Active management Accredited training (e.g. GLM or equivalent) and targeted, accredited extension to Grazing BMP strategy to ensure ensure: retention of adequate Before the start of the dry season, forage budgets are calculated for each pasture and groundcover paddock, preferably using GLM or StockTake, or with Grazing Charts, or at the end of the dry other equivalent process. Cattle numbers in paddocks are adjusted promptly season to ensure adequate residual pasture and groundcover. 2 Ground cover and land conditions are assessed several times during the year at monitoring sites and/or during bore runs, combined with analysis of ground cover trends via VegMachine or similar. Planned burning, where practiced, is done in a way that reduces risk of poor pasture regrowth and associated slow recovery of groundcover. Strategies implemented Accredited training (e.g. GLM or equivalent) and targeted, accredited extension to Grazing BMP to recover any land in ensure: Strategic fencing, poor or very poor Stocking rates are reassessed in relation to long-term carrying capacity; contour banking and condition paddocks are sub-dividing for improved land condition management, and gully and scald 3 where possible, a planned program of wet season spelling is implemented for remediation works in all affected land. line with recommended techniques such as Specific management actions are instigated, such as fencing, construction of porous check dams, diversion banks upslope if safe to do so, remediation of scalded areas and gypsum treatment and gullies; allowing the accumulation of litter and other organic matter. revegetation
2 Active management strategy to ensure retention of adequate pasture and groundcover at the end of the dry season Accredited training (e.g. GLM or equivalent) and targeted, accredited extension to ensure: Before the start of the dry season, forage budgets are calculated for each paddock, preferably using GLM or StockTake, or with Grazing Charts, or other equivalent process. Cattle numbers in paddocks are adjusted promptly to ensure adequate residual pasture and groundcover. Ground cover and land conditions are assessed several times during the year at monitoring sites and/or during bore runs, combined with analysis of ground cover trends via VegMachine or similar. Planned burning, where practiced, is done in a way that reduces risk of poor pasture regrowth and associated slow recovery of groundcover. Grazing BMP 3 Strategies implemented to recover any land in poor or very poor condition Accredited training (e.g. GLM or equivalent) and targeted, accredited extension to ensure: Stocking rates are reassessed in relation to long-term carrying capacity; paddocks are sub-dividing for improved land condition management, and where possible, a planned program of wet season spelling is implemented for all affected land. Specific management actions are instigated, such as fencing, construction of diversion banks upslope if safe to do so, remediation of scalded areas and gullies; allowing the accumulation of litter and other organic matter. Grazing BMP Strategic fencing, contour banking and gully and scald remediation works in line with recommended techniques such as porous check dams, gypsum treatment and revegetation
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