Tooraweenah Livestock property specialist James Saunders says farmers came from Gilgandra, Gulargambone, Warren and Tooraweenah to a cattle information day at Gilgandra Showground on 28 August.

It was a great success he said inspiring confidence on farm.

More than 40 producers attended.

‘’Farmers were upbeat with big name providers explaining details on vaccinations, latest cattle market, diseases and animal production and health," Mr Saunders said.

 ‘’I think farmers got a lot out of it learning new things.

‘’The season is going well and Auctions Plus told us the trends for slaughter and feedlot cattle are strong.

"Auctions Plus also talked about setting realistic reserve and starting prices to achieve the best outcome.’’

AlphaGen Seeds discussed plant variety options for backgrounding livestock in times when seasonal conditions are lacking nutrition.

Cattle Information Day. [IMAGE SUPPLIED]

Nutrien also gave insights on livestock feeding options.

"Hearing about best practice on supplementary feeding, improving nutrition and increasing weight gains was also a key farmers learning about the latest," Mr Saunders said.

Zoetis Animal Health discussed diseases when joining cattle.

Going into the breeding season this is a major concern for many farmers including cattle pesti-virus, lepto, and vibrio but it was explained some diseases are containable.

The success of the event means a sheep information day will be coming up in the next couple of months.

‘’The market is very good and we will discuss growth rates, the genetics of sheep and the advantages of using indices to improve production."

It will be held in conjunction with Tim Gole from For Flocks Sake, Dubbo & Meat and Livestock Australia.