BIGG recently partnered with Agrista's John Francis to analyse the return on investment from three recent BIGG drought resilience projects; the on-farm water technology, ewe containment areas and multi species pastures projects. This analysis can be view in a series of documents that aim to assist producers in determining the potential costs and long-term benefits of implementing the tools and/ or strategies demonstrated in the projects.
Ewe containment areas
In partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), BIGG conducted a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to demonstrate the practices and outcomes from containment feeding. The PDS observed 3 major sites over three consecutive seasons starting in 2020.
- Overview: Ewe containment feeding cost benefit analysis
- Full Report: Ewe containment feeding cost benefit analysis
On-farm water technology
BIGG's On Farm Water Innovations Project established five case study farms investing in technology to improve water monitoring or water quality. Technologies included water monitoring devices, remote camera devices and water aeration devices across a variety of livestock enterprises and Barossa locations. Read more about the analysis on each of the water technologies and their specific return on investment in the following documents:
- Overview: On-farm water technology cost benefit analysis.
- Full Report: On-farm water technology cost benefit analysis.
Multi-species vs ryegrass-based pastures
Utilising case study data from the multi-species vs ryegrass-based pasture demonstration project conducted at Marananga, the following analysis documents consider production benefits and lamb growth rates:
