Case studies

Leaky weirs are a low-cost water slowing structure with an expected high return on investment that can be formed using a mix of previously pushed mulga, or local stone. See how leaky weirs lifted land condition on the floodplains near Thargomindah.

In 1995, near Wandoan, Queensland, two pasture paddocks were sown side-by-side: one sown with buffel grass and desmanthus legume and the other sown with buffel grass only. Pasture…
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With decades of experience in pasture improvement, the Anderson family near Theodore have tried and tested a number of tropical legumes including leucaena, desmanthus, stylos and more. In…
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Mike and Judy Johnson sowed leucaena and desmanthus in cultivated strips in a buffel grass paddock near Dulacca in 2008. Leucaena grew well initially, has persisted in some…
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The Price family have implemented phosphorus supplementation, vaccination, parasite management, control mating and objective bull selection on Greenlake Station, Rossmoya. The Price family purchased Greenlake Station north of…
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During the dry conditions of 2019, Lyndavale and Mount Ebenezer station owners Ross and Joanne Stanes opened up previously ungrazed areas and installed many watering points.  Located 260…
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A case study for the Legume Best Practice in the Brigalow Belt project Establishing tropical legumes into existing pastures by feeding the seed to livestock is used by…
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Documenting some of the changes made by landholders is a component of the GrazingFutures Livestock Business Resilience program. The case studies below describe the outcomes of the changed…
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Harry and Alys McKeough of Carey Downs Station, in the Upper Gascoyne region of Western Australia, had their suspicions confirmed that their cattle were deficient in phosphorus after…
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By using information and resources located on the FutureBeef website, in conjunction with expert veterinary advice, Sue and Herb George of ‘Glen Valley’, near Jundah, decided to incorporate…
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