Funded under a SA Arid Lands (SAAL) Landscape Board Grassroots Grant and supported by the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Charles Darwin University student, Samantha Connor, is researching livestock grazing behaviour in low rainfall regions and how this is influencing land condition and pasture growth.
Utilising new technology and devices, sheep are fitted with solar powered GPS tags to transmit grazing patterns which are matched to onsite environmental information.
Outcomes of the research aim to support farmers to when making management decisions for new water points or fencing to create even grazing distribution and reducing over-grazing.
