Confinement Feeding: Trigger Points & Planning

Thursday 1 October 2026
8:45 am 3:30 pm 08:45 15:30

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Confinement Feeding: Trigger Points & Planning

Planning when to move livestock into and out of confinement can be an important part of managing feed, pasture and farm business risk.

Join FarmLink Research, The Livestock Coach, DLF Seeds, and The Shepherd Ag on Thursday 1 October for a practical workshop exploring the key trigger points and planning considerations around confinement feeding.

The day will cover:

Knowing when to act: Identify trigger points for removing stock from pasture and re-introducing them when conditions improve, with Frank McRae, DLF Seeds.
Nutrition and management: Explore safe and sound nutrition and management principles, including where to get the best return from your feeding investment, with Nicole Logg, The Livestock Coach.
Making decisions: Understand the factors that influence farm business decisions, including an introduction to GRDC RiskWi$e, with Mark Skewes, FarmLink Research.
Confinement infrastructure: See innovative infrastructure and hear about recent trial work and production outcomes from Justin Dunn, The Shepherd Ag.