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Welcome to the Xmas 2007 edition...

You know you've had the most variable year yet when even farmers are asking "Who'd be a farmer?" No rain, late rain, too much rain! The story differs across the country, but few would suggest it's been an easy ride for their region. (Read more...)

BiGG forum in Tassie »

New case studies booklet »

Insights into mixed farming in Australia: 26 stories from mixed farms across Australia.

New National fact sheets »

Four national fact sheets have just been produced by the program on the following topics:

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  Biodiversity and productivity
  Grazing cereals
  Feedbase management

Free Food for Thought »

To share stories about the benefits of grazing winter crops with mixed farmers, the Grain & Graze Program has developed the Free Food For Thought - Grazing Winter Crops Roadshow, which will be touring across seven of Australia's farming regions

New social research insights from Nigel McGuckian »

As part of the national social research program funded by Grain & Graze, Nigel has been working on some new discussion papers over the past few months.

Farewell to Zubair Shazhad from the mallee »

Sacrificial Grazing »

Across the mixed crop-livestock regions of Australia, farmers facing poor grain yield prospects may choose to 'open the gate and let the sheep or cattle in.

MLA Feed Demand Calculator - latest developments »

Grain and Graze has supported some recent changes to the Feed Demand Calculator to make it more flexible and suitable for more complex feed-base in mixed-farming systems.

GRDC Adviser Update Series - 2008»

Making more from Sheep »

Coming in 2008. Register your interest now.

A coordinated approach to research on climate change »

Australia's primary industries are developing a national research strategy to address climate change and its implications for primary industries, including agriculture, fisheries and forestry.