Pasture Plu$ Program

Introducing Pasture Plu$

Pasture Plu$ Pasture Utilisation Calculator website.

Dairy research, development and extension activities are delivered through the Dairy Centre of the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research (TIAR), a joint venture between the Tasmanian Government and the University of Tasmania. For more information see contact details below. Introducing Pasture Plu$

Would you like to boost profits of your business through lifting the amount of pasture utilised on your farm?

Or are you looking to improve your skills to take your business to the next level?

The Tasmanian Dairy Industry has moved into a new era of services offered to farmers to assist their business. This will be through the new and exciting program, Pasture Plu$, which commenced 1 November 2005.

Pasture Plu$ aims to help dairy farmers address the factors that limit their business from achieving a higher profitable return. Farmers can look out for a range of activities to be delivered in the areas of Pasture, Business, Nutrition, Labour and Environment. It’s a matter then, for you to decide what your business needs next, to drive your profit further.

With skill development being the greatest driver of farm profit, each of the activities will be designed to provide you with the greatest opportunity to develop those skills.

Dairy Tas and Dairy Australia are funding the Pasture Plu$ program over the next three years. This means the Pasture Plu$ program is funded by dairy farmers' levies for dairy farmers. The Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research (TIAR) is also supporting the project. This program will be replacing the well-known and successful Targeting Our Profitability program.

The team working on Pasture Plu$ is Team Leader of Dairy Advisory & Information Services, Rob La Grange, and Project Officer, Chris Haynes.

Pasture Plu$ News

Pasture Plu$ News is a monthly newsletter sent to every dairy farmer and industry stakeholder in the State. It provides information to address seasonal issues, latest reports on activities at Elliott Research and Demonstration Station, What’s On, reports from the Dairy Tas Board and the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research plus much more.

You can now choose to have the newsletter delivered to you via post or email by contacting Rob La Grange or Chris Haynes on 1300 368 550. Also let us know if your address details change, so you can keep receiving the newsletter.

Or download the print-friendly version below.

2009

Through the Pasture Plu$ program there is a service which is offered to calculate pasture utilisation at any point during the season and track it over time. View the Pasture Plu$ Pasture Utilisation Calculator website.

Pasture Plu$ Program Final Report (PDF: 2.80 MB / 85 pages)

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http://pasturecalculator.dpiwe.tas.gov.au

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