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2017 Graham Centre Beef Forum
The Graham Centre Beef Forum was held on Friday 4 August 2017, at the Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
Program
The program included keynote speakers followed by a Question and Answer Panel. Download the program.
Presentations
Copies of presentations are available online in PDF Format (see below).
| Title of presentation | Presenter/s |
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| Angus Gidley-Baird RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness | |
Advancements in MSA for your business [3, 278 KB] | Sarah Strachan Meat and Livestock Australia |
Improving communication and building knowledge across the beef supply chain [1,793 KB] | Jasmine Nixon Teys Australia |
| Geoff Roberts, Wingelo Mangoplah | |
Molly Vardanega CSU Bachelor of Animal Science (Honours) | |
The potential of canola meal as a supplement for grass-fed beef [1,020 KB] | Emma Lynch CSU Bachelor of Animal Science (Honours) |
An investigation into the eating quality and performance of Holstein beef [875 KB] | Veronika Vicic CSU Bachelor of Animal Science (Honours) |
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Enquiries
Toni Nugent, Industry Partnerships & Communications Manager, Graham Centre
T: (02) 6933 4402, M: 0418 974 775, E:bfd@csu.edu.au
2016 Graham Centre Beef Forum
The Graham Centre Beef Forum was held on Friday 5th August 2016, at the Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
Program
The program included keynote speakers followed by a Question and Answer Panel. View Program
Proceedings
To view the Event Proceedings, please click on the following link:
2016 Graham Centre Beef Forum Proceedings [4.874 KB]
Presentations
Copies of presentations are available online in PDF Format (see below) or you can watch them on the Graham Centre YouTube Account.
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Enquiries
Toni Nugent, Industry Partnerships & Communications Manager, Graham Centre
T: (02) 6933 4402, M: 0418 974 775, E:bfd@csu.edu.au
2015 Graham Centre Beef Forum
The Graham Centre Beef Forum was held on Friday 14th August 2015, at the Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
The program included keynote speakers followed by a Question and Answer Panel.
Proceedings
To view the Event Proceedings, please click on the following link :
2015 Graham Centre Beef Forum Proceedings [4,699 KB]
Presentations
Copies of presentations are available online in PDF Format (see below).
| Topic | Presenter |
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| Are increasing cattle prices the signs of good things to come for the beef industry? [994 KB] | Angus Gidley-Baird (Rabobank) |
| BREEDPLAN – 30 years of taking the guesswork out of cattle breeding [2,421 KB] | Brian Cumming (Brian Cumming Agriculture) |
| Planning a profitable beef enterprise [692 KB] | Sandy McEachern (Holmes Sackett) |
| Producer case study: Show me the money [596 KB] | Charlie Cay (Growth Farms Australia) |
| Biosecurity – your herd and your country [825 KB] | Bruce Allworth (Charles Sturt University) |
| Producer case study: Lessons learnt [1,403 KB] | Matt Pearce (Adelong) |
| JBS Farm Assured: Giving customers guarantees | Mark Inglis (JBS Australia) |
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Enquiries
Toni Nugent, Industry Partnerships & Communications Manager, Graham Centre
T: (02) 6933 4402, M: 0418 974 775, E: tnugent@csu.edu.au
2014 Graham Centre Beef Forum
The Graham Centre Beef Forum was held on Friday 15 August 2014, at the Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
The program included keynote speakers followed by a Question and Answer Panel.
Should you have any further enquiries, please contact:
Ms Toni Nugent, Industry Partnerships & Communications Manager, Graham Centre
T: (02) 6933 4402, M: 0418 974 775, E: mailto:tnugent@csu.edu.au
Proceedings
To view the Event Proceedings, please click on the following link :
2014 Graham Centre Beef Forum Proceedings
Program and Presentations
Copies of presentations are available online in PDF Format (see below).
The presentations are available to watch on the Graham Centre on YouTube.
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2013 Graham Centre Beef Forum
The Graham Centre Beef Forum was held on Friday 9 August 2013, at the Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
The theme of the forum was EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION, with the program including presentations and Question and Answer Panels in the morning, followed by workshops in the afternoon.
Should you have any further enquiries, please contact:
Ms Toni Nugent
Public Relations Manager
Graham Centre
T: (02) 6933 4402
M: 0418 974 775
E: tnugent@csu.edu.au
Proceedings
To view the Event Proceedings, please click on the following link:
2013 Graham Centre Beef Forum Proceedings [4,386 KB]
Program and Presentations
Copies of presentations are available online in PDF Format (see below) or you can watch them on the Graham Centre YouTube Account.
| Title presentation | Speaker |
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| Welcome and outline of the day | Ms Toni Nugent, PR Manager, Graham Centre Ph: 02 6933 4402 Email: tnugent@csu.edu.au |
| Keynote address:Impact of beef CRC technologies on the efficiency of beef production [1.51MB PDF] | Professor Heather Burrow (CEO, Beef CRC) |
| Drench resistance (including liverfluke) – current status and increase in anthelmintic resistance in beef herds [190KB PDF] | Dr Steve Love (NSW DPI) |
| E.Coli shedding in beef cattle [996KB PDF] | Dr Jane Heller (CSU) |
| HGP use in beef steers [858KB PDF] | Ms Emma Whittaker and Ms Ness Buchholz (CSU students) |
| Panel Session | All session speakers |
| MORNING TEA | |
| Milking your feedbase for all its worth [813KB PDF] | Mr Michael Campbell (PhD student, CSU) |
| Reducing methane output in beef cattle [577KB PDF] | Dr Kath Donoghue (NSW DPI) |
| Breeding for Net Feed Efficiency [1.03MB PDF] | Mr Jon Wright (Coota Park Blue-E) |
| Successful pasture establishment in a cropping rotation [1.11MB PDF] | Mr Geoff Casburn and Mr Richard Hayes (NSW DPI) |
| Panel Session | All session speakers |
| Wrap up of morning session and explanation of afternoon workshops | Ms Toni Nugent, PR Manager, Graham Centre Ph: 02 6933 4402 Email: tnugent@csu.edu.au |
| LUNCH (sponsored by Teys Australia) | |
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| Looking at the profitability of increasing efficiency in the herd [1.04MB PDF] (CSU Convention Centre) | Mr Brian Cumming (BC Agriculture) |
| To undersow or not? (CSU Convention Centre) | Mr Geoff Casburn and Mr Richard Hayes (NSW DPI) |
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2012 Graham Centre Beef Field Day
The theme of the 2012 Field Day was HEALTH, BREEDING AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT - please click on the links to the appropriate topics below.
Should you have any further enquiries, please contact:
Mrs Toni Nugent
Public Relations Manager
Graham Centre
| Title presentation | Speaker |
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Introduction of Chairperson and proceedings for the day | Mrs Toni Nugent (Graham Centre) Ph: 02 6938 1806 Email: tnugent@csu.edu.au |
Grazing management – why bother? (737KB PDF) | Dr Jim Virgona (CSU) |
What we're finding in the abattoirs and the effects on your markets | |
Morning tea | |
Dr Stephen Graves (Division of Microbiology Pathology North-Hunter) Ph: (02) 4921 4420 Email: stephen.graves@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au | |
Cross-breeding: focussing on markets and the supply chain (564KB PDF) | |
Lunch | |
Workshop 1: Cross-breeding for different markets | |
| Workshop 2: BeefSpecs calculator | Mr Brett Littler (NSW DPI) Ph: 02 6378 1700 E: brett.littler@dpi.nsw.gov.au |
| N.B.: Participants will be broken into two groups that will rotate between the workshops during the afternoon session. | |
2011 Annual Graham Centre Beef Field Day
The theme of the 2011 field day was REPRODUCTION - please click on the links to the appropriate topics below.
Should you have any further enquiries, please contact:
Mrs Toni NugentPublic Relations Manager
Graham Centre
| Subject | Title presentation | Speaker |
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| The Live Cattle Trade | The live cattle trade: do we export or not, the $1 billion question? [3.94MB] | Professor Peter Wynn (CSU) |
| Disease Management | Anthelmintic resistance in beef cattle (results of a field trial) [648 KB] | Yvette Brockwell (CSU) |
| Nutrition | Grazing management and profitability [35.26 MB] | Brian Cumming (I&I) |
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| Economics | Whole herd management to increase profits [1.64 MB] | Colin Scrivener (Fred Morley Unit) |
| Genetics | Breeding evaluation and soundness of bulls [5.79 MB] | Scott Norman (CSU) |
| Lunch break | ||
| Workshop 1 Reproduction | Breeding evaluation of bulls (hands on session with bulls and abattoir materials) | Scott Norman (CSU) |
| Workshop 2 Management | Setting up a reproductively efficient cow herd - herd management and genetics | Ian Locke (Wirruna Poll Hereford, Holbrook) |
2010 Annual Graham Centre Beef Field Day
The theme of the 2010 field day was NUTRITION. The program included several short presentations in the morning about topics you regularly deal with, leading to three different workshops of one hour each in the afternoon.
For more information on the presentations please click on the appropriate topic.
2010 Annual Graham Centre Beef Field Day Program
| Topic | Presenter | |
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| Speaker 1 | Minerals and Trace Elements [666 KB] | Professor Ivan Caple (Melbourne Uni) |
| Speaker 2 | Forage Crops for Hay and Silage [65 KB] | John Piltz (I&I) |
| Speaker 3 | Poisonous Plants [376 KB] | Tony Morton (LHPA) |
| Speaker 4 | Supplementary Feeding [87 KB] | Kate Parry(I&I) |
| Speaker 5 | Nutrition and Dystocia in Heifers [496 KB] | Paul Cusack |