REVERSE engineering his feeding regime using silage allows Ian Marsterson to exploit Queensland’s annual cycle of higher meatworks prices during periods of tighter supply during late winter.
The practise earns him a price premium as well as delivering multiple benefits on-farm.
It’s a technique Mr Masterson has been using for two years and, while he is still toting up the economics, he is looking to extend his silage cropping area by 50% this year.
Mr Masterson is a recent graduate from the 2022/23 intake of Queensland’s highly successful Advancing Beef Leaders (ABL) program
