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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of senior pasture scientist Paul Jones ‘Jonesy’ from the Emerald office on Sunday 28 July.   Paul joined…
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Why plant legumes? Healthy legumes can significantly boost your pasture’s carrying capacity. Economically, adding legumes is the best long-term option for increasing the productivity of rundown pastures. Once…
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During the 2023/24 summer we saw the spread of pasture dieback across new areas of Queensland and New South Wales. As the summer growing season reached its peak…
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Land condition decline has reduced the carrying capacity and productivity of country for many graziers across northern Australia. Restoring the condition of these areas would provide a huge…
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Soil nutrient supply is a critical factor that influences pasture productivity therefore soil testing is a useful tool to help understand what can be done to improve the…
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The north Queensland pasture team recently held the first of a new series of Sown Pastures workshops at DAF’s Walkamin Research Facility on the Atherton Tablelands. Running over…
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Key take-home messages Tropical pasture grass and legume pastures are best planted in north Queensland using wet season rainfall –often there is only a short window to prepare…
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We hope you enjoy these pics of the Queensland Pasture Resilience team out and about doing their thing — spreading the good news at workshops, field days and doing lots of field work!

Debesa is a family-run cattle station located approximately 80 kilometres southeast of Derby, in the West Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Kurt Fingers’ parents purchased Debesa 29 years…
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Across southern Queensland, producers are stocking winter forage crops with young, rapidly growing cattle. Although all animals can be affected by clostridial disease, young cattle are at greater…
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