GETTING INVOLVED
At a regional level Grain & Graze is working with local farmer
Better profitability
Smarter farm management
Improved practical skills
A healthier environment
Grain & Graze is the largest research and extension program of its type
to offer Australia’s mixed farmers the opportunity to significantly increase
their profitability while better managing natural resources including water,
soil and biodiversity.
The Grain & Graze Program aims to raise awareness among 15,000
farmers and directly influence 6,800 producers to change their mixed
farming practices to deliver:
• A 10% increase in profitability.
• Improved, or at least stable, conditions for the natural resources on
mixed farms in line with regional or catchment targets.
• Confident and knowledgeable mixed farmers making decisions
and using management tools which sustain production and promote
biodiversity.
The Program is a collaborative partnership between four of Australia’s
top research and development corporations (RDCs): Meat & Livestock
Australia, Australian Wool Innovation Limited, the Grains Research and
Development Corporation and Land & Water Australia. It combines the
knowledge and expertise of the four national partners with new on-farm
research into a unique Australian whole-farm approach.
The Program has invested in national research and extension projects
organisations, catchment management authorities (CMAs), state agricultural
agencies, the CSIRO and universities in focus regions across Australia’s
mixed farming zone. The nine project regions are:
• Avon Region, WA • Eyre Peninsula, SA
• Border Rivers, NSW/QLD • Mallee, SA/NSW/VIC
• Central West/Lachlan, NSW • Maranoa/Balonne, QLD
• Corangamite/Glenelg-Hopkins, VIC • Murrumbidgee, NSW
• Northern Agricultural Region, WA
The diversity of these regions is clearly evident with climate, soils, rainfall,
vegetation and population heavily influencing the quality and type of
products generated for the domestic and international market places. It is
an important agricultural production zone that needs to remain sustainable
for the long term in several ways - profitable businesses, healthy landscapes
and viable communities.
to value-add to activities being undertaken at a regional scale. These
include:
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Whole farm feedbase distribution and utilisation.
On farm biodiversity monitoring.
• Whole farm economic analysis.
• Social dimensions of managing mixed farming systems.
• A national ‘Change On Farm’ strategy.
• Whole farm analysis of 40 mixed farms.
The benefits of getting involved in program activities
Grain & Graze projects offer many opportunities for mixed farmers,
including:
• Exposure to innovative technology and how to apply it in a mixed
farming system.
• Interaction with other mixed farmers who are facing similar challenges
within their systems.
• Participation in field days, training workshops and seminars to gain
confidence in decision making when planning changes within your
system.
• Strengthening of networks within your region to receive the most
practical and useful information to support your learning.
How can I get involved?
• Each project has a regional coordinator who you can contact to see
what activities are happening in your region (see over for contact
details).
• A central Grain & Graze events calendar is located at the website and
updated regularly - www.grainandgraze.com.au
 Grain & Graze is improving
the profitability and sustainability
of mixed farming in Australia
whilst helping to create a better
environment.
For information on how to
participate, contact your regional
coordinator or visit the website to
see what activities are happening in
your region.
www.grainandgraze.com.au

National Coordinator
Dr Richard Price
(02) 6295 6300
National Extension Coordinator
Gillian Stewart
(02) 6263 6042

Regional Coordinators
Avon
Wendy Dymond
(08) 9690 2242
Border Rivers
Rachel Charles
(07) 4671 7900
Central West/Lachlan
Jodie Dean
(02) 6895 1015
Corangamite/Glenelg-Hopkins
Cam Nicholson
(03) 5258 3860
Eyre Peninsula
Alison Frischke
(08) 8680 6223
Mallee
Zubair Shahzad
(03) 5021 9103
Maranoa/Balonne
Nick Christodoulou
(07) 4620 8122
Murrumbidgee
Felicity Gummer
(02) 6924 4633
Northern Agricultural Region
Phil Barrett-Lennard
(08) 9475 0753

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