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Our team are on the ground, in paddock and bring your their agronomy, pasture productivity and soil carbon insights, as we get them. Here’s the latest:
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15 years on the ground: what it takes to scale pasture legumes
The new Priorities for Low Emissions Agriculture report rates pasture legumes as early on the commercial pathway. Here is where 15+ years of on-farm Desmanthus work sits against its five priorities, and how we are linking the evidence together for producers.
Methane is energy you paid for and didn’t get — Progardes Desmanthus turns it into beef
Methane is feed energy your cattle never turn into beef. A 16-month CSIRO trial on a commercial NAPCo property shows what Progardes® Desmanthus does about it.
Does Desmanthus actually build soil carbon? We funded the research to find out.
Twelve paired sites across Queensland, cores to a metre deep, and a clear answer: well-established Desmanthus pastures store more soil carbon.
A strong El Niño is in place. Now what?
The Bureau says this El Niño could be the strongest on record. In 2023, the fear moved cattle prices more than the weather did. Here’s how to plan this time.
Meet The Team: Chloe Kempe
Get to Know the Agrimix Team Chloe Kempe, Brand and Research Program Manager If Agrimix was a spaceship, then Chloe would be Mission Control.
The Persistence of Progardes in Harsh Environments – Peronne Station
Update on our CRC-P research project at Peronne Station Project Name: New Pastures to Increase Livestock Productivity in the North One of the goals
Groundbreaking Pilot Study of Progardes® for Silage
Results are in – Cattle enjoy Progardes silage, the “Lucerne for the north” In what may well be a world-first, JCU plant breeder Chris
New Agrimix Demonstration Site in Casino
Leading the way in pasture research, Agrimix has established a demonstration site in Casino, NSW, showcasing a variety of grass and legume species. The
Measuring Soil Carbon Changes in Real-time a Step Closer with $3.2M Government Grant
Farmers are a step closer to accessing low-cost soil carbon data thanks to a $3.2 million Commonwealth Government grant. Stage 1 of the research study
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