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Rowan Smith

@DrRWSmith

I'm a pastures researcher with a focus on dryland pastures in cool temperate regions. Views are my own.

 Launceston, Tasmania
utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/agricultural-science/rowan-smith
Joined September 2017
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SALRC Inc@SalrcIncAug 20
Entries for the SALRC AgTech Student Innovation Competition close soon. Successful applicants will receive travel bursary, conference registration, the opportunity to present their research to industry decision-makers, valuable networking opportunities salrc.com.au/livestock-2026-…
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Lucerne @ B+LNZ@BLNZ_LucerneFeb 4
Lucerne flowering at this time of year is critical. Hear why and how in this voicenote from Prof Derrick Moot: nxt.to/CMVbSV7
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The Australian Pastures Genebank is depositing 3,687 seed samples of 270 species to the @GlobalSeedVault! The shipment includes forage species and indigenous plants. As part of the #BOLDProject, APG safeguards wild alfalfa relatives and pre-breeding lines for future innovation.
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🚨 New publication alert! Proud to be part of this collaborative effort exploring serradella as a pasture legume for south-eastern Australia!🌱 Thanks to all co-authors and contributors 🙌 📄 publish.csiro.au/CP/justacce… #TeamScience #CSIROPublishing #AgResearch
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A new study of the phenology of serradella cultivars. Legume diversity can only be achieved if there are a range of cultivars with diverse traits available to facilitate broad adaptation. Flowering time informs cultivar choice. dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2.7008… @SuzBoschma @newellm_matt
Maturity type and flowering date instability among serradella (Ornithopus spp.) cultivars

Maturity type and flowering date instability among serradella (Ornithopus spp.) cultivars

Serradellas (Ornithopus spp.) are options for legume diversification in grazing lands of southern Australia. Cultivars reflecting a range in maturity types are needed to match growing season length...

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Exciting news! MLA Producer Demonstration Site funding applications are now open. This is your chance to run local projects and showcase the on-farm benefits of cutting-edge research and development findings. Learn more about this opportunity! 👇 bit.ly/3FiZKtm
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Planning and preparation is well underway for Red Meat Updates 2025 and we're excited to share some of the highlights featured on this year’s program. 🗓️Tickets on sale Monday, 12/5/2025🗓️ Find all the information about the 2025 event at redmeatupdates.com.
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Australian Grassland Symposium ' Seeds of change' 8-10th July Hahndorf, South Australia Registrations open trybooking.com/CZVQN More info at australiangrassland.org.au/ @AusGrassland @AgriFuturesAU @meatlivestock @SalrcInc
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Applications for the 2025-26 Producer Demonstration Sites project call are now open bit.ly/4lpRRTs
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TIA@TasInAg17 Feb 2025
Another group of farmers have heard all about the latest research that’s part of a project we’re working on to enhance the legume component of pastures. Participants took part in a farm walk at a perennial legume trial site at Longford. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4656GCS
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📣🌱 Scientists from #WAARC member organisations have developed a world-first cultivar of the legume pasture species Trigonella balansae, offering a header harvestable crop-pasture option for Wheatbelt farmers. #HALO @theGRDC @MurdochUni @DPIRDWA @CSIRO 👉🏻 waarc.org.au/updates/world-f…
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In the next few months I will be screening pastures species (hopefully around 30-40 species) with (many) herbicides modes of action (from the serradellas to clovers, vetch to triticale, cereal rye, oats, cocksfoot, kikuiu etc.). 👇🧵
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TIA@TasInAg11 Dec 2024
We recently had a visit from Deakin University who we're working with on a major project to help livestock producers address the impacts of climate change and sustained periods of dry conditions on the pasture feedbase. They visited our two focal sites in the north. #Pasture365
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Mixed pastures in the mist, there’s cocksfoot under there somewhere. Good spring sown establishment using broadcast roller drill into cultivated seedbed #pasturelegumes @TasInAg @meatlivestock @RedMeatUpdates @SalrcInc
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If you've had rain recently, or have irrigation, maintain salt and fibre access for stock on lush lucerne regrowth. Fresh growth can be high risk any time. Photo: Dryland Pastures group
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TIA@TasInAg22 Nov 2024
TIA researchers have written a top 100 most highly cited paper in the Journal of Dairy Science. The paper by Dr Megan Verdon, Dr Adam Langworthy, and Associate Prof Richard Rawnsley focusses on virtual fencing tech and effects on cow welfare. @ADSAorg 🔗ow.ly/KjwQ50Ubt3q
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In this Voicenote, Professor Moot talks weed & pest control for newly sown lucerne stands. nxt.to/YR2NQzj
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Few of the mixes in @TasInAg #pasture365 focal site at Campbell Town, Tas. Little supplementary irrigation to get things started. Usual suspects doing well phalaris, sub clover, lucerne. Chicory, balansa good too. 12 treatments from simple to complex mixes.
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A shortlist of species has been created which are attractive to honey bees. @rickchayes @AgriFuturesAU @NSWDPI_Pastures theland.com.au/story/8811595…
Pastures farmers can grow which also benefit honey bees

Pastures farmers can grow which also benefit honey bees

The Clover4Bees project evaluated 23 different species.

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Today we got to sample the beers and spirits created by the talented brewers and distillers that partnered with @newellm_matt trialling end uses for Mtn Rye grain. For a grass that has had no selection for grain quality, all agreed there is a heap of potential in this species.
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