Poll Highland Cattle Society’s Julia Webster will speak about Poll Highland Cattle as an alternative cattle breed at the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo farm lectures.
The Seymour Alternative Farming Expo will feature a comprehensive farm lecture series from April 17 to 19, presented by the Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society.
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The lectures will be held at the Livestock Pavilion and cover a diverse range of agricultural topics.
The lecture program includes cattle basics with Atriem Murray Greys co-principal Stephen Koch, building better health in practice with Vital Soils Services' Ian Mot, and farming Q&A sessions with VFF Stock Sense's Malcolm Cock.
Other sessions feature seven sheep essentials and generating revenue from agri-ventures with Hallston Valley Farm's Jill Noble.
Specialised livestock presentations include babydoll sheep with Babydoll Sheepbreeders Australia's Pam Beerans, Poll Highland cattle with Poll Highland Cattle Society's Julia Webster, and an introduction to Boer goats from the Boer Goat Breeders Association of Australia.
Babydoll Sheepbreeders Australia's Pam Beerens will speak about dual purpose meat and wool sheep as part of the farm lectures at this year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo.
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Billie Davern
Modern farming technology will be covered through drones in agriculture with drone pilot Alastair Tame.
Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society committee member and Atriem Murray Greys co-principal Stephen Koch coordinates the agricultural pavilion operations.
“On behalf of the Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society, I oversee the running of the livestock pavilion including setting up the pens, setting up the lead cattle area, the cattle yards and set up the farm lecture series,” Mr Koch said.
“As well as give three lectures across the weekend on cattle basics and do a cattle handling demonstration each day in the cattle yards supplied by Yarra Valley Brazzen.”
Atriem Murray Grey stud co-principal Stephen Koch will host an open discussion on cattle basics as part of the farm lectures s at this year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo.
Mr Koch's operation manages about 75 Murray Grey breeders across properties in Tallarook, Kildean and around Seymour.
His cattle basics sessions target newcomers to rural life.
“Mostly, it is people who are new, or relatively new to cattle, who moved from Melbourne and they have brought 100 or 200 acres, and they know nothing about cattle, but they want cattle,” Mr Koch said.
“I don't run it as a lecture, I have no set program, I have no notes, it is driven by whoever turns up and is a question-and-answer session more than anything else.
“Occasionally, I do get an experienced producer, where they have specifically come along to ask very specific questions and we will work through that.”
Tickets for the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo can be purchased at seymourexpo.com.au
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