Sheep CRC Newsletters

Sheep CRCThe Sheep CRC publishes a quarterly newsletter plus a range of other publications which may be of interest to Grassland Society members.

Click here to access the newsletters or browse the site http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/ for a range of sheep specific information.

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Vol25/No2 Newsletter now online

Thesecond issue of the Grassland Society newsletter for 2010 is now online with the second part of Dr Yin Chan’s article on soil organic carbon and information on pasture cropping – both very topical subjects.

Also an update on the conference in Dubbo – see the separate news post on this.

Volume 25, Number 2, 2010 (pdf file 4700kb)

  • Editorial – Carol Harris
  • Increasing soil organic carbon of agricultural land (part 2) – Dr Yin Chan
  • Does pasture cropping fit into my farm – GD Millar & WB Badgery
  • Guidelines for robotic milking
  • Conference Update
  • The greenhouse effect on grassland production – Dr Roger Gifford
  • How has the story developed in the 20 years since 1990 – Dr Roger Gifford
  • From the President’s Desk – Mick Duncan

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First newsletter for 2010

The first issue of the Grassland Society newsletter for 2010 is now online with some great information on soil organic carbon – a very topical issue at the moment – and a useful article on a common problem in oats – Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.

Also an update on the conference in Dubbo – see the separate news post on this.

Volume 25, Number 1, 2010 (pdf file 2700kb)

  • Editorial – Carol Harris
  • Increasing soil organic carbon of agricultural land – Dr Yin Chan
  • New Members
  • PICSE at the University of New England – Susanna Grieg
  • 2010 Conference Update – Cathy Waters
  • Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in Oats - Mick Duncan
  • Society member appointed joint Chief Editor of Grass and Forage Science
  • From the President’s Desk – Mick Duncan

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Newsletter Vol24 #2 now online

The second newsletter for 2009 is now online.  This one has some excellent articles covering fertilisers and pasture development as well as some useful information on the upcoming conference in August.

Volume 24, Number 2, 2009 (pdf file 573kb)

  • Editorial – Haydn Lloyd-Davies
  • The Grass is greener in the Manning Valley – Conference 2009, Taree – Ray Johnston
  • Alternative fertiliser options (PART 2) – Lisa Warn
  • New hard-seeded pasture legumes for crop-pasture rotations – Belinda Hackney, Brian Dear,
    Angelo Loi and Craig Rodham
  • Rural scene – Managing Pastures – Nathan Ferguson
  • Call for Papers – 2009 Conference, Taree – conference convenor
  • Rural scene – Getting clover back into pastures – Nigel Phillips
  • From the President’s Desk – Mick Duncan

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First 2009 Newsletter online now

The first newsletter for 2009 is now online.  This one has some excellent articles dealing with a very important problem for farmers in recent times – how to handle the ever-increasing price of fertiliser.

Volume 24, Number 1, 2009 (pdf file 653kb)

  • Editorial – Haydn Lloyd-Davies
  • Travel grant report – 2008 International Grassland Congress, China – Michael Keys
  • Alternative fertiliser options (PART 1) – Lisa Warn
  • Dealing with high fertiliser prices – Bob Freebairn
  • How do changes in fertiliser price influence optimal fertiliser application rates? – Karel Mokany
  • The way to success is ground cover – Jeff Lowien & Bob McGufficke
  • From the President’s Desk – Mick Duncan

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Newsletter Vol.23 No.3 now online

The latest issue of the newsletter (post annual conference) is now online with plenty of interesting reading.

Click here to download Volume 23, Number 3, 2008 (pdf file 617kb)

  • Editorial – Haydn Lloyd-Davies
  • Tamworth Grassland Society Conference 2008 summary – M Duncan
  • Evergraze in Central and Northern NSW – L Beange
  • Grain and Graze:  pasture cropping sub-programme – G Millar, W Badgery
  • Tropical’s – they’re good  – J Lowien
  • Lucerne Breeding in Tamworth Agricultural Institute current happenings – S Venkatanagappa
  • Why not more Lucerne? – B Freebairn
  • Pasture Systems in the Central West – M McRae
  • Tamworth Conference – Tour B -F McRae
  • From the President’s Desk – Mick Duncan
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