Projects

Alternate forage crops for Southern WA

The aim of this Producer Demonstration Site is to demonstrate that the feed value of alternate high biomass summer forage crops can increase stocking rates and liveweight gain of prime lambs or beef cattle, relative to current systems in the high rainfall zone of Western Australia.

Project date

1 Mar 2020 - 30 Sep 2024

Principal investigator

Hilary Connors

Research organisation

Stirlings to Coast Farmers

Project funded by

Organisation

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Research funding body

MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry.

We do this by:

Delivering research and development that contributes to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness
Growing demand for red meat in Australia and overseas

MLA is a public company limited by guarantee....

New South Wales, Australia