FROM THE PRESIDENT
Read the last column from our President Dionne Walsh before she retires at the May AGM!
Range Management Newsletter 23/1
NOTICE OF THE 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (#292) OF THE AUSTRALIAN RANGELAND SOCIETY
The ARS AGM will be held on Wednesday 24th May 2023 at 6 pm (QLD time). Please consider joining the meeting either by Zoom or in person. Council is also looking to fill 5 vacant positions – please submit your nomination by Monday, 10th April 2023.
WHAT IS THE LATEST FROM THE BROOME ARS CONFERENCE?
The next ARS Biennial Conference will be held in Broome in September, less than 6 months away. You will need to be quick if you would like to present your work at the Conference – the closing date for abstracts is 1st April.
ARS TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND THE BROOME ARS CONFERENCE
It is not too late to apply for a Travel Grant to attend the ARS Conference in Broome in September 2023.
A HISTORY OF CSIRO’S CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN LABORATORY 1953-2018
Marg Friedel, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs. Email: mhfriedel@outlook.com CSIRO’s Central Australian Laboratory and its earlier incarnations supported arid zone research for over 64 years until its closure in 2018. I joined the lab in 1974 as a researcher and stayed after retirement until 2019 as an honorary fellow and the last resident scientist. […]
SRM ANNUAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 2023
The Society for Range Management meeting in Boise Idaho attracted a large number of registrations including many international participants. John Taylor provides an overview of the varied program including popular symposium and workshop topics.
XII INTERNATIONAL RANGELAND CONGRESS – ADELAIDE, 2 – 6 June 2025
Find out the latest information about this exciting event and how you can volunteer to be part of it.
LATEST ISSUE OF THE RANGELAND JOURNAL NOW AVAILABLE
Sustainable livestock management, regenerative grazing management and soil fauna are just some of the topics examined in the most recent issue of the journal. See the full list of papers here.
WHAT HAVE PEOPLE BEEN READING IN THE RANGE MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER?
As the RMN Editor for many years, I had often wondered what articles were attracting people’s interest and whether in fact anyone was reading the newsletter at all. Google Analytics has given us a much better idea of what articles are gaining the most views.
RANGELAND JOURNALS TO GIVE AWAY
Would you like a complete set of hard copies of The Rangeland Journal?
NUFFIELD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The Nuffield program opens doors to exciting and rewarding experiences, and gives scholarship winners the chance to travel the world to see leading and innovative businesses and identify new best practices
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Finding it tough to keep up to date with news and information about what is happening in the rangelands? Here are some interesting articles you may have missed in recent months.
VIDEOS, PODCASTS AND BLOGS
Looking for something to listen to in the car or watch on the screen in the evenings – check out these offerings!
ARS MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Don Burnside provides a membership summary for the 2022 calendar year and also a snapshot of current membership.
FROM THE EDITOR
Thanks for viewing the first Range Management Newsletter for 2023 – I hope you have found something of interest. As the newsletter is an open access document please share this issue with your friends and colleagues.
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The views expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the ARS.