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High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets: Phase 1

High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets: Phase 1 investigated increasing profitability of growing and finishing beef cattle in the Fitzroy River catchment through more effective utilisation of…
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High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets: Phase 2

The High-output forage systems for meeting beef markets: Phase 2 project built on findings from Phase 1 to investigate the relative profitability of six forage options for backgrounding…
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Fertilising for yield and quality in sown grass pastures and forage crops

The Fertilising for yield and quality in grass pastures and forage crops: Scoping study investigated the feasibility of using strategic applications of nitrogen fertiliser in a range of…
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Demonstrating recovery of pasture productivity: Mulga Lands – Bollon

The Demonstrating recovery of pasture productivity: Mulga Lands – Bollon project used four producer demonstration sites on three commercial properties to demonstrate recovery of pasture productivity, through pasture…
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Demonstrating the impacts of land preparation techniques on leucaena establishment and productivity

The Demonstrating the impacts of land preparation techniques on leucaena establishment and productivity project investigated establishment options for leucaena that minimised costs and reduced production time. When: 1…
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Breeding a psyllid-resistant Leucaena hybrid for northern Australia – Phase 2

The Breeding a psyllid-resistant Leucaena hybrid for northern Australia – Phase 2 project continued the work of previous breeding programs aiming to produce a psyllid-resistant variety of leucaena…
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Economic performance of beef cattle finishing systems used on the North-Eastern Downs

The Economic performance of beef cattle finishing systems used on the North-Eastern Downs project was set up as part of the Implementation of Producer Demonstration Sites to increase…
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Leucaena – the case for developing a sterile variety

The Leucaena – the case for developing a sterile variety project evaluated the technical feasibility of developing sterile leucaena using two contrasting methodologies: genetic modification and hybrid breeding…
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Impacts of leucaena plantations on greenhouse gas emissions in northern Australian cattle production systems

The Impacts of leucaena plantations on greenhouse gas emissions in northern Australian cattle production systems project was conducted with steers grazing established leucaena or grass pastures to determine…
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Pastures: Mackay Whitsunday region – a guide for developing productive and sustainable pasture-fed grazing systems

The aim of this book is to provide information and knowledge on sown and native pasture systems in a form readily accessible to Mackay Whitsunday region’s graziers and land managers.