Projects: Break Crops

Dryland Legume Pasture Systems – Boosting profit and reducing risk in medium and low rainfall areas

Summary Over the past three decades there has been a shift from integrated crop-livestock production to intensive cropping in dry areas which has significantly reduced the resilience of farms. Intensive cropping is prone to herbicide resistant weeds, large nitrogen fertiliser requirements, and major financial shocks due to frost, drought or low grain prices. A pilot…

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