FFI EverGraze Phase 4 2008-2011 (PAPP Phase III)

Summary

EverGraze is a national research and delivery partnership between the CRC Future Farming Industries (CRC FFI), Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). Demonstration sites are also supported by Catchment Management Organisations (CMOs) and the Caring for our Country program. EverGraze aims to deliver profitable livestock systems and catchment health from improved and native perennial pasture systems in the high rainfall zone (>550 mm) of temperate Australia. The project combines farming systems research, bio-economic modelling, demonstration and extension to achieve this outcome. This is the final report for the MLA contract. In this report, the final analysis of research outcomes from the completed systems research sites (Hamilton, Wagga Wagga, Albany, Holbrook and Tamworth), and an update of results from the two continuing sites (Orange and Chiltern) are provided. It is the intension to modify these Proof Site reports to present each as a web-page within the EverGraze Package. A full analysis of impact resulting from extension from 2007-2010 was provided in the June 2010 final report for AWI. In this report an analysis of impact from the 2010-11 extension effort is provided. Preparation for the next 3 years of the delivery phase has been a large focus for the project during the past 9 months. The outcomes from this planning are also reported here.