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Localised, small-scale developments of groundwater assets across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions are creating opportunities to increase the productivity of the northern beef industry. The Department of Primary…
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Key messages: Gamba grass is a declared weed and must be controlled. When tall and rank, Gamba has little value for grazing and is a fire hazard. Rotational…
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The $24.4 million Queensland Pasture Resilience Program is addressing three significant threats to beef productivity in northern Australia: pasture dieback, land condition decline and pasture rundown.

Making your pastures Rain Ready by improving or maintaining land condition means you get more grass for each mm of rainfall and a more reliable feedbase across periods…
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The female reproduction Phenobank project was undertaken to collect datasets to build a reference population to facilitate genomic selection in northern Australian cattle. A large reference population is…
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Increasing the efficiency of north Australian cattle production systems using local crops to improve dry season weight gain Supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia…
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Northern Breeding Business (NB2) is a strategic partnership and a joint initiative of MLA and North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC). NB2 aims to improve the long-term viability…
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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development insecticidal fly tag trial has recently published its findings. The project aimed to reduce the insect burden for cattle with…
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This project aims to quantify the productivity and ecosystems services of silvopastoral systems (SPS), a dual management of livestock and trees as a pathway to became carbon neutral…
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Much of northern Australia is phosphorus (P) deficient. In these areas, the benefits of supplementing cattle with P can be significant. The recent P supplementation trial at Victoria…
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