The leucaena Network - Site by CQ IT Services

"Promoting the responsible establishment and management of
combined leucaena grass pastures."

What is leucaena ?

Leucaena is a high quality, long-lived leguminous forage tree. First introduced by CSIRO in the 1950s for extensive grazed systems for tropical Australia . Today it is also being used by livestock producers in cooler climates.

It produces very palatable, nutritious, high protein leaf for cattle giving liveweight gains of 250-300 kg/HD/yr, or 125 – 150kg per hectare at a stocking rate of 1hd:2ha. This is twice that of grass only pastures [ ...more ] [Video Clip]

Cattle producers are adopting leucaena at an increasing rate and include large-scale property plantings up to 15,000Ha.

Cattle fattened on combined leucaena and grass pastures produce beef of superior quality and can meet all premium domestic and export grass-fed market specifications.

UPCOMING EVENTS

BEEF 2012 – May 7 - 12
The Leucaena Network will be at BEEF 2012. We have a shared site with David Alsop’s LeucaenaChop, so please call around and have a chat. .

Leucaena seminar, Tuesday May 8, 12.00 –1.00 pm at the James Lawrence Pavilion, Bos Indicus Room.

Half-day leucaena property tour of Pelican Lagoons on May 9 [more details]

LEUCAENA FOR PROFIT & SUSTAINABILITY (LPS) Courses

The Leucaena Network LPS course, Rockhampton, June 12,13 Venue to be confirmed. Contact Berry Reynolds 0418 928222
Santos sponsored LPS, Roma late September

ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGM – August 2, 3 Rockhampton. Venue TBC

SERIES OF REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE INFORMATION DAYS - to be held in September.
Dates and venues TBC

ABC Landline Feature

THE EATING TREE
Queensland's state government has set itself an ambitious target of creating one hundred thousand new jobs by 2012. Agriculture is expected to play a key role in accelerating production across the grains, livestock and horticultural sectors. The beef industry is expected to deliver the biggest gains, not because graziers will be buying or opening up more land but because of a surge in popularity of a South American fodder tree called Leucaena which is both loved and loathed in equal measure.
Published: 31/10/2010 Reporter: Pip Courtney Presenter: Anne Kruger