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Field Day
Turretfield Research Centre Field Day
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Turretfield Research Centre, Rosedale.
Program:
9.00 - 9.30: Registration, initial inspection of 2009: 2010 progeny 9.30 - 9.45: Welcome, Overview of Turretfield’s research program Forbes Brien Livestock Breeding Group, SARDI Livestock Alliance 9.45 - 10.15: Turretfield DP flock - progress since 2006 Darryl Smith, Livestock Breeding Group, SARDI Livestock Alliance. 10.15 - 10.45: Breeding the new age Merino ewe Mark Ferguson Sheep Industries Group, WA Dep’t Ag and Food. 10.45 - 11.30: Morning tea, further inspection of 2009-2010 progeny 11.30 - 12.30:
12.30 - 1.30: BBQ Lunch
Afternoon program (optional)
1.30 - 2.00 Perils of managing unmulesed sheep Darryl Smith 2.00 - 2.20 Electric fencing for sheep Liam Ryan 2.40 - 3.00 Brassica fodder crops for finishing lambs Wrightsons rep tbc 3.00 - 3.20 Composite dams and maximising lamb turnoff Darryl Smith
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Invitiation (.doc)
A Practical Demonstration of the use and benefits of MERINOSELECT (.doc) |
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Looking at developments in measuring equipment at the Sheep CRC Field Day was Robert Staker of Ramsyn Stud who farms at Lyndoch and Jamestown with SARDI's Richard Grimson
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Darryl Smith from SARDI's Turretfield Research Centre with Tim Paul and Michelle Cousins from Cousins Merino and Tim Dalla from Collinsville |
Location Guide
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"Sheep CRC Information Nucleus Open Days" have been held at SARDI's Turretfield Research Centre since 1998 as part of the AWI funded Merino Selection Demonstration Flocks Project. They have always been strongly attended by South Australian and interstate producers. Even though this project concluded in 2006 there is still plenty happening at Turretfield with sheep genetics and breeding research. Our intention is to continue this annual event and bring sheep industry participants together for an informative day with open exchange of ideas.
