GROW Animal Hub
We’re GROWing an amazing program of talks and discussions for a full day of learning at the Animal Hub
🌱 introductory level: no assumed knowledge
🌱🌱 advanced level: a deep dive straight into the nitty gritty
9.30am: Gates open & morning tea
10.30am: Carbon Cowboys’ Peter Byck and Allen Williams in conversation with GROW live from the US 🌱
Join US documentary filmmaker Professor Peter Byck (director of the Carbon Cowboys and Roots So Deep films) and Carbon Cowboys’ lead scientist Dr Allen Williams for an inspiring start to the GROW day.
Peter travelled to Kyneton to be the keynote speaker for the inaugural GROW in February 2025 and we’re still working together in 2026. Peter and Allen will update us on the latest results they’re seeing in their peer-reviewed research on adaptive multi-paddock grazing, check in on the GROW Paddock and open the session up to questions from us all at GROW.
11.30am: Sheep farming in a variable climate 🌱🌱
Three novel strategies to give sheep farmers an edge: Practical strategies to reduce risk, sharpen decision-making and turn variability into competitive advantage.
With Dr Jessica Conlan, commercial sheep farmer, scientist and Nuffield scholar
12 noon: It’s all in the poo: monitoring ruminant health 🌱
With Donna Woerz, animal nutritionist, Debenham
12.30pm: Introduction to safe cattle handling 🌱
With Mark Bennett for VFF’s Making Our Farms Safer
PLUS
12.30pm Grazing density as a tool for landscape regeneration – includes cattle demonstration (on in the GROW Paddock) 🌱🌱
With Alex Sims, Rock House farm manager
1.30pm: Grazing planning tools: practitioners share the pros and cons of a range of tools, from apps to paper charts to homemade solutions 🌱🌱
With Terrie Morgan, Jason McAinch & Alex Sims
PLUS
1.30pm: Getting the best from your electric fencing (on in the GROW Paddock) 🌱
With Gallagher fencing specialists
2.30pm: How to avoid needlestick injuries 🌱
With Dr Andrea Redgewell for VFF’s Making Our Farms Safer
PLUS
2.30pm: Quick & easy poly wire fencing (on in the GROW Paddock) 🌱
With Jason McAinch, practical grazing champion
& Sam Grainger, cattle and sheep farmer
3.00pm: Practical worm control in small ruminants 🌱
With Dr Jane Vaughan, veterinarian
3.30pm: Semi-permanent fencing tips & tricks (on in the GROW Paddock) 🌱🌱
With Jason McAinch, practical grazing champion
& Alex Sims, Rock House farm manager
4.00pm: Multi-storey farming: growing trees, crops & livestock on the same land 🌱🌱
With Clinton Tepper, farmer & forest scientist
5.00pm: Getting the best from your electric fencing 🌱
With Gallagher fencing specialists