The 21st Century Pastoralism™ Project is a
research collaboration making desert pastoral enterprises more
economically and environmentally sustainable. This is being
achieved through two major research areas: the Utilising Technology
project and the Cattle and Country project.
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Attendees at the Monkira Field Day inspect a dam
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The Utilising Technology project is developing, evaluating and
demonstrating new and existing technologies that have the potential
to increase production or reduce production costs. Technologies
that allow for the remote management of station infrastructure and
stock are being tested on a range of pastoral properties across
desert Australia. This includes automated cattle Walk Over Weighing
and automated cattle drafting, and also stock water storage and
delivery (www.desertknowledgecrc.com.au/watersmart).
The Cattle and Country Project is investigating how Aboriginal
engagement with the pastoral industry occurs and what opportunities
exist to increase this. This is occurring through the evaluation of
existing training programs and social research across northern
Australia.
Telemetry Cost Recovery Calculator
Use this tool to
work out the rough costs and savings of installing a telemetry
network on your property. The results might surprise you.
Remote Management field day
The 21st Century Pastoralism project held a Remote Management
field day at Napperby station on the 19th-20th of October 2007.
Please follow the FAQ link
for more information.
For program details and further information, download the
handbook.
