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In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Principal Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) provides an introduction and overview of the basic economic principles applied to decision making on…
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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 droughts or disasters.

Leucaena is a perennial forage that can significantly improve productivity and profitability of beef production systems in northern Australia.  However, leucaena has specific management requirements to maximise productivity…
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Giant rat’s tail grass (Sporobolus natalensis and S. pyramidalis) is part of the group of weedy Sporobolus grasses that also includes American rat’s tail grass (S. jacquemontii), Giant…
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This is the final recorded presentation demonstrating how to assess management options when recovering from drought. In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)…
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This is the first of two recorded presentations, demonstrating how to assess management options when recovering from drought. In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture…
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This is the last of seven recorded presentations, demonstrating how to assess management options in response to drought. In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture…
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This is the sixth of seven recorded presentations, demonstrating how to assess management options in response to drought. In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture…
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This is the fifth of seven recorded presentations, demonstrating how to assess management options in response to drought. In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture…
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This is the fourth of seven recorded presentations, demonstrating how to assess management options in response to drought. In this presentation, Fred Chudleigh (Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture…
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