Chinchilla Lucerne Hay Day

Making Quality Lucerne Hay

Thursday 12th March, 2015

Nine Mile Holdings, QLD

 

The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) is holding a Lucerne Hay Day at Chinchilla on the Darling Downs, QLD. AFIA members and anyone else involved in the lucerne hay industry are invited to this event.

This event will explore the topic Making Quality Lucerne Hay and will feature lucerne hay expert Mary-Anne Lattimore as guest speaker. On the day you will learn about many aspects of lucerne production from seed to feed and take a farm tour of Nine Mile. This progressive business aims to turn over 6000t of lucerne annually from 300Ha’s and has 11 centre pivots. The workshop will be fairly informal with plenty of time for networking. 

 

Topics include

·         Making quality lucerne hay

·         Diseases in lucerne

·         Feeding lucerne hay

·         Farm tour and crops walks

 

Details

·         Starting at 8.30am with Morning tea, concludes 3.30pm

·         Thursday 12 March, 2015

·         Nine Mile Holdings hay shed – 2860 Chinchilla-Tara Rd, Crossroads, QLD 4413 (follow the signs)

·         Bus to travel between farms included

·         Lunch provided

 

Cost

·         $30 AFIA members

·         $50 Non-AFIA members, paid before Thursday 5 March, 2015

·         $60 Non-AFIA members, paid on the day

 

Registrations

 

 

Register Today!!

The registration form can be downloaded here. Once completed please return to AFIA by Thursday 5 March

 

Return via post: Pru Edmonds, PO Box 527 ASCOT VALE VIC 3032, email: [email protected] or

Fax: 03 9510 7558

 

For more information contact Darren Keating AFIA Executive Officer on 0437 103 848 or [email protected]