Cattle & Cotton Open Day at Frank Wise Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Northern cattle producers are invited to an Open Day to see the progress of a new project using crop by-products as cattle feed to boost business productivity, profitability and industry sustainability.

The Cattle & Cotton Open Day at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD’s) Frank Wise Institute of Tropical Agriculture will provide an update on the Cropping Enabled Cattle project.

The research examining how cotton seed and meal and other irrigated forage crops, such as corn silage, could help northern pastoralists grow out cattle and provide alternative turn-off options.

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