All welcome!   We’re going to visit the new Pilates Barossa : Barossa Valley PT studios 21 Murray St, Nuriootpa Tuesday 6th June 7:30pm (Bring a chair for the meeting)  

This BIGG event will showcase various water supply and monitoring strategies that have been implemented on three farms in the Flaxman and Eden Valley district. These include a desalination plant which has produced optimal water quality for irrigation, an electronic device to monitor tank water levels, a Hydrosmart unit to manage water quality, and the …

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Providing graziers with decisional support tools / economics on seasonal health and production issues to support graziers to hear today-use tomorrow, or trial on-farm around; Seasonal Herd health – grass tetany, weak calf syndrome / calving difficulties, Cow & heifer nutrition in winter with 2022’s poor quality hay & silage, Seaweed trials to reduce methane …

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An Introduction to Breeding and Feeding Sheep to Maximise Profit Develop a customised breeding plan for your sheep enterprise aligned to your profit drivers Identify sires and select animals that help you meet your objectives Learn about feeding flocks well to achieve your objective and maximise your genetic investment   Delivered by Deb Scammell- Talking …

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With the season forecast to cut out early, BIGG will be running a workshop to help manage this risk and develop strategies going forward including: Seasonal conditions and making decisions. Trigger points to determine if and when to containment feed. Forecasting of ration costs. Workshop will be followed by a free lunch and pasture walks: …

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Join Coopers Agronomist Adam Krahnert and Barenbrug's Territory Manager Aston Barr for a guided walk of Coopers pasture plots. View perennial pasture blends vs annual pasture blends vs clover only blends. View multi species pastures vs monocultures Discuss options for increasing pasture production and quality Includes free BBQ lunch supplied by Coopers. For further information …

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BIGG Annual General Meeting and Celebration 6pm Thursday 26 October Wanera Wine Bar, Angaston Featuring special guest speaker Peta Brettig, A/Manager Water Security, Department of Environment and Water. All welcome to stay for a casual dinner and drinks (at your own cost). RSVP & Board Nominations by 20 October to: Diane Stewart, Executive Officer. diane.stewart@biggroup.org.au …

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Guest speaker Jo Irvine from Levrier Wines. All welcome, please RSVP to Secretary Mark Grossman (phone number below)

BIGG is proud to be supporting Meat and Livestock Australia's practical, one-day introductory BredWell FedWell workshop on how productivity and profitability can be improved through good breeding and feeding over the livestock production cycle, with a specific focus on profit drivers. Hosted by: Darren Koopman Delivered by: Jake Phillips - Angus Australia Open to all producers but places limited. …

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