PhD opportunity: Elucidating diet of northern Australian rangeland cattle

~$44K stipend/year
Aus/NZ candidates only

Lots of fieldwork in remote Australia, embedded with industry partners.

Link to advert: www.seek.com.au/job/86116228...

Deadline: 11 September

@charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social staff are here at NT Farmer Association's Northern Food Futures conference. Come and chat to us about food production in northern Australia!

Last week my Honours student Sam and team GPS tagged 100 sheep on a station in arid South Australia and set up a weather station!

Sam is looking at the effect of wind direction and speed on grazing. Can't wait for the results!

I love the wet season in the Territory!

Hey #rangelands people!

Is anyone going to the International Rangelands Congress in Adelaide in June?

I'm potentially running a workshop just after the IRC and am looking for guest speakers, plus looking to explore research synergies with potential Australian and international collaborators!

Where in the world would you see a massive crocodile being craned high above the streets of a capital city?....

.... Only in the Territory!

(Photo courtesy of Crocosaurus Cove)

PhD student in agriculture or aquaculture in northern Australia?

If so, we have the conference for you! In conjunction with the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference, we are running a two day post grad conference. Abstracts due 19 Feb.

More details: www.cdu.edu.au/rina/naua-po...

I still get excited when I see a frilly!

I'm at home with a cold today- one of those ones that makes your legs weak. Why is it that I feel really guilty about resting?

*** Call for papers for Special Collection ***

Diego Hernán Rotili + I are guest editors for a Special Collection of papers relating to Sustainable Livestock Systems at npj sustainable agriculture www.nature.com/collections/...

Please consider submitting your paper!

Deadline: 16 October 2025

**PhD opportunity**
I am looking for a PhD student to work with me on the link between agricultural practices and human nutrition in Timor Leste. Only open to domestic candidates

www.seek.com.au/job/81412646...

Please message, email or call for more information

Top tip for when you have a long (daytime) layover in Melbourne... Woodlands Historic Park is 11 mins taxi drive from the airport, has a cafe, walking tracks, retired racehorses and lots of kangaroos!

It's making our 9 hour layover much more pleasant!

I'm on holiday in Tasmania at the moment, but caught up with my awesome PhD student for lunch, and sh brought me some flowers from her garden!

Such a talented gardener and researcher- can't wait to see what she does in 2025!

Anybody else feel like they're limping towards Christmas? I obviously haven't managed my energy well this year.... Any tips for 2025?

On my home to Darwin after five days of awesome meetings, discussion and industry liaison in the Kimberley!

Can't wait to follow up on collaborations and research ideas!

Enjoying beautiful Broome!

We met today for fruitful conversations with KPCA and Rangelands NRM, can't wait to see what comes out of those discussions!

If you're in Broome and want to chat beef, pastoral systems or sustainability, let us know. We're here until Friday!

It's a lovely cool morning in Darwin today, only 26⁰C! Unfortunately I'm not cycling to work this morning, because I'm jetting off to Broome for a week of meetings and field visits- I'm excited to finally visit WA!

I guess it's time to re-introduce myself!
I'm an agricultural scientist, interested in the nexus between ag systems, people and the environment. Currently I focus on rangelands in N.Australia. Also live on a boat, have a small child and enjoy the outdoors. I've little patience for wilful unkindness