EXPORT FODDER 
104 pages
Published: 16 Dec 2005
Author(s): Gordon, Jenny, CIE
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This report presents detailed benefit-cost analysis evaluations of a sample of research clusters to illustrate the net benefits resulting from RIRDC’s investment in fodder crop and pasture seed R&D. The evaluations in this report cover four sets of research for fodder crops and four for pasture seeds, 17 projects in all. These projects addressed policy choices, development of new varieties, pest management systems, production systems and technology transfer and a new commercial input into production. The total cost of R&D evaluated in real discounted terms for fodder crops was $2.23 million, roughly 30 per cent of the expenditure of the program over the last decade. For pasture seeds the total investment in these projects was $1.55 million, around 15 per cent of the total program investment.
The AgriFutures Export Fodder Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) that improves the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the Australian Export Fodder industry....
Global exporters are likely to face growing pressure in coming years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their supply chains, and producers of fodder products...
The Australian fodder industry makes a fundamental contribution to the Australian economy, with an estimated value of $1.75 billion at farm gate. Wheat and barley...
Maintaining market access is paramount to the Australian export fodder industry. The industry, pivotal to the agricultural sector, faces stringent regulatory requirements across global markets...
In oaten hay breeding and agronomy research, there are limitations for assessing biomass and quality traits. The process is labour intensive and time consuming, manual...
The Australian export fodder industry is well established, having supplied fodder to countries across the world for some 30 years. About 38,000 properties are involved...
A survey of producers, exporters and advisers within the South Australian and Victorian export oaten hay industry was conducted to benchmark current agronomic practices and...
Red leather leaf (RLL), caused by the fungus Neospermospora avenae, is the most common and severe foliar disease of oats in south-eastern Australia, and is...
