IrriSATSMS: helping irrigators make water-use decisions

Farmers are receiving phone messages with location-specific information to help with irrigations decisions.

Dr Richard Simpson: pasture systems agronomy, farm productivity and sustainability

Dr Richard Simpson is an agronomist researching pasture management, botanical composition, forages for livestock, plant nutrition and fertiliser use.

Life cycle assessment

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an internationally accepted method of evaluating the environmental impacts of processes, products and activities. Researchers within CSIRO are using LCA across a range of projects and industries.

Soil and Landscape Grid of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

In 2011, the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) announced funding for new science facilities and extensions to existing facilities. Amongst those led by CSIRO is a new soil science facility.

Closing the phosphorus-efficiency gap

Ways to reduce the costs of phosphorus fertiliser use on farms – critical for sustaining high agricultural production in many Australian farming systems – have been identified in a new suite of journal papers.

The latest equipment for farmers: wireless sensor networks

CSIRO is providing sensor web and smart sensor network solutions to the agricultural sector.

Researching water use efficiency for increased grain yield

CSIRO is working with research partners on the Grains Research and Development Corporation's (GRDC) new initiative to improve the water use efficiency (WUE) of grain-based farming systems.

Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential: A review for Australian agriculture - key findings

This report Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential: A review for Australian agriculture includes a review of the process by which carbon is captured and stored in agricultural soils and an analysis of the current evidence for changes in soil organic carbon stocks resulting from agricultural land use changes.

Soil carbon and biochar frequently asked questions

This fact sheet draws on CSIRO research to answer some of the common questions about soil carbon and biochar.

The Soil Carbon Research Program: assessing soil carbon across Australia

The Soil Carbon Research Program will provide data from which realistic sequestration options and targets for Australia can be formed.

Delivering improved water use efficiency for south Asian farmers

CSIRO scientists will help train 24 scientists from six south Asian countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in methods of farming systems research.

Dr Richard Stirzaker: researching how we use water to grow food

Dr Richard Stirzaker’s primary research areas include irrigation, salinity, water use of farming systems and the ecological footprint of agriculture.

Reducing Australia's greenhouse emissions

To avoid dangerous climate change, the world needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This calls for broad-based action, and in Australia CSIRO is developing practical technologies to reduce emissions in the industry, agriculture, transport and energy sectors.

Dr Raphael Viscarra Rossel: researching pedometrics and proximal soil sensing

Dr Raphael Viscarra Rossel's primary research areas include development of novel techniques for measuring, modelling and mapping soil.

Dr Peter Carberry: Deputy Director, Sustainable Agriculture Flagship

Farming systems scientist Dr Peter Carberry leads the Agricultural Sustainability Theme, Economic and environmental performance of Australian agriculture.

Partnering with the Sustainable Agriculture Flagship

CSIRO's Sustainable Agriculture Flagship is developing new collaborations in solution based science with other researchers, industry and government.

Sustainable Development for Northern Australia: a comprehensive science review

The Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review 2009 examines a range of options for use of land and water in northern Australia and the likely consequences of those uses, for communities, businesses and the environment.

Australia's National Carbon Accounting System Leads the World

The Department of Climate Change, CSIRO and the Australian National University have jointly developed a world-leading National Carbon Accounting System that won the 2008 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.

Investigating the role of soil microbes in native ecosystem function

CSIRO scientists and international colleagues have examined the way microbes interact with plant species to discover if their genetic diversity determines what roles they play in their native ecosystem.

Dr Michael Robertson: understanding and analysing broadacre farming systems

With a background in agronomy and simulation modelling, Dr Michael Robertson aims to analyse and understand broadacre farming systems to inform better management regimes for economic, environmental and social outcomes.

Dr Michael Battaglia: finding solutions for greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture

Dr Michael Battaglia is leading Australia’s efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and land use systems.

Mr Mike Grundy: managing trends in Australia's landscapes

Mr Mike Grundy is leading CSIRO’s research into observing and understanding trends in Australian landscapes.

Dr Mark Thomas: researching soil-landscape processes, soil survey and digital soil mapping

Dr Mark Thomas’ primary research area includes land resource assessment with an emphasis on quantitative land evaluation methods.

Dr Mark Farrell: researching the interactions of biochar and organic wastes with soils

Dr Mark Farrell’s primary research areas include interactions between organic wastes, biochars and soils, availability of heavy metals, and the competition in the rhizosphere for key nutrients between plants and soil microbes.

Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from beef and sheep enterprises

CSIRO research is examining how much greenhouse gas is produced by beef and sheep enterprises and the potential for offsetting these emissions on the farm.