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- Library Collection RecordThis paper elaborates on my position as rangeland manager for AACo, my experiences and challenges in this role, and highlights issues critical to achievement and success in rangeland management. In…Publication Date 2004
- production structure
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordMajor changes in production systems and land management in the Upper Gascoyne and Mt Magnet regions of Western Australia in recent years have been influenced by complex social, cultural, economic and…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- goats
- sheep
- production systems
- Library Collection RecordBestprac is a group based benchmarking and continuous improvement program funded by Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia. The Bestprac network started in 1998 and aims to…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- Management information systems
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordFor decades pastoralists and researchers have been trying to find better ways of matching stock numbers to rangeland conditions, where rainfall and grass production are more variable and less…Publication Date 2004
- models
- arid zones
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThis paper outlines the aims and early findings of a project exploring Environmental ManagementSystems (EMS) in the Central Australian beef industry. This project is one of 15 funded under the…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- efficiency
- Library Collection RecordMany areas within semi -arid western NSW have been adversely affected by the encroachment of woody weeds. In some areas the density of woody weeds has increased to the point where pasture growth is…Publication Date 1990
- weed control
- New South Wales
- woody weeds
- Library Collection RecordOn the self -mulching clay soils of north western New South Wales, wheat cultivation has expanded into areas previously regarded as too dry for crop production. The current wheat system involves…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordGrazing pressure resulting from high stocking levels can change the surface cover levels and soil crust enough to dramatically increase the erosion hazard of a paddock. For the sandplain country west…Publication Date 1992
- wind erosion
- Nutritional losses
- Australia
- New South Wales
- surface cover
- Library Collection RecordThe spatial distribution and relative abundance of sheep, goats and kangaroos were assessed from extensive dung surveys following dry and wet periods in two paddocks in the rangelands of north -…Publication Date 1992
- sheep
- kangaroos
- goats
- semiarid zones
- animal distribution
- Australia
- New South Wales
- semi-arid
- western New South Wales
- Woodland paddocks
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- assessment
- Australia
- New South Wales
- range assessment
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- assessment
- rangelands
- Australia
- management
- New South Wales
- rangeland assessment
- Library Collection RecordBoth exotic and native species of woody plants, as a result of their increase in distribution and stand density, have caused land degradation and reduced pasture and rangeland productivity. In the…Publication Date 1992
- weed management
- weed control
- Australia
- hexazinone
- integrated weed management
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of patches on the foraging behaviour and feed intake of cattle was investigated in a tropical rangeland environment, north-east Queensland. Areas mown to simulate grazed patches were…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- feed intake
- paddocks
- grazing
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental and economic pressures have resulted in previously cropped country being reestablished to native pastures in semi -arid areas of north -western NSW. Grazing systems have been considered…Publication Date 1996
- grazing systems
- soil
- vegetation
- Pressure
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordEarly measurements of cattle growth rates on native pasture in the black speargrass region indicated only modest potential for beef production (80 to 100 kg LWG/head/yr). To provide a contemporary…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- animal production
- liveweight
- paddocks
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordWoody weeds are native shrubs which grow to high densities in rangelands and compete with grasses, consequently reducing the availability of fodder, lowering grazing capacity and ultimately reducing…Publication Date 1996
- monitoring
- Landsat images
- shrubs
- satellite imagery
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordShort-term concentration of kangaroos around Finlayson troughs is variable depending on environmental conditions and may be influenced by kangaroos' preferences for individual waters. Such…Publication Date 1996
- kangaroos
- water
- Troughs
- harvesting
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- economics
- programmes
- analysis
- Landholers
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- Property
- programmes
- sales
- New South Wales
- Problem
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- evaluation
- programmes
- economics
- land management
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordErosion along upland streams in arid rangelands of western New South Wales has been monitored over a fifteen-year period as part of ongoing research into rates of soil loss. Evidence suggests that…Publication Date 1996
- arid zones
- land management
- Cover plants
- changes
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordLivers from 228 cattle from western New South Wales were sampled and copper concentrations determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Information collected on each beast included its origin,…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- copper
- Data
- class (taxa)
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordA number of authors have emphasised the importance of areas outside nature reserves in the maintenance of biodiversity. A study of the vegetation of the Scotia country of western New South Wales on…Publication Date 1996
- conservation (storage)
- vegetation
- biodiversity
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordRegeneration and survival of trees and shrubs was monitored over a five -year period following the chaining of an area of Casuarina pauper (belah) woodland on Nanya Station in western New South Wales…Publication Date 1996
- regeneration
- woodlands
- rainfall
- vegetation
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordNine paired sites, one grazed and the other enclosed from cattle grazing, were assessed using modified dry-weight-rank and comparative yield procedures. The enclosures were all longterm, varying in…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- grazing
- vegetation
- site
- Central Australia
- Library Collection RecordRecent erosion in arid regions of western NSW has exposed large areas that are scattered with stone artefacts manufactured by Aboriginal people in prehistory. These exposures offer an opportunity for…Publication Date 2000
- programmes
- geographic information systems
- Aboriginal People
- archaeology
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordFossil pollen records from playa lakes west of the Great Anabranch of the Darling River indicate significant environmental changes have occurred in southwestern New South Wales during the Holocene (…Publication Date 2000
- woodlands
- Fossils
- vegetation
- drought
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThe high altitude (above 300 m) pasture areas of NSW are undergoing significant technical, social, economic and environmental changes. The landscape and climate are highly variable, with grazing…Publication Date 2000
- soil
- climate
- water
- salinity
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordPastoral use of the New South Wales rangelands has not been sustainable. Change in land use policy is required to achieve sustainability. Yet without understanding how this evolving social-ecological…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- land use
- stakeholders
- sustainability
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- management
- Catchment basins
- frameworks
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- land management
- sustainability
- economics
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Avaiable.Publication Date 2000
- vegetation
- habits
- woodlands
- shrubs
- Behaviour
- foraging
- Bird Populations
- change
- Morphological Structure
- New South Wales
- semi-arid
- strip transect census
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- cattle
- pastures
- rangelands
- North-eastern Australia
- seasonal influence
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- vegetation index
- mapping
- Natural resources management
- projects
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- Internet
- management
- training
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordA grazing management guide has been developed for the semi -arid woodlands to enable pastoralists to better monitor the condition of their land and incorporate this information into management…Publication Date 2000
- grazing management
- techniques
- monitoring
- stocking rate
- New South Wales
- Library Collection Record"Bestprac" is a initiative for rangeland woolgrowers to improve their productivity and financial efficiency. Property Management Planning or 'PMP' is a nation wide campaign…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- Wool industry
- management
- planning
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordWhile planning is essential for strategic investment in natural resource management, too much planning and not enough doing will not only compromise on outcomes, but erode the community support that…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- management
- natural resources
- investment
- planning
- Camp
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThere is growing evidence of long term degradation of soil resources as a result of grazing pressures in many parts of the upper Burdekin catchment, north Queensland. To assess pathways to recovery…Publication Date 2002
- cattle
- soil resources
- degradation
- paddocks
- nutrients
- rainfall
- grazing pressure
- Northern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- projects
- landlords
- kangaroos
- stocking rate
- Pressure
- New South Wales
- West 2000 Program
- Library Collection RecordCapacity Building through the `care' programs has had mixed success in the rangelands of NSW. Implementation of these programs in the rangelands has faced many challenges including distance,…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- capacity building
- programmes
- mechanism of action
- surveys
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- management
- projects
- environmental management
- landlords
- wildlife management
- New South Wales
- pest control
- Rabbit Control
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- frameworks
- grazing management
- rangelands
- cattle
- enterprises
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordRecently a pilot project tested the capacity of agencies to report nationally on rangeland change through the Australian Collaborative Rangeland Information System (ACRIS). The NSW component of the…Publication Date 2006
- information systems
- Pilot projects
- Bioregion
- change
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThis investigation aims to establish the feasibility of managing the grazing of cattle through methods other than increased fencing within the extensive production systems of the Barkly region of the…Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- cattle
- Alternative methods
- Northern Australia
- Watering Point
- Library Collection RecordThe use of faecal Near Infra -red Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict the diet quality selected by grazing cattle and future body condition of cattle has been evaluated for several common…Publication Date 2006
- tools
- cattle
- grazing management
- Diet preferences
- Australia
- diet
- Library Collection RecordA project to improve the productivity of cattle breeder herds initiated in 2004 is producing interesting information in the Pilbara and Kimberley of WA. Objectives of this project include determining…Publication Date 2006
- projects
- cattle
- productivity
- management
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigated the distribution and landscape selection of grazing cattle using a global positioning system (GPS) to track cattle. Brahman cows were fitted with BlueskyTM GPS collars for 8…Publication Date 2006
- global positioning systems
- landscape
- cattle
- selection
- north Australia
- Library Collection RecordA demonstration site has been developed in conjunction with Warrawagine Station and the Department of Agriculture and Food to investigate the benefits of maintaining individual animal records to…Publication Date 2006
- monitoring
- cattle
- livestock production
- Australia
- Production Records
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- ecology
- grazing management
- monitoring
- natural resources
- New South Wales