Diverse pastures for year-round feed security

In this episode, we explore strategies to navigate the evolving challenges of livestock management while boosting productivity and system resilience. Chapman Valley farmer Jason Stokes shares his approach to managing seasonal variability, including break conservation, confinement feeding, and diverse pasture use. Daniel Real from DPIRD delves into the Feed365 and Pasture365 projects, highlighting innovative solutions to provide year-round feed and minimise reliance on supplementary feeding during critical feed gaps.The Pasture365 project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.This episode is brought to you by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub and is hosted by Shannon Beattie.Drought resilient landscapes with profitable native shrub and legume systems across southern Australia — Fitzgerald Biosphere GroupFeedbase planning and budgeting tool - Meat & Livestock AustraliaConfinement feeding - Meat & Livestock AustraliaPastures365 - Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation HubFEED365 - DPIRDFEED365 - Grower Group AllianceHub news - Drought Hub