Farrer medallist points way forward to more yield increases

By Bob Freebairn
Updated February 19 2018 - 7:41am, first published 5:00am
Medallist leads the way in crop yield increases
Medallist leads the way in crop yield increases

Strategies to raise crop yields, often combined with extra grazing to deliver big gains in farm profitability was highlighted in Dr John Kirkegaard’s Farrer Memorial Oration delivered in November last year. Dr Kirkegaard was the 2017 winner of the prestigious Farrer Memorial Medal and is a senior well-respected CSIRO scientist.

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