High-level assessment of the Pastures Australia Review
| Project start date: | 15 April 2010 |
| Project end date: | 15 April 2010 |
| Publication date: | 11 November 2011 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
Pastures Australia (PA) was formed in 2006 to better co-ordinate investment and activities in pasture plant improvement. PA is an unincorporated joint venture between five research organisations being MLA, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Dairy Australia (DA), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC). The main charter of PA was to be an industry-wide venture to ensure efficient investment in pastures research and development including: Genetic improvement of perennial and annual legumes, grasses, herbs and forages.
Development of new agronomy and management knowledge for pasture species.
Communication and extension of new knowledge to farmers.
This report summarises the feedback on PA projects that are strategically important to MLA and recommends ways to further develop these project areas; the report also presents a strategic analysis of the ways and means to increase the adoption of quantitative genetic principles in forage plant breeding in order to increase rates of genetic gain and provide producers with more informed choices regarding the value of pasture genetics.
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| Project manager: | Robert Banks |
| Primary researcher: | N.M. McFarlane and K.F.Smith |
