May 2019
What's coming up
- Ladies in Livestock - Join Daniel Gillett, Westpac Rescue Helicopter service, hear about problem weeds with Jonathan Lawson (Northern Tablelands LLS) and your local council weeds officers and join a practical session on assessing soil health with Beth Brown from Northern Tablelands LLS. RSVP to Bridget Newman on 02 6732 8800. 22 May in Inverell and 23rd May in Walcha
- 15 May - After the fire: The road to recovery Tenterfield. Northern Tablelands LLS is hosting a session to help you on your road to recovery from the recent bush fires. Topics include recovering, redesigning and rebuilding, feeding livestock, managing native vegetation after a bush fire, farm fire wise program and Blaze Aid. RSVP by 13th May to Johnelle Stevens on 02 6720 8325 or 0409 791 619
- 16 May - Hear about the latest soil and pasture research from NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in Armidale. Topics include how to increase soil organic carbon, practical aspects of managing rhizobia and legumes and their relationships with soils, formation and management of acid soil layers, pasture renovation and manipulation and more. This will be a half day morning session. RSVP by 9th May to Beth Brown on 02 6720 8305 or 0429 773 453.
- 16 May - Drought feeding options, Ashford. Join Northern Tablelands LLS and Sprout Rural to discuss livestock health and meeting their nutritional requirements through the drought. For more information or to RSVP by 13th May contact Elli Sinclair on 02 6720 8321 or 0447 654 883.
- 21 May - After the fire: The road to recovery, Drake. Northern Tablelands LLS is hosting a session to help you on your road to recovery from the recent bush fires. Topics include recovering, redesigning and rebuilding, feeding livestock, managing native vegetation after a bush fire, farm fire wise program and Blaze Aid. RSVP by 13th May to Johnelle Stevens on 02 6720 8325 or 0409 791 619.
- Get Smart Workshops - Piloting innovative ag tech tools for "Next Practice". New technology is often promoted as a better way to help farmers make decision. However with so many apps around it is sometimes hard to know what to try. Join the Northern Tablelands LLS as we look at some key agricultural apps and online programs that will be relevant for your business. Featured are AskBill, CliMate, Drought Feed Calculator, Farm Table and Feral Scan. For more information or to RSVP contact Max Newsome on 0427 007 190. Guyra 27th May, Tenterfield 28th May, Armidale 29th May and Inverell 30th May.
- June - Weather trend and forecasting workshops. Northern Tablelands LLS and the Bureau of meteorology is hosting sessions at Ben Lomond and Tenterfield (3rd June) Bonshaw and Guyra (4th June), Nowendoc and Walcha (5th June) and Glen Innes and Inverell (6th June). Look for our flyer shortly or for more information contact Sandy Hodgens on 02 6730 1900 or 0428 744 287.
Farm Planning - Register now
There is no better time to undertake this course which is designed to help producers adapt to challenging times and make decisions on the future of their business. This 5-day course will put you in touch with technical experts who can help you improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of your farm. To register your interest contact our farm planner - Johnelle Stevens on 02 6720 8325.
Welcome Tahnee and Karl
Tahnee Manton and Karl Andersson have joined the Northern Tablelands LLS team. Tahnee is a Livestock officer based at Glen Innes and Karl is in an agronomist role based at Armidale. Both Karl and Tahnee are now available to assist you with enquiries you may have, providing you with independent advice backed by science. Contact numbers are below with the rest of the team.
The Local Land Services team is here to help
Brent McLeod - for sheep management and nutrition - 0413 884 710
Tahnee Manton - for cattle management and nutrition - 0428 600 473
Max Newsome - for cattle and sheep management and nutrition - 0427 007 190
Georgie Oakes - for agronomy (based Inverell) - 0429 310 264
Jeff Lowien - for agronomy (based Glen Innes) - 0427 102 680
Karl Anderson - for agronomy (based Armidale) - 6770 2000
Johnelle Stevens - for Farm Planning - 0409 791 619
Beth Brown - for soils - 0429 773 453
Sandy Hodgens - for livestock and soils projects - 0428 744 287
Andrew Biddle (Inverell) - for animal health and biosecurity - 0427 825 725
Lisa Martin (Tenterfield) - for animal health and biosecurity - 0428 623 471
Nigel Brown (Glen Innes) - for animal health and biosecurity - 0419 434 087
Amanda Walker (Armidale) - for animal health and biosecurity - 0439 836 673
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