Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector
Livestock have long been integral to food production systems, often not by choice but by
need. While our knowledge of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation has …
need. While our knowledge of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation has …
[HTML][HTML] Application, adoption and opportunities for improving decision support systems in irrigated agriculture: A review
I Ara, L Turner, MT Harrison, M Monjardino… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decision support systems (DSS) have long been used in research, service provision and
extension. Despite the diversity of technological applications in which past agricultural DSS …
extension. Despite the diversity of technological applications in which past agricultural DSS …
[HTML][HTML] Crop traits enabling yield gains under more frequent extreme climatic events
Climate change (CC) in central China will change seasonal patterns of agricultural
production through increasingly frequent extreme climatic events (ECEs). Breeding climate …
production through increasingly frequent extreme climatic events (ECEs). Breeding climate …
Climate change shifts forward flowering and reduces crop waterlogging stress
Climate change will drive increased frequencies of extreme climatic events. Despite this,
there is little scholarly information on the extent to which waterlogging caused by extreme …
there is little scholarly information on the extent to which waterlogging caused by extreme …
Selecting for feed efficient cows will help to reduce methane gas emissions
In the last decade, several countries have included feed efficiency (as residual feed intake;
RFI) in their breeding goal. Recent studies showed that RFI is favorably correlated with …
RFI) in their breeding goal. Recent studies showed that RFI is favorably correlated with …
Can seasonal soil N mineralisation trends be leveraged to enhance pasture growth?
F Bilotto, MT Harrison, MDA Migliorati… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Soil N mineralisation is the process by which organic N is converted into plant-
available forms, while soil N immobilisation is the transformation of inorganic soil N into …
available forms, while soil N immobilisation is the transformation of inorganic soil N into …
Earlier crop flowering caused by global warming alleviated by irrigation
A Muleke, MT Harrison, P De Voil, I Hunt… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Enabling crop flowering within an optimal calendar window minimises long-term risk of
abiotic stress exposure, improving prospects for attaining potential yield. Here, we define the …
abiotic stress exposure, improving prospects for attaining potential yield. Here, we define the …
An integrated economic, environmental and social approach to agricultural land-use planning
Agricultural land-use change is a dynamic process that varies as a function of social,
economic and environmental factors spanning from the local to the global scale. The …
economic and environmental factors spanning from the local to the global scale. The …
Improving greenhouse gas emissions intensities of subtropical and tropical beef farming systems using Leucaena leucocephala
MT Harrison, C McSweeney, NW Tomkins… - Agricultural Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) is a perennial legume shrub of subtropical regions that
has forage characteristics favourable for livestock production, often delivering ruminant …
has forage characteristics favourable for livestock production, often delivering ruminant …
Carbon, cash, cattle and the climate crisis
While society increasingly demands emissions abatement from the livestock sector, farmers
are concurrently being forced to adapt to an existential climate crisis. Here, we examine how …
are concurrently being forced to adapt to an existential climate crisis. Here, we examine how …