When Queensland University of Technology researchers Dr Carol Richards and Dr Rudi Messner first embarked on a social research project into sustainable grazing they found an unexpected gem. Everyone wanted to talk about it, but not many understood it. Some had dismissed it from their businesses, some couldn't wait to incoporate it.

Carbon.

It's well understood it's going to be part of beef businesses long into the future, but there's still a lot of murky detail about how it works, how we measure it and how we relate it to grazing businesses.

In this final episode of our sustainable grazing series, we hear from Professor David Rowlings, a grazier from Southern Queensland and an expert in carbon sequestration.

Thanks to Dr Rudi Messner and Dr Carol Richards, for their insights and their fascinating research, funded by Australian Research Council and supported by the Queensland University of Technology and Meat and Livestock Australia.

Thanks again to the many producers involved in the project who gave up their time and expertise.

Wellness and self care- they aren’t concepts talked about too often when you’re running a busy farming business. But should they be?

This is the second episode in a series with Dr Carol Richards and Dr Rudi Messner- researchers from the Queensland University of Technology.

We’ll hear what producers are doing to look after themselves and by default their businesses and how goals are being achieved, no matter what grazing system is utilised.

Thanks to Dr Rudi Messner and Dr Carol Richards, for their insights and their fascinating research, funded by Australian Research Council and supported by the Queensland University of Technology and Meat and Livestock Australia.

Thanks again to the many producers involved in the project who gave up their time and expertise.

Are you worried about food security in Australia? Maybe you should be.

For the most part, we have it pretty good- but to maintain market access and get food to where it needs to be, more work needs to be done.

This is the first of a three part series on sustainable food production. In this episode we’re looking at food security and food system shocks with producers and researchers.

Thanks to Dr Rudi Messner and Dr Carol Richards for their insights and their fascinating research, funded by Australian Research Council and supported by the Queensland University of Technology and Meat and Livestock Australia.

Thanks again to the many producers involved in the project who gave up their time and expertise.