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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Cattle farming, Beef cattle, Cattle feeding, Tagasaste, Fodder plants, Western Australia, West Midlands region (W.A.), Gingin (WA)
First Page Number
71
Last Page Number
74
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
The need to find a sustainable and profitable alternative to annual pasture systems for the poor sands of the West Midland area led to the development and adoption of tagasaste (Chamaecytisus proliferus). Today, tagasaste is seen as having an integral role in the expansion of the cattle industry in the West Midlands. Emma Davey highlights the evolution of tagasaste research from producers experimenting with growing the fodder tree, to a funded research program looking at optimising cattle production on tagasaste.
Recommended Citation
Davey, Emma
(2000)
"Tagasaste revolutionises production in the West Midlands,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 41:
No.
1, Article 20.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol41/iss1/20