CSIRO Livestock Industries is supporting Australia's livestock and allied industries to become stronger global competitors in the 21st century.

Enabling Australia to adapt more effectively to the impacts of climate change and variability and informing national planning, regulation and investment decisions.

CSIRO, Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries (QPIF) and The University of Queensland have joined forces to develop world-leading agriculture modelling technologies to help farmers improve crop risk management and profitability.

To celebrate 30 years of research, cattle producers have been invited to CSIRO’s JM Rendel Laboratory in Rockhampton, 20-21 August 2009, to learn about the latest beef research for Northern Australia and its future impact on the industry.

CSIRO invites you to a range of free public seminars being held around Canberra.

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

CSIRO researchers are taking an integrated view of water resource management.

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems has expertise in the rangeland and savannas region of Australia. Current research will supply information to pastoralists to assist them to manage the land to achieve both greater productivity and sustainable use of the natural resources.

A long-term experiment to find practical solutions for crop management using sustainable farming strategies recently concluded on an 8000ha farm near Harden in NSW with promising results. (5:40)

CSIRO scientists are working to produce rice and wheat varieties that can better withstand extreme conditions, an essential adaptation to ensure abundant food supply as the world climate changes. (5:39)

Dr Kim Alexander is a social scientist working with the CSIRO AusAID Alliance. Her research includes understanding agricultural change and global water availability and sanitation.

Dr Andrew Ash leads CSIRO's research on adapting to life in a changing climate. As the Director of the Climate Adaptation Flagship, he oversees a large and diverse portfolio of research activities across Australia.

Brachypodium distachyon may be a tiny plant but it is having a big impact on cereal productivity research at CSIRO and around the world.

Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector. This is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2010.

A summary of the key findings from the Darbas Lawrence study of soil water and farming systems in 2008.

The amount of carbon in a soil is dependent on the characteristics of the soil and the balance between inputs and losses.