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Saltbush for grazing livestockTranscript
CSIRO saltbush shrubs for drought
[Music plays and an image appears of a split circle and photographs of various CSIRO activities are shown in either side, and then the circle morphs into the CSIRO logo]
[Image changes to show a dried out salty lake, and then the image changes to show sheep milling around scrubby bushes]
Rod Stokes: There’s no doubt that our winter rainfall is changing you know.
[Images move through of a close view of dried, cracked earth, and then Rod walking along a fenceline in a paddock, and text appears: Rod Stokes, Tammin Farmer]
You know, our winter rainfall, we’re getting a lot less.
[Images move through of Ross cleaning out a trough, Hayley Norman talking to the camera, and then a mob of sheep running towards the camera, and text appears: Dr Hayley Norman, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO]
Dr Hayley Norman: CSIRO’s drought mission aims to reduce the impact of drought by 30% by 2030.
[Images move through to show a view looking down on a mob of sheep, a view looking down on a saltbush growing nursery, and a view of people working potting the saltbush in a shed]
As part of our drought mission, CSIRO are working on an integrated approach with government, other research agencies and industry.
[Image changes to show sheep in amongst saltbush plants]
Anameka saltbush is a great example of CSIRO’s drought resilience research.
[Image changes to show a view looking down on saltbush paddocks and the camera pans over the paddock, and then the image changes to show Rod walking amongst the saltbush]
It’s essentially a desert plant that can survive during dry years and help alleviate problems with livestock feed shortages.
[Images move through of close views of Rod looking at the saltbush plants, a close view of a tagged Anameka saltbush, and a close view of Dustin McCreery holding a sprig of saltbush]
Rod Stokes: If I had a drought the sheep would be on here and the reason I would be doing that is because of the erosion the dry season would be causing on the sand plain paddocks or my other good country.
[Image changes to show Dustin standing in a nursery talking to the camera, and text appears: Dustin McCreery, Nursery Operator]
Dustin McCreery: This is an Anameka saltbush. Behind me is all Anameka which has been taken from a cutting.
[Image changes to show a worker potting saltbush plants into a tray]
It was developed by CSIRO for palatability, digestibility and biomass.
[Image changes to show a view looking down on saltbush growing in a paddock]
Dr Hayley Norman: Annual feed gaps and droughts are a major cost and risk for producers.
[Image changes to show a close view of the saltbush plants in a paddock]
Anameka saltbush can help fill those feed gaps and reduce the impact of dry seasons.
[Image changes to show saltbush growing in a nursery, and then the image changes to show a close view of a saltbush plant]
CSIRO and partners are working with the Australian Future Drought Fund to demonstrate Anameka salt bush systems at producer scales across southern Australia.
[Image changes to show Rod talking to the camera]
Rod Stokes: In a dry year, it’s definitely a help because I’m getting 5kJ of energy that I wouldn’t be getting anywhere else at that time of the year.
[Image changes to show sheep standing in amongst the saltbush plants grazing, and then the image changes to show saltbush plants growing in a paddock]
I would have a lot of sheep on here in a drought and these bushes would probably get stripped right back. This country is going to survive. It’s not going to blow. It’s a win-win situation in a dry year.
[Image changes to show Rod talking to the camera]
If anything in a dry year, this would be more valuable to me than in a good year.
[Music plays and the image changes to show the CSIRO logo on a white screen, and text appears: Australia’s National Science Agency]
[Music plays and an image appears of a split circle and photographs of various CSIRO activities are shown in either side, and then the circle morphs into the CSIRO logo]
[Image changes to show a dried out salty lake, and then the image changes to show sheep milling around scrubby bushes]
Rod Stokes: There’s no doubt that our winter rainfall is changing you know.
[Images move through of a close view of dried, cracked earth, and then Rod walking along a fenceline in a paddock, and text appears: Rod Stokes, Tammin Farmer]
You know, our winter rainfall, we’re getting a lot less.
[Images move through of Ross cleaning out a trough, Hayley Norman talking to the camera, and then a mob of sheep running towards the camera, and text appears: Dr Hayley Norman, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO]
Dr Hayley Norman: CSIRO’s drought mission aims to reduce the impact of drought by 30% by 2030.
[Images move through to show a view looking down on a mob of sheep, a view looking down on a saltbush growing nursery, and a view of people working potting the saltbush in a shed]
As part of our drought mission, CSIRO are working on an integrated approach with government, other research agencies and industry.
[Image changes to show sheep in amongst saltbush plants]
Anameka saltbush is a great example of CSIRO’s drought resilience research.
[Image changes to show a view looking down on saltbush paddocks and the camera pans over the paddock, and then the image changes to show Rod walking amongst the saltbush]
It’s essentially a desert plant that can survive during dry years and help alleviate problems with livestock feed shortages.
[Images move through of close views of Rod looking at the saltbush plants, a close view of a tagged Anameka saltbush, and a close view of Dustin McCreery holding a sprig of saltbush]
Rod Stokes: If I had a drought the sheep would be on here and the reason I would be doing that is because of the erosion the dry season would be causing on the sand plain paddocks or my other good country.
[Image changes to show Dustin standing in a nursery talking to the camera, and text appears: Dustin McCreery, Nursery Operator]
Dustin McCreery: This is an Anameka saltbush. Behind me is all Anameka which has been taken from a cutting.
[Image changes to show a worker potting saltbush plants into a tray]
It was developed by CSIRO for palatability, digestibility and biomass.
[Image changes to show a view looking down on saltbush growing in a paddock]
Dr Hayley Norman: Annual feed gaps and droughts are a major cost and risk for producers.
[Image changes to show a close view of the saltbush plants in a paddock]
Anameka saltbush can help fill those feed gaps and reduce the impact of dry seasons.
[Image changes to show saltbush growing in a nursery, and then the image changes to show a close view of a saltbush plant]
CSIRO and partners are working with the Australian Future Drought Fund to demonstrate Anameka salt bush systems at producer scales across southern Australia.
[Image changes to show Rod talking to the camera]
Rod Stokes: In a dry year, it’s definitely a help because I’m getting 5kJ of energy that I wouldn’t be getting anywhere else at that time of the year.
[Image changes to show sheep standing in amongst the saltbush plants grazing, and then the image changes to show saltbush plants growing in a paddock]
I would have a lot of sheep on here in a drought and these bushes would probably get stripped right back. This country is going to survive. It’s not going to blow. It’s a win-win situation in a dry year.
[Image changes to show Rod talking to the camera]
If anything in a dry year, this would be more valuable to me than in a good year.
[Music plays and the image changes to show the CSIRO logo on a white screen, and text appears: Australia’s National Science Agency]