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The Sociology of Weeds - Motivating, Building Capacity and Educating Graziers who Fail to Control Weeds

Project start date: 20 June 2005
Project end date: 30 July 2006
Publication date: 01 November 2006
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle
Relevant regions: National
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Summary

The purpose of this project is to conduct social research to understand the decision making process of weed managers across the southern Australian sheep and cattle grazing industries, identify motivations for action, barriers to the adoption of better weed management and develop strategies for overcoming these barriers and capitalising on the motivations.

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Project manager: Cameron Allan
Primary researcher: University of New England