Oyster Harbour Catchment Group
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​The Grazing Matcher program supports groups of livestock producers to improve grazing, fodder and feed decisions.

Next program, commencing Autumn 2023, include groups from each of the areas shown in the map below (pending minimal numbers and co-funding confirmation). Other areas may be considered.


What you’ll learn:
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• Grazing management tailored to local conditions to maximise productivity, quality, resilience to grazing, root growth and nutrient uptake
• How to maximise pasture utilisation
• Efficient fodder production (quality, quantity and cost), storage and use
• Seasonal animal requirements
• Feed analysis and efficient feed allocation
• Animal monitoring to meet production
targets
• Farm business performance indicators.
• ...and more!
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How it works:

• Eight to ten businesses per group,
• Up to two people per business,
• Eight grower meetings per group over 12 months, meeting at participant’s farm,
• Four hour sessions facilitated by local consultants: Jeisane Accioly (ALIS Consulting), Dan Parnell (Agsure Consulting) and Dario Nandapi (SmartCow Consulting),
• Peer networking and professional advice to support your business both at and between meetings.


Cost per business: $650 (up to $3700 additional cost per business is covered by sponsorship and in-kind).

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Feedback from past participants:


"It showed me the extra production you can get from pastures that recover better from grazing"— Paul Fry, Donnybrook.

"It just pushed me. I’ve done more rotations than I’ve ever done."— Matt Nield, Karridale.

"It was a huge learning. The informal interaction as well as the formal group discussion."— Linda Brumby, Ferguson Valley.

"It was good to put numbers to what we were feeding and refine it." — Richard Walker, Wilga.

"Fine-tuning hay and silage is probably where we made the most gain."— Andrew McNab, Scott River.

"Impressive speakers. Very lucky to have that access. It’s stimulating to see other farms." — Ken MacLeay, Vasse.

"I didn’t know how to condition- score before. Now we use it to divide mobs and feed accordingly"— Brodie Allen, Boallia
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We acknowledge the Minang and Koreng people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging and to the wider Noongar community. 

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Groups Story >
      • Meet our Committee of Volunteers
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Our Fellow Community Groups
    • Catchment History
    • Natural Resources
    • Threats >
      • Erosion
      • Cats: Feral, Stray and Domestic
      • Feral Rodents
      • Invasive Plants
    • Natural Wonders >
      • Lakes and Wetlands
      • Biodiversity >
        • Seagrass meadows
        • Spiders
        • Western Ringtail Possum
  • PROJECTS
    • Regional Landcare Program
    • Looking Forward, Looking Back: farm planning
    • "uPtake" fertiliser trial
    • Healthy Estuaries WA >
      • Nutrient Mapping
    • Taking Past Learnings into the Future
    • Ranges Link
    • Past Projects
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Membership
    • Newsletter
    • Citizen Science and other volunteering opportunities >
      • Annual Western Ringtail Possum tally
    • Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group >
      • Albany and Surrounds Cat Blog
    • Accuspread Field Day Registration
    • Red Card Feral Animal Shoot >
      • Team Registration
    • Grazer Matcher
  • CONTACT US
  • RESOURCES
    • For Youth and the Youthful at Heart