{"id":251211,"date":"2020-01-22T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T01:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=251211"},"modified":"2020-07-13T12:35:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T02:35:37","slug":"forum-to-focus-on-animal-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/01\/22\/forum-to-focus-on-animal-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum To Focus On Animal Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_123439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123439\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20151009drought1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-123439\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20151009drought1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20151009drought1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20151009drought1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20151009drought1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20151009drought1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drought is still affecting local farmers despite recent rain is some parts of the region (Photo: QRAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 22, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farmers and small landholders have been invited to attend a free public forum in Kingaroy next week which will cover animal welfare issues and drought.<\/p>\n<p>The forum has been organised by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.<\/p>\n<p>It will provide advice about how to best feed and care for animals during drought to ensure their welfare.<\/p>\n<p>A DAF spokesperson said there were often tough decisions to be made when pastures and water supplies were low and the rainfall outlook was not promising.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The forum will be held on Saturday, February 1, from 9:00am to 12:30pm at the Town Common Hall in Oliver Bond Street.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The duty of care for animals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Best practice advice about feeding livestock in a drought<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The decisions that need to be considered for the future of livestock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to access support and assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sessions are suitable for anyone who keeps cattle, horses, goats or sheep, including smaller landholders and hobby farmers.<\/p>\n<p>Catering will be provided, and speakers will be available after the forum for one-on-one advice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The forum is free but registrations must be made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/feeding-livestock-during-drought-registration-90266432329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmers and small landholders have been invited to attend a free public forum in Kingaroy next week which will cover animal welfare issues and drought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":123439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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