Feeding Pastures for Profit - West Gippsland

The Feeding Pastures for Profit (FPFP) program is aimed at dairy farmers who already make pasture decisions. This program equips decision makers with a new set of tools to maximise pasture consumption and production.

Program Overview

Learn efficient ways to improve pasture utilisation through the practical coaching from GippsDairy Regional Extension Officers and a farm management consultant.

The program covers:

• Grazing management understanding the science behind good grazing recommendations and introducing a Rotation Right system.
• Profitable feeding the role of supplements and the interaction between grazing, supplement use and cow performance
• A practice based individual system approach.

Program Delivery

Two days up-frontclassroom style delivery plusfive on-farmgroup days over the next 10-12 months. Each participant is entitled to a one-off one-to-one consultation to support pasture rotation decisions utilising the Rotation Right tool.