Resources

Field day Notes

2010

Gippsland

Have I got it right?: Notes from the Gippsland field days held February 2010
Complementing ryegrass: key 3030 findings: Presentation at the Gippsland field days February 2010
Have we got it right? Why 3030 Ryegrass max performed so well. Presentation at the Gippsland field days February 2010

North East and South West Victoria

Have I got it right?: Notes from the North East and South West Victoria field days held February 2010
Profitable feeding and business principles; Are you on the right bike? Is it balanced? By John Mulvany. Presentation at the North East and South West Victoria field days February 2010
It's time for a reality check. John Mulvany. Presentation at the North East and South West Victoria field days February 2010
Have I got it right? Key learnings from the 3030 Project; Nathan Shannon, DPI. Presentation at the North East and South West Victoria field days February 2010

2009

"Where might forages fit?": Notes from the field day held at DemoDairy, Terang on 16 October 2009
Gems from Project 3030: Notes from the field day held at DemoDairy, Terang on 28 May 2009

2008

Feeding for profit: Notes from a 3030 field day held at DemoDairy, Terang on 20 May 2008
Forage options for challenging seasons: Notes from a 3030 field day held at DemoDAIRY, Terang, on 3 October 2007
Conserving whole crop cereal silage: 3 September 2008 Presentations

Presentations

2009

Overview of the 3030 Project. David Chapman, University of Melbourne. Presented at the 28 May 2009 field day
Farmlet economics 2005/6 to 2008/9. David Beca, Red Sky. Presented at the 28 May 2009 field day
Gems from Project 3030: The first four years. Frank Mickan, DPI Ellinbank. Presented at the 28 May 2009 field day
Complementary forage options. Joe Jacobs, DPI Warrnambool. Presented at the 28 May 2009 field day
The role of complementary forages. Greg O'Brien. presented at the 28 May field day
Squeezing some "hidden gems" from the king. Frank Mickan, DPI Ellinbank. Presented at the 28 May 2009 field day

Articles

Take another look at ryegrass management: Autumn. March 2009
Take another look at ryegrass management: Winter. March 2009
Take another look at ryegrass management: Spring. March 2009
Take another look at ryegrass management: Summer. March 2009
Increasing fodder yields with forage cereals and annual ryegrass. July 2008
3030 Farmlets do it again at DemoDairy!
Making cereal silage. Frank Mickan and Tom Farran, Sept 2008
Some problems when making whole crop cereal silage. Frank Mickan, August 2008
Baling losses of cereal silage. Frank Mickan, August 2008
Where does Alakalage fit? Frank Mickan, August 2008
Service providers get in on the act. Frank Mickan, August 2008

DPI Information Notes

Dryland Dairying: Forage Cereals - Establishment
Forage Cereals: Harvest and Storage - Harvesting Whole-Crop Cereal Silage
Forage Cereals: Harvest and Storage - Storage of Whole-Crop Cereal Silage
Forage Cereals: Harvest and Storage - When to Cut for Whole-Crop Cereal Silage
Grasses for Dryland Dairying Tall Fescue: Management for Production and Persistence
Grasses for Dryland Dairying: Tall Fescue: Species and Cultivars
Grasses for Dryland Dairying:Tall Fescue: Establishment 
Dry Matter Content of Conserved Forages: Measurement of DM Content 
Dry Matter Content of Conserved Forages: Representative Sampling

Fact Sheets

Project Updates