Stream 1: Approaches, methods and tools

The development of extension in Lao PDR
Author: Tienne Vannasou

Outback Connect: Bridging the digital divide
Author: Wendy Golder¹ , Jenny Cleary ² and Ann Johnston³

Working with farmers to develop practical weed management techniques for direct-seeded rice in the Philippines
Author: Sally Marsh¹, Madonna Casimero², Rick Llewellyn¹, and Jesusa Beltran²

Risk management tools for dryland farmers in southwest Queensland: an action research approach
Author: Nam Nguyen^1,2, Malcolm Wegener¹, Iean Russell¹

Measuring community capacity: an electronic audit template
Author: Greg Cock¹, Lib Hylton Keele¹, Brian Cheers², Mellissa Kruger² and Hilton Trigg³

Benchmarking sugarcane harvesting performance to improve profitability and efficiency: The importance of social research to improve the probability of project relevance and success
Author: Lisa McDonald¹, Jeff Coutts² and Dale Chapple³

Farmer driven innovation – the backbone of the SGSL Producer Network
Author: Justin Hardy¹, John Paul Collins², Arjen Ryder¹ and Jessica Johns²

Scenario planning for irrigation futures of the Goulburn Broken Region
Author: QJ Wang¹, Leon Soste¹, David Robertson¹, Selina Handley² and Robert Chaffe²

Barriers and benefits to saltland pasture production: extension research in agriculture
Author: Anne Jones

The productivity, environmental and social benefits of increasing producer participation in extension
Author: Jason Trompf and Peter Sale

Northern rivers Soil Health Card: A monitoring tool for farmers developed by farmers
Author: Abigail Jenkins

Making soils sexy: soils extension on the NSW north coast
Author: Rebecca Lines-Kelly and Abigail Jenkins

Deliberation forums: a pathway for public participation
Author: Zelma Bone¹, Judith Crockett¹ and Sandra Hodge²

Quality assurance training for egg producers
Author: Andrew Almond

Show me the tool and I will give you the advisor?
Author: Mark Paine¹, David Shambrook², Rob O’Connor², Ashleigh Michael², Cecilia Mezenberg², Nadine Markham², Kaye Hildebrand², Geoff Drysdale², Anne Crawford¹ and Joy Coulson²

Extension under a political insurgency: Gaining approval of Maoist rebels in Nepal
Author: Rajendra Uprety

Connecting and Building Community Capital: Linking Bushfire Recovery and Prevention Programs in Regional South Australia
Author: John Gawen and Fiona Dunstan

Transforming technology transfer for the South African sugarcane farmers: the first case study – the 2005 Eldana outreach
Author: Kathy Hurly and Grant Buchanan

Monitor farms as a tool for practice change – the 8x5 Wool Profit Program experience
Author: Sarah Campbell¹, David Counsell², Doug Friend³, Robin Thompson⁴, Sarah Ackland⁵ and Steve Barrington⁵

A preliminary investigation of the Ecological Footprint of Melbourne Museum
Author: Najah Onn¹ , Liza Dale-Hallett², Tim Grant³ and Maazuza Othman⁴