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Think smart to create low-worm risk pastures

Unseasonably wet conditions and mild summers have created huge worm burdens and animal health issues for livestock producers. But to get the most out of treatments and maximise animal performance, sheep producers can create low-worm risk pastures. Pamela Lawson looks at Meat and Livestock Australia research to identify the options available.

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Think smart to create low-worm risk pastures

Producers who treat sheep for gastro-intestinal roundworms and return them to the same paddock will receive little in the way of productivity gains from the drench. They also risk the development of resistance...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tractors

Kondinin Group has rounded up some real broadacre muscle in this Research Report - looking at 447kW (600hp)-plus tractors.

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Research Report: Sheds

Sheds play a vital role in farming, offering shelter and protection for people, machinery, livestock and valuable inputs like chemicals and fertiliser.

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Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

The Report includes a round up of commercially-available batching plants as well as farmer-made approaches.

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.