[ 13/08/2009 ]
40 cattlemen from Indigenous owned properties across much of the Northern Territory will attend a three day Indigenous Cattlemen's Workshop at Ross River Alice Springs to learn about key industry initiatives aimed at improving their land.
Participants will hear from a number of speakers and take part in practical demonstrations in key areas of soil erosion control, grazing land management, corporate and financial management, feral animal control and bush fire awareness and safety.
"The participants will have access to the latest scientifically based information on grazing land management systems and procedures, enabling them to adopt practices which ill improve their land and the cattle production," Indigenous Pastoral Adviser with the Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources, Doug Sims, said.
"If Indigenous owned property managers are able to increase the number of cattle stocked and turned off their properties, while improving there grazing land management practices it will bring benefits through increased economic income while providing jobs for people in rural and remote locations of the Northern Territory.
"Making the best possible use of Aboriginal owned land and pastoral properties will assist the industry to grow and develop new markets, and assist local economies" Mr Sims said.
The Indigenous Cattlemen's Workshop will be held from the 18th to the 20th of August 2009, and is sponsored by the Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources, Central Land Council, Northern Land Council, Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association, Department of Natural Resources, Environment The Arts and Sport, Elders, Indigenous Land Corporation and the Department of Education, Employment and Work Place Relations