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Native shrub offers dining option in drier months

<p>FARMERS may be able to ensure their sheep can be well-fed during Australia's dry summer months thanks to a model which can forecast the growth of a particular native shrub.</p>

Jessica Strauss
Native shrub offers dining option in drier months

  CSIRO researchers have developed a farming systems model that includes a perennial shrub known as old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl). The model, which predicts shrub growth, can be used...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: Fronting Up

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