GrassGro Case Studies
Case studies undertaken with GrassGro
| Enterprise | Location | Issue analysed | File to Download |
| Self-replacing Merino ewes, Merino wethers | WA wheatbelt |
Scope to reduce the intensity of livestock methane emissions |
Gebbels et al. (2022) Animal ResearchGate |
| Self-replacing Merino ewes | Southern Australia (7 low-medium rainfall sites) |
Implications of differences in the nutritive value of annual pasture legumes for the economic value for mixed farming systems of southern Australia |
Thomas et al. (2021) Agricultural Systems ResearchGate |
| Merino ewes producing crossbred lambs | Tarcutta (NSW) |
Effect of initial debt:equity ratio on the financial risk facing farmers |
Godfrey et al. (2021) agriculture ResearchGate |
| Merino ewes producing crossbred lambs | Tarcutta (NSW) |
Stocking rate |
Robertson & Friend (2020) Animal Production Science |
| Multiple | Temperate Australia |
An estimate of carrying capacity of land for ruminant livestock production across southern Australia, using gridded batch simulation modelling |
Thomas et al. (2019) Agronomy Conference |
| Self-replacing Merino ewes | South West Victoria | Estimation of whole-farm greenhouse gas balances | Doran-Browne et al. (2016) Animal Production Science |
| Self-replacing Merino ewes | South West Victoria | Scope to reduce whole-system livestock methane emissions: – Lambing time – Younger first joining of ewes – Ewe fecundity – Conversion efficiencies |
Alcock et al. (2015) Agricultural Systems |
| Dual purpose Merino | South West WA | Introducing perennials for increasing gross margins | International Grasslands Congress 2013 |
| Self-replacing Merino ewes | Southern Australia | Effect of climate change on grassland production and lucerne content | International Grasslands Congress 2013 |
| Variety | Southern Australia | Climate change – Genetic improvement and enterprise choice | International Grasslands Congress 2013 |
| Self-replacing Merino ewes | South West Victoria | Aluminium tolerance in lucerne | International Grasslands Congress 2013 |
| Fine wool Merino | Bungarby – Monaro area NSW | Restocking after drought. Choosing to purchase or modify lambing times. | Oliver Cay – 2012
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of The Grassland Society of NSW |
| Merino ewes | Skipton (VIC) | The costs and benefits of implementing an intense rotational grazing system | GrassGro e-news (Apr 2009) |
| Merino ewes, Merino wethers, crossbred ewes | Hamilton (VIC) & Bookham (NSW) | The effects of fertiliser price on the optimal management of fertiliser application rate and stocking rate | GrassGro e-news (Jan 2009) |
| Merino and crossbred ewe flocks | Inverleigh, VIC | The indirect benefits for pasture production when grazing dual-purpose cereals | Poster GSSA 2008 Paper GSSA 2008 |
| Crossbred ewes | Wagga Wagga, NSW | Assessing management options for predictable feed gaps in Autumn | Poster GSNSW 2008 Paper GSNSW 2008 |
| Merino ewes | Yass and Parkes, NSW | Costs and benefits of achieving fat score targets for national Lifetime Wool Project | Paper-AFBMNetwork (3)2 |
| Merino wethers | Yass, NSW | Variability in production risks and cash flows over 117 years | Paper-GSNSW 2007 Poster-GSNSW 2007 |
| Merino wethers | Beaufort, VIC | Assessing emerging seasonal risks with successive tactical analyses | Abstract-GSSA 2007 Poster-GSSA 2007 |
| Merino wethers; Merino, Dual-purpose and First-cross ewe flocks | Mortlake, VIC; Rutherglen, VIC; Cowra, NSW; Naracoorte, SA | Optimum wool-meatsheep enterprise mix | Paper-Sheep CRC 2006 |
| Beef cows | Apsley, TAS | Profit drivers for beef herds-calving date, stocking rate and weaner vs yearling production | Paper-GSSA TAS 2005 Presentation-GSSA TAS 2005 |
| Bull beef trading | Branxholme, VIC | Assessing production risks and profitability of Friesian bulls using tactical analysis | Paper-GSSA 2003 |
| Merino wethers | Hopetoun, WA | Economic impact of destocking pasture to reduce soil loss | Paper-WTSB 2002a |
| Merino ewes | Kybybolite, SA | Costs and benefits of grazing deferment | Paper-WTSB 2002b |
| Merino ewes | Gundagai, NSW | Using production risks to assess land capability | Presentation |
| Merino ewes producing heavy wethers for live sheep trade | Willalooka, SA | The value of lucerne to a wool enterprise | Presentation Paper-GSSA2002 |