A long-term farming systems trial in southern NSW is showing livestock and legumes mixed with crops are more resilient to drier conditions compared to cropping only, says Gulbali researcher Dr Jeff McCormick.
With drought an ever-present feature of Australian agriculture, Susan Robertson reviews her recent research into managing sheep feeding and breeding in confinement paddocks, which are seen through drought-affected regions across the nation.
Sheep production expert Susan Robertson and livestock advisor Jim Meckiff discuss recent research into impacts of feeding various licks to lambs in a feedlot.
Sheep production expert Susan Robertson and livestock advisor Jim Meckiff discuss recent research into impacts of feeding seaweed-based supplement algimun to ewes in confinement.
Sheep production expert Susan Robertson and livestock advisor Jim Meckiff discuss research into managing ewes in confinement before and during joining.
Sheep production expert Susan Robertson and livestock advisor Jim Meckiff discuss recent research into impacts of feeding and management on lamb produced in confinement.
Jo Bennett is fascinated in how the past can show the way to the future, especially in demonstrating the negative impacts of climate change on bees and other pollinating insects worldwide. She also muses on what this means for agricultural production.
Farmer, leader, academic, PhD student; Worimi man Joshua Gilbert brings a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience to the table and serves up his ideas on the past present and future of First Nations peoples in Australian agriculture.
CSU ecologist Skye Wassens and landowner Peter Morton describe their collaboration around Lake Paika near Balranald NSW that is seeing life return to the Western Lakes through environmental watering and pest management. See images and video and hear birds and frogs on the website Mosaic: Life on the Western Lakes > https://media.flow-mer.org.au/mosaic/
Gulbali engineering expert Peter Thew has put into practice projects as varied as fishways for native fish migrating around dams in the Mekong River to an award-winning sound chapel in outback NSW. In these cases, he considers the ability of engineering to demonstrate sustainability in practical ways.
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About Gulbali Institute
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The Gulbali Institute is the leading research centre at Charles Sturt University, with investigations across agriculture, water management and the environment. Guided by the First Nations Wiradjuri principle ‘Gulbali ngurambang’—to understand Country—our research informs policies and practices that support landscapes and communities across regional Australia and the world.
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