Natural Resource Management Facilitator Network
Australian Government, March 2005
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Australian native grasses – the long time poor relations of introduced pastures – are proving to be a valued part of the family.
Pastoralists in the extensive rangelands of central and northern Australia may recognise how much they rely on native groundcover. But, the role that native plants play as important grazing fodder is not so well appreciated in intensive farming areas.
This attitude is set to change, as the startling results of a project run by a group of community leaders, farmers and researchers in Clare, South Australia become better known. The Mid North Grasslands Working Group has revealed how managing perennial native grass pastures can help protect biodiversity and boost productivity.
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