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Expertise: Irrigated agriculture, animal nutrition and extension.

Arid Zone and Barkly Mitchell grasslands, rangeland ecology; pasture growth modelling and carrying capacity estimates, grazing strategies, fire, climate and
seasonal analysis and prediction.

Land resource mapping, soil conservation and land rehabilitation, arid rangelands land management, developing and presenting extension materials for the pastoral industry.

Self herding project facilitator, data collection, extension material development.

Georgia has a dual degree in Agricultural Science (majoring in Animal Science) and agribusiness with experience throughout central Australia and the Northern Beef sector supply chain.

Heifer fertility, breeder herd efficiency, animal production systems and animal nutrition.

Improved pastures, floodplain management, soils, fertilisers, seed production, native pastures, fodder crops, and hay production.

Rangeland ecology and management, grazing trials, GRASP modelling and climate change impacts.

Christie has completed a PhD focussing on beef reproductive performance in northern Australia, breeder behaviour and calf survival; and has experience with remote monitoring technologies and northern beef production systems.

Pasture establishment, leucaena establishment and management, pasture and soil core sampling and monitoring.

Livestock research, animal production systems, herd data management systems (NLIS)

Beef herd fertility, genetic selection, herd recording, data analysis, EID based data collection systems and the Repronomics II project.

Georgia has experience in northern beef production systems, data collection and field work.

Stacey holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, has experience in northern beef production systems and throughout the beef supply chain.

Mary has a bachelor of Agricultural Science along with practical experience working in the Northern pastoral industry. Her main focus is increasing adoption of more efficient breeder management.

Jaidyn's focus area is rangeland ecosystem function, specialising on the role of biocrusts and the impact of grazing on nitrogen mineralisation.

Kim has extensive experience in the Northern Beef industry supply chain and is now the technical officer for the Crops for Cattle Project.

Caz has been in the department for almost 20 years and her expertise is in the areas of forage budgeting, carrying capacity and has experience in running extensive projects that investigate all aspects of pastoral feed base.

Ben has extensive knowledge of geospatial analysis, programming, mapping and drone operation and his technical skills are used in field work, pastoral outlooks and fire mapping.

Elle has practical experience in the Northern Beef industry as well as a Bachelor of Animal Science to back it up. Elle has a broad knowledge of Northern Beef systems and her main expertise is in the bull genetics and fertility field.

Property mapping, environmental monitoring GIS and Remote Sensing, land health monitoring (land, soil and water), sustainable grazing land management, research and extension.

Beef business planning and management incorporating everything from herd productivity to succession planning.

Advancing Beef Leaders (ABL) program manager.

Working with producers across whole of business, to support the profitability and sustainability of Northern beef enterprises.

Research and extension, beef production systems, herd health and management.

Beef production systems, breeding and genetics, performance data and herd recording.

Beef production systems, grazing land management, herd management, nutrition

Native, improved and irrigated pasture systems, silage production and tropical pasture seed production, breeder herd management, cattle nutrition and supplementation including feedlot and molasses production feeding, cattle marketing, MSA technology, economic analysis of beef business performance, rangeland monitoring, property planning and use of fire in the rangelands.

Beef production systems, grazing land management, extension methodology, monitoring and evaluation, working with groups to implement best practice, rangeland monitoring, reducing sediment from grazing lands, and project management and design.

The management of grazing lands using stocking rates, fire, sown pastures and fences/stock waters to improve land condition; woody weed management, reclamation of severely degraded land, preventing and repairing erosion on access tracks and other linear features on grazing properties; working with school students to lift the profile of the northern grazing industry and highlight career opportunities in agriculture; Rangeland Champion with Rangelands Australia (UQ Gatton) and working with industry/agency teams to address industry issues.

Assisting beef businesses adopt and integrate new technologies in grazing land management and beef production systems. Assisting North Queensland beef producers integrate the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) and Meat Standards Australia (MSA).

Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) – a management tool for monitoring and managing beef nutrition. National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) – integrating electric identification into business performance monitoring. Pasture/land condition monitoring and its importance to beef businesses. Cattle performance monitoring and its importance to beef businesses. Dung beetles – their distribution management.

Grazing land management, including land condition assessment, photo monitoring sites and forage budgeting. Building capacity in staff and graziers to develop resilient communities through access to training such as Mental Health First Aid.
Working with landholders to implement best management practices.

Working with landholders to implement best management practices. Group facilitation and adult learning. Communication and adoption of digital tools. Managing compliance and quality assurance requirements within a beef business, through LPA (food safety, biosecurity and animal welfare), NVD and NLIS.

Beef production systems, herd performance and recording, nutrition, grazing systems, whole of business planning and analysis.

Grazing land management, nutrition and breeder management.

Herd recording, data collection and finding out more about the incidence and impact of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD, also known as pestivirus) in beef herds.

Online Breedcow & Dynama guru, options analysis, herd modelling, decision support tools training and herd recording.

Options analysis and herd modelling, decision support tools training, herd recording, group facilitation and adult learning.

Agricultural soil conservation practices, grazing land management, GIS and UAV remote sensing.

Breeder herd management, cattle nutrition, enterprise analysis and herd modelling, and grazing management.

Soil conservation rehabilitation, design and implementation. Grazing land management.

Forage systems and legumes
Grazing management
Nutrition
Goats

Breeder management and cattle markets

Sown pastures
Legume establishment
Leucaena
Pasture dieback

Cropping systems, drone aviation, electronic communication and remote sensing.

Pasture, grazing and livestock management.
Assisting producers improve enterprise efficiency and productivity.
Cattle, sheep, and alpacas.

Beef production systems, breeding and nutrition.

Natural resource management, integrated pest management, soil carbon and aquaculture.

Agribusiness management, whole property management, enterprise analysis, property development and infrastructure, property and herd recording systems. Extension methodology, monitoring and evaluation, group facilitation and adult learning.

Breeding and genetics (particularly EBVs & bull selection), breeder management, herd recording and whole of business analysis.

Herd management and animal health, disease and nutrition.

For more information about beef and sheep research in South West Queensland, please contact Jed Sommerfield on (07) 4530 1256.

Meat processing & marketing. Disease investigation and response management.

Meat science and the MSA model, data collection and analysis, heat stress, animal welfare & productivity.

National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) - Integration as a tool to monitor performance. Grazing management and nutrition.

Vegetation management and cattle nutrition in the mulga

Beef production systems, nutrition and economics.

Grazing Best Management Practice in the Burnett Mary and South East Queensland.

Feedbase research and development projects across southern and central Queensland and organisation of the Productive and Persistent Legume Pastures workshops.

Options analysis and herd modelling, business planning, decision support tools training, group facilitation and adult learning.

Sustainable animal agriculture

Pastures, climate, drought, grazing systems and plant identification.

Grazing land management, property mapping, GPS technology, pasture budgeting and communicating the latest information/technology to the beef industry.

Sheep and beef production, extensive grazing management, environmental management systems, extension and evaluation.

The application, adoption and delivery of eExtension technologies across the northern Australian beef industry and promoting best management practice opportunities.