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This paper describes work to develop a number of educational tools for grazing land managers in the mulga and Mitchell grass bioregions of western Queensland. The tools discussed are a land condition evaluation tool called the ABCD framework, regionally customised versions of the "Stocktake" pasture monitoring and forage budgeting package and an economics module that integrates land condition into financial analyses of alternative management scenarios. The ABCD framework and the economics module have both been integrated into the Grazing Land Management (GLM) education package, while "Stocktake" is a stand - alone package. Producer feedback on these extension tools has been very positive.