New report reviews potential for soil carbon sequestration in north Australian grazing lands A report commissioned by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has found there are modest…
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Livestock properties occupy almost 50% of the Australian continent. They have potential to store large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soil as well as supporting unique biodiversity…
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Rehabilitating degraded lands and increasing ground cover helps to reduce sediment runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef. Although grazing management strategies can often improve ground cover levels, degraded…
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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 Climate Clever Beef research project evaluated on-farm practices to improve methane emissions intensity of cattle production and increase carbon stored in soil and vegetation – read more…
The Grazing Land Management (GLM) land type mapping is the spatial representation of Land types of Queensland as described by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF).…
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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…
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Losses between confirmed pregnancy and weaning continue to be one of the most important problems confronting beef industries globally. Lane et al (2015) recently estimated that dystocia and…
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Out of all environmental damage that can affect the nutritional value of pasture, frost is more detrimental than flood, drought or insects (Jackson, et al. 2009). In this…
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Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L) is a productive tussock grass that is adapted to deep, well drained loam and clay soils. It is very quick to respond to…
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