Upcoming Activities
Field Days, Beef Schools, Workshops and Phone Seminars
BetterBeef in collaboration with More Beef from Pastures conducts a range of field days, workshops, phone seminars, beef schools and conferences around the state each year. For more information on the activities listed below please contact the person listed.
| Event | Location | Date | Overview of Event | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Herd Health Course |
Mansfield | Fri 27th July, Mon 30th July, Fri 10th August and Mon 13th August |
Deliverer & Facilitator: Overview of Course: Key Topics: |
Time: 4 full day (10am - 3:30pm) sessions Cost: $350 or $500 (if participant holds a qualification of a Diploma or higher) More info & to register: Dean Ford, GOTAFE, 0413438043 or deford@gotafe.vic.edu.au |
| North East Beef School | Dookie College, North East Victoria | August 7th and 8th |
This one day activity, which is preceded by a dinner and guest speaker, combines relevant topics and leading industry speakers into a program that includes practical activities in the cattle yards and concurrent sessions that allow participants to select the topics most relevant to their businesses.
The Beef School program includes beef producer Mark Bunge from Coleraine talking on managing a profitable and productive beef enterprise; live animal assessment, breeding technologies and animal handling with Graham Collins, Alison Desmond and Dougal Purcell; managing productive soils with Cath Botta; pasture growth and utilisation with John Mulvaney; keeping your NLIS account up-to-date with Sam Ellis; and Charlotte Fox speaking on managing Pestivirus in your beef herd. |
Cost: The conference costs $40 per person (conference only) or $125 inclusive of accommodation and dinner. Participants can attend the dinner only at a cost of $50 per person. Discounts apply for businesses with multiple attendees. RSVP: by July 26th to Julie de Hennin at GOTAFE, by email jdehennin@gotafe.vic.edu.au or telephone 0412 433 499 For more information, and the full program contact: Alison Desmond on telephone 0409 424 274 or Leigh Kildey on 0457 543 622 or click here to read the DPI media release. |
Phone seminars
Phone seminars are FREE and held in collaboration with MLA’s More Beef from Pastures program. These seminars are an excellent way for you to tap into the latest industry information from the comfort of your own home. These seminars are designed to run for one hour including question time. You must register for these seminars for more information contact Cheriel Tidd, BetterBeef Network Project Officer 02 6030 4521. Notification of phone seminars will be posted on our events page and via the beef and sheep newsflash.
Webinars
What is a webinar?
Webinars - short for web-based seminar - are presentations, lectures, workshops, or seminars transmitted over the web.
Key Features
One key feature of a webinar is that it is interactive - unlike a webcast, in which data transmission goes one way, webinars allow presenters and audience members to give, receive, and discuss information.
When is the first BetterBeef Network webinar?
Webinars are currently being evaluated by the BBN team as another tool to bring you seminars with the latest industry information. We will update you on these as they develop. If you have any suggestions or feedback regarding Webinars please contact Cheriel Tidd.
Coaching Mentoring
The concept of producer to producer coaching and mentoring will be trailed as an approach of delivering programs that increase the sustainable profitability of Victorian beef businesses. Linked with the national More Beef from Pastures program, this concept will be further developed throughout 2011. If you questions regarding this topic please contact Dougal Purcell.
