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Animal welfare is essential for sustainable and profitable cattle production. Find out more about beef cattle welfare in northern Australia here.

Forest bluegrass (Bothriochloa bladhii), or Burnett bluegrass as it is sometimes known, is one of our very productive native grasses. It is commonly found on the black soil along…
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Key points wiregrass is an unpalatable and unproductive grass a high proportion of wiregrass in a pasture indicates poor land condition strategic burning of wiregrass dominated pastures over…
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Black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) is a widespread, native perennial grass which is distributed throughout much of eastern Queensland particularly in areas receiving between 600 mm and 1,000 mm…
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Plants are important indicators of the health and condition of your pasture. Recognising key plant species and understanding their role in your pastures is a vital step in…
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Our native grasses still provide the most significant portion of grazing for beef and sheep in northern Australia. So it is worth getting to know something more about…
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There are a number of tropical legumes suited for planting on the more fertile, heavier clay soils, providing high quality forage. These soils, which have more water holding…
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The native panic grasses are found across most mainland states of Australia. Of the 27 or so native species, three are more common: Native millet Panicum decompositum Yabila…
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In long-term pastures grasses and legumes are usually planted at the same time (except for leucaena, where the grass is established after the legume). These pasture types can…
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