Projects

Gully erosion is a significant challenge in grazing lands across northern Queensland, particularly in areas with highly erodible soils. These gullies can drastically reduce the productivity of grazing land, reduce water quality for downstream environments, and require ongoing costly interventions if left unmanaged. This project focuses on addressing this issue by trialling practical, cost-effective remediation techniques on Spyglass Research Station. We applied two levels of treatment; high-intensity works with major earthworks, engineered erosion-control structures, and extensive soil amendments across the treatment areas; and medium-intensity works using smaller scale earthworks targeting smaller gullies in line with typical grazing-enterprise capacity.

AridGraze is a new project designed specifically with and for cattle producers in the arid rangelands of Central Australia. The project will allow the research team, comprised of…
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Matching stocking rates to the long term carrying capacity of a paddock helps maintain land condition and supports consistent animal productivity through variable rainfall years. Carrying capacity is…
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Project duration: 2025–2026 Location: Victoria River District, Northern Territory Overview StationSmart is an extension focussed project that involves working alongside northern cattle producers to better understand the challenges…
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Imagine being able to muster and manage where your cows graze from your smartphone?… This may not be a far fetched idea for much longer, because the first…
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This project investigated strategies and technologies to help improve the profitability and resilience of Queensland grazing businesses over the longer-term. The project also developed tools to assess short-term tactical decisions (destocking and later restocking) made in response and recovery phases of drought or disasters.

This project investigated strategies and technologies to help improve the profitability and resilience of Queensland grazing businesses over the longer-term. The project also developed tools to assess short-term tactical decisions (destocking and later restocking) made in response and recovery phases of drought or disasters.

This project investigated strategies and technologies to help improve the profitability and resilience of Queensland grazing businesses over the longer-term. The project also developed tools to assess short-term tactical decisions (destocking and later restocking) made in response and recovery phases of drought or disasters.

Reducing calf loss has been identified as a research priority for the northern beef industry. There are a number of potential causes of calf loss, including poor mothering…
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This project investigated strategies and technologies to help improve the profitability and resilience of Queensland grazing businesses over the longer-term. The project also developed tools to assess short-term tactical decisions (destocking and later restocking) made in response and recovery phases of drought or disasters.