La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria and the twelfth university in Australia.
Growers are unaware of how products perform on their farms compared to the manufacturer’s claims. To solve this problem, we have developed the Laconik Experimental Engine for Farms® (LEEF®). LEEF® makes farm-scale trials easy, generating high-quality data and bridging the gap between research and grower adoption. To learn more about Laconik visit our website.
The Liebe Group is a grower driven, not for profit organisation in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. It is a leading ‘grass roots’ group in Western Australia and has a continually growing membership. This grass roots drive ensures the group remains relevant, timely and valuable to the local farmers and gains industry cooperation. The Liebe Group provides access for members to new ideas, innovation, research and networks all over Australia.
The mission of the group is to facilitate grower prioritised research, development and extension to support our members to be profitable and sustainable.
Living Farm are a York based R&D and consultancy business who work extensively with farmers, agribusiness, research institutions and government departments throughout the Western Australian Wheatbelt and Ord Valley, Kununurra. Over the last six years of operation, Living Farm have built a solid and loyal client base and gained a reputation for returning quality trial sites and a high level of data integrity with a focus on open communication with clients.
The Low Rainfall Collaboration Project (LRCP) commenced in 2003 at the instigation of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and was based on the premise that the groups (Eyre Peninsula SA; Upper North SA; Mallee in SA, Vic and NSW; Central West NSW; and Birchip Vic) had many issues in common and would gain from greater information sharing and a more collaborative approach.
The Low Rainfall Collaboration Project (LRCP) improved the capacity of farming systems (FS) groups in south-eastern Australia (Eyre Peninsula FS, Upper North FS, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) and Central West FS) by fostering greater sharing of knowledge and ideas and providing expertise and operating guidelines.
This was achieved by improving communication between the groups, providing research and development (R&D) support through an experienced scientist, raising the awareness of risk and financial management of farming enterprises, and by improving the evaluation of FS groups (measuring effectiveness not just volume of activities).
The project was manged by Geoff Thomas (Thomas Project Services, as contractor to Central West Farming Inc.), and Nigel Wilhelm (SARDI) was the scientific advisor.
LEADA is committed to providing support and attracting research activity to the Lower Eyre Peninsula.
It is driven by local issues and the search for solutions that suit local systems.
A grower group that specifically addresses issues and solutions to improve farming systems in your area.
