[HTML][HTML] How can improved farmer decisions and farm system impacts resulting from the use of digital forage measurement technologies on dairy farms be valued?

C Leddin, E Morse-McNabb, K Smith, C Ho… - Agricultural Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Evaluating opportunities to improve management is important for farmers seeking
to operate profitable pasture-based dairy production systems. Digital technologies offer the …

Infusing the use of seasonal climate forecasting into crop management practice in North East Australia using discussion support software

RA Nelson, DP Holzworth, GL Hammer, PT Hayman - Agricultural Systems, 2002 - Elsevier
Seasonal climate forecasting offers potential for improving management of crop production
risks in the crop** systems of NE Australia. But how is this capability best connected to …

Learning to bridge the gap between science-based decision support and the practice of farming: evolution in paradigms of model-based research and intervention …

RL McCown - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2001 - CSIRO Publishing
Application of science in agriculture has been primarily to the ongoing improvement of
material technologies. But there has also been an expectation that science, in a 'systems' …

A cognitive systems framework to inform delivery of analytic support for farmers' intuitive management under seasonal climatic variability

RL McCown - Agricultural Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
The idea of the decision support system (DSS) for farmers remains an enigma. Clever
technology to bridge the gap between agricultural science and farming practice still seems …

The relative profitability and environmental impacts of different sheep systems in a Mediterranean environment

E Kopke, J Young, R Kingwell - Agricultural Systems, 2008 - Elsevier
The implications of agricultural commodity price scenarios upon the profitability and
environmental impacts of various sheep systems in a main agricultural region of southern …

Economic trends and drivers affecting the wheatbelt of Western Australia to 2030

R Kingwell, D Pannell - Australian Journal of Agricultural …, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
Most of the farm businesses in Western Australia remain profitable, with rates of return
comparable with non-farming sectors. However, there is continuing pressure on poor …

The economics of phosphorus supplementation of beef cattle grazing northern Australian rangelands

MK Bowen, F Chudleigh, RM Dixon… - Animal Production …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Phosphorus (P) deficiency occurs in beef cattle grazing many rangeland regions
with low-P soils, including in northern Australia, and may severely reduce cattle productivity …

Representing weather‐year variation in whole‐farm optimisation models: Four‐stage single‐sequence vs eight‐stage multi‐sequence

M Young, J Young, RS Kingwell… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The trade‐off between accuracy and complexity is a common issue faced in farm systems
analysis. To provide insights into the importance of representing weather‐year sequence in …

Learning from the historical failure of farm management models to aid management practice. Part 2. Three systems approaches

RL McCown, KA Parton - Australian Journal of Agricultural …, 2006 - CSIRO Publishing
Part 1 analysed the difficulties experienced in the field of academic Farm Management in
making complex theoretical models relevant to farming. This paper highlights the important …

[HTML][HTML] Diversification of Camphorosmeae (Amaranthaceae sl) during the Miocene-Pliocene aridification of inland Australia

P Hühn, J McDonald, KA Shepherd… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Australian Camphorosmeae represent a monophyletic lineage that diversified
to include ca. 150 spp. across 12 genera, and populate large parts of arid Australia. Tracking …