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Tasmania Wool Smart Farm

While advanced management technologies (AMTs) such as AWI SMART Tags offer great promise, their value for enhanced sustainability and profitability needs to be demonstrated. This investment seeks to demonstrate the practical use of AMTs in Tasmania for improved pasture utilisation, sustainability, animal performance and related animal behaviour.

Project date

13 Oct 2019-30 Dec 2020

Principal investigator

Megan Verdon

Research organisations

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Project funded by

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

Australian Wool Innovation is a not-for-profit enterprise that conducts research, development and marketing along the worldwide supply chain for Australian …

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Research funding body

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Focus areas

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Sustainabilities

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