Agrimix research

innovation & science

+10 YEARS INVESTING IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCER LED INNOVATION

Agrimix invests significant resources into Research and Development. We aim to find practical and scalable solutions to increase livestock productivity and sustainability across Northern Australia.

We are continually looking to collaborate with leading research institutions and we’re really proud to be developing innovative solutions that will help Australia achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Current research projects

TRANSFORMING THE MEASUREMENT OF SOIL CARBON

Agrimix, in collaboration with Australia’s leading soil and greenhouse gas institution, QUT, have developed a measure-model-verify (MMV) technology which enables low-cost accurate soil carbon measurement. The core of this technology is the use of eddy flux and other remote sensing data integrated with soil carbon models.

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NEW PASTURES TO INCREASE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY IN THE NORTH

Agrimix is leading a 3 year Cooperative Research Centres Project that brings together beef producers and leading research institutions to find new legume cultivars and reliable commercial-scale establishment methods that will increase livestock productivity across Northern Australia. This project included greenhouse gas mitigation investigations to determine if Desmanthus can help reduce methane emissions in cattle.

Further information in the MLA report

CRC-P Partners

Impacts of Desmanthus on Productivity, Profitability and GHG Emissions

Our previous research suggests feeding beef cattle Desmanthus can reduce methane emissions by up to 10%. Partnering with CSIRO and JCU, this new research project will trial the use of Desmanthus in grazing paddocks in three commercial grazing operations across NSW and QLD. This project received grant funding from the Australian Government. You can read more about the government’s funding of low-emission livestock feed technologies here.

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Driving research projects 

Nick Kempe

Director

Never one to back down from a research idea- Nick is head innovator at Agrimix and is passionate about backing science to deliver practicable research outcomes.

Chris Gardiner

JCU Researcher and Plant Breeder

Chris has dedicated his life to pasture legume science and innovation. He’s a keen researcher, as well as a dedicated lecturer at James Cook University.

Mark Keating

Seed Development & Production Manager

Mark is leading Agrimix’s extensive R&D program developing new legumes and tree species for pasture land across Australia. An experienced agronomist and plant breeder, Mark has worked with tropical plants for over 25 years.

Previous research projects

ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY 

Promoting live weight gain in animal production 

Researchers at James Cook University have investigated the animal productivity benefits of feeding Progardes® to cattle, goats and sheep.

ANIMAL BENEFITS

High protein feed

Increased body condition score & carrying capacity

Improved herd fertility

Reduce lick requirements

Quality silage

PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY

Productive, resilience and sustainable pastures 

Progardes® Desmanthus is underpinned by extensive research and development, demonstrating the legume can improve pasture productivity and pasture resilience.

PASTURE BENEFITS

Increased drought resilience

Increased drought resilience

Custom blends

Increased dry matter production

Increased pasture quality

Increased pasture quality

Increased soil nitrogen

GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION

Livestock productivity can lower methane emissions 

Collaborating with CSIROJCU and MLA, Agrimix have investigated the potential for Progardes® Desmanthus to be used as a nutritional supplementation strategy for greenhouse gas mitigation. You can read the final report from our first trials below. 

GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION BENEFITS

Improve soil health

biomass

Increase biomass production

Increase soil water infiltration and storage

Ability to earn carbon credits