Australian Farming Systems in a Changing World

As the year draws to a close, we wanted to thank you for joining our knowledge series Australian Farming Systems in a Changing World. You can find recording of all the webinars on our website: https://research.csiro.au/australian-farming-systems/

A special thank you to our presenters Drs Lindsay Bell, Kirsten Verburg, John Kirkegaard, Therese McBeath and Peter Thorburn for the insightful presentations and engaging discussions.

We would like to invite you to next presentation in the new year:

30 January 2026, 1:00-2:00 pm AEST: Dynamic Digital Twins: Assessing diversity and adaptability of Australian agricultural systems by Dr. Roger Lawes, CSIRO

Brief: In his presentation Dr. Lawes will explore how new digital tools can be used to gain analytical insights how diversity and adaptability can influence the performance and resilience of agricultural systems in Australia.

Presenter: Dr. Roger Lawes is a farming systems scientist and team leader for Digital Decisions. The team operates from Canberra, ACT and Floreat, WA. He specialises in understanding the complexities of the digital supply chain and has used this unique skill set to develop digital technologies for agriculture. He has long track record attracting research funds and managing complex, multi-agency projects. He has lead research projects in precision agriculture, crop nutrition, C4 grass pasture systems, farming systems and crop rotations, farm economics and digital agriculture. In addition, Roger has research interests in "big data", applied statistics, remote sensing and crop modelling.

Pricing

• Free

Dates and Times

Contact

Frank Sperling

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Access details and further information will be mailed to you prior to the event.

Merry Christmas and a peaceful and happy transition into the new year.

With best wishes for 2026,

Frank Sperling

Series Moderator/Contact
Senior Principal Research Scientist, A&F, CSIRO