 7 344 32479 | E: mary.fletcher@uq.edu.au
Read more about QAAFI's Pimelea research