CRC for Spatial Information

Biomass Business brings together leading proponents of production agriculture and public land management with a significantly expanded partner base and scope.

Biomass Business will develop, evaluate and integrate new knowledge, measurement and interpretation protocols and knowledge/data access systems based on field-scale, quantitative measurement and mapping of biomass in its many forms (including animals) - a common theme reflecting the inextricable link between increasing agricultural productivity and the need to secure landscape diversity and health.

Through spatial information, Biomass Business will empower Australia’s response to climate change by transforming the way public and private land managers balance agricultural productivity and sustainability.

Highlights

• Biomass Business has 3 new PhD students: Charity Mundava WA), Angelica Aldana (NSW) and Niva Verma (NSW). They have all finalised enrolments and will commence their projects in the coming months.
• CRCSI staff hosted the successful 2nd ANZ Spatially Enabled Livestock Symposium (Gold Coast, Qld). 60 delegates attended including representatives of Australia’s top 2 livestock producers (NAPCO and AACo). Derek Bailey (New Mexico Uni) presented on the status of US R&D.
• Project Leader David Lamb presented keynote ‘Precision Agriculture – A View to the Future’ at an outlook conference hosted by Lincoln University, and included a contribution from the NZ Agriculture Minister, Right Honourable David Carter, 11th Aug.
• David Lamb presented a keynote “Precision Agriculture-Pastures for profit” at Heritage Seeds Field days, Howlong, NSW 31st Aug - 2nd Sept.
• Researcher Mark Trotter’s work on spatial livestock tracking featured in major industry news forum: http://www.beefcentral.com/production/article/687