P1 10 (EverGraze IV) and FP06 (EverGraze V)

EverGraze IV and V projects are part of the larger EverGraze® research, development and extension partnership that is increasing profit by 50% and significantly improving the natural resource outcomes of livestock production systems located in the high rainfall (above 550mm) grazing zone of southern Australia through the use of perennial-based farming systems.

The EverGraze IV and V projects are focused on continuing to understand, validate, integrate and further design new livestock production systems in high rainfall zones by achieving the follow objectives:

• An increase in profitability by 50% (above current best practice)
• A significant improvement in catchment health (water management, soil protection, biodiversity, nutrients and greenhouse gas emissions)
• Increased resilience to address within-year climatic variability and longer term climate change impacts
• Contribute to 3,600 farms having adopted principles and practices from EverGraze on their farms by June 2010 and to achieve further adoption from June 2010 to June 2014.

It will achieve these objectives by value-adding to the three EverGraze Improved Proof Sites by evaluating perennials under a range of conditions to fully understand their perenniality and adoption potential.

EverGraze is committed to taking farmers, farm advisors and other interested parties on a journey of awareness, participation and adoption regarding its activities. For more information about EverGraze’s research and extension activities, visit our website.

EverGraze is a Future Farm Industries CRC, MLA and AWI research and delivery partnership.

For further information about the EverGraze IV and V projects, email project leader Kate Sargeant.