Keith Pembleton

New research from CSAS. Model-aided envirotyping to improve ideotyping of wheat to enhance genetic gains in breeding programs. doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

Installing bat audio monitors in darling downs Perennial pastures and annual crops for my colleague @vanessagorecki.bsky.social to collect baseline data on bat presence in these agricultural landscapes

It is great when we see things like this. It makes the effort we put into farming sustainably and controlling wild dogs, foxes and feral cats all worth it.

A night time visitor on the mountain. These thinks are little armoured tanks.

CSAS researcher Assoc Prof Rhett Martin is presetting a seminar titles: How Has the Farming Sector Responded to Biodiversity Certification?
Date: Wednesday 28/5/2025
Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm AEST
Zoom: Zoom ID: 837 8355 0254
RSVP: Register at: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Planting Koala food trees on the mountain

The wheat crop has emerged

A study of the vernalization requirements of mountain rye (Secale strictum syn. S. montanum) may help explain low grain yields of perennial cereals compared to wheat Most cereal grains are annuals that need replanting each year. Perennial cereals are being developed that can be grazed and harvested for grain yearly but

New research from CSAS PhD student @peteinnes.bsky.social has defined the vernalization requirements of the candidate perennial grain crops Mountain Rye and Intermediate Wheat Grass. This will help in identifying appropriate production regions for these novel crops. academic.oup.com/aobpla/artic...

Its been a big weekend on the mountain. Hay baled and in the shed and the winter wheat crop planted.

CSAS researcher Dr Jarrod Kath presenting on he exciting natural capital work and the value it can bring to farmers in todays CSAS seminar.

It is that time of the year that we cut out perennial pasture grass for hay. This is the most profitable block on the farm. #Perennial plants allow establishment cost to be deferred over multiple years and the risks with planting every year are eliminated. Also plenty of soil benifits.

Just lovely on the mountain this morning

From soil health to agricultural productivity: The critical role of soil constraint management Soil constraints significantly impact agricultural productivity and food security by affecting soil health and crop yields. This study provides a comp…

We’re proud to share our latest CSAS publication - a global bibliometric analysis of research on soil constraints. This study, coauthored by @chloelai.bsky.social, maps 1,418 pubs to uncover trends and gaps in soil constraint research.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Imitation is a form of flattery

The best part of being an academic is seeing your students graduate. Congratulations Dr Suman Gajurel

Flooding of the river that runs past my parents place

CSAS researcher @keithpembleton.bsky.social is using our phenospec plant eye high throughput phenotyping system to investigate the impacts of drought stress on sorghum and mungbeans in 3D.

Dr Meg Edwards presenting on her research on underloved and underappreciated wildlife

CSAS researcher @alittlebitmeg.bsky.social spoke about her research on under loved and underappreciated wildlife species in Australia and South Africa which has revealed their crucial roles in our ecosystems for todays CSAS seminar presentation.

Night time hay making on the mountain

More night time hay rakeing on the mountain

There sure is. Dad always made sure we picked up every scrap piece of fencing wire when we were fencing because of it. Cows are pretty dumb.

Linking measurable and conceptual phosphorus pools (in APSIM) enables quantitative model initialisation Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant macro-nutrient, yet it is deficient in 65 % of agricultural soils worldwide. Agricultural systems models enable t…

New research from CSAS shows how to quantitatively derive phosphorus parameters for the APSIM cropping systems model. A step change in increasing the efficiency of this limited and critical resource. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Any recommendations for tools to visualise local #BLAST results? I came across Kablammo which seems to fit the bill, just wondering if there are any others to consider
#bioinformatics #genomics
kablammo.wasmuthlab.org

Most nutrition for the money?

Grains, legumes, and tubers.

True in 1894, still true today.

An example of a three sisters plot in Kansas, with a series of maize plants with a bundle of beans planted at their base, beginning to trellis up the maize stalk. Squash plants are growing in the spaces in between. Finally, straw is spread across the rest of the open spaces

Today, I’m introducing a series called #PolycultureMonday where I describe different polyculture arrangements, the role of each component, and the success of various cropping systems on the first Monday of every month. For this inaugural thread, I will be discussing the Three Sisters (🧵)

They are just starting to come up

Denmark’s Groundbreaking Agriculture Climate Policy Sets Strong Example for the World Denmark’s Green Tripartite Agreement imposes taxes on livestock, restores forests and peatlands, and pays farmers to reduce pollution.

This was a cool development in Denmark in 2024.

Looking to 2025, as countries update their climate commitments (NDCs), they should include agriculture-specific GHG reduction targets and incorporate agricultural mitigation measures.

Which country will be next to make a splash on ag & climate?

Its really coming down now

The rains are here

Rain is forecast for tomorrow so we are planting mungbeans. This field has been in fallow for 3 years so it will be interesting to see if there is any long fallow syndrome