Biography
Ed comes from a farming background in the UK and received his Bachelors from Aberdeen University and a PhD from The Grassland Research Institute near Reading. After immigrating to Canada he specialized in forage utilization from both grazed and conserved herbage. His particular interests lay in optimizing forage use in the diet with animal performance and beef quality. For the last 16 years, Ed has worked for CSIRO in northern Australia where he has focused on beef production in extensive, sub-tropical rangelands and savannas. He is based in Townsville. His current research activities lie in the use of technology to record hard to measure animal and environmental variables in the field, understanding livestock methane emissions from extensive grazing systems and improving the feed efficiency of ruminants. He has published widely in the scientific and farming press.
Other Interests
Committee membership:
Northern Australia Beef Research Council (management committee member)
Northern Breeder Business (science rep)
Livestock Productivity Partnership (Livestock Leader)
Emissions Avoidance Program (Forages leader)
Editorial duties
Associate editor, Journal of Agricultural Science
Publications, n = 81, H Index 24
Professional Areas
- Adjunct Professor – James Cook University (2011-present).
- CSIRO Representative, North Australia Beef Research Council (2009-2023).
- Member North Queensland Beef Research Committee (2012-2023).
- CSIRO management committee member, North Australia Beef Research Council (2014-present).
- Associate editor – Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge (2014 – present).
Current Roles
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Research scientist, Tropical Livestock Systems, Sustainability and Welfare, Agriculture and Food
Research
Academic Qualifications
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1980
BSc
Aberdeen -
1986
PhD
Reading
Professional Experiences
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2017-Present
Senior Principal research Scientist
CSIRO -
2008-2017
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO -
2005-2008
Senior Research scientist
CSIRO -
1999-2005
Senior research scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -
1989-1992
Research contractor
New Brunswick Milk Marketing Board -
1986-1989
Post doctoral research fellow
Agriculture Canada -
1984-1986
Post doctoral research assistant
University of Aberdeen
Achievements and Awards
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2020-2021
Fellow
Australian Association of Animal Science -
2005-2005
Golden Harvest Award
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -
2004-2004
Award for Extension
Canadian Society of Animal Scieince
Other highlights
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2005-2021
• Invited speaker at International Rangelands Conference, Canada
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2016-2016
• Invited speaker at Greenhouse gases in animal Agriculture, Australia
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2016-2016
• Committee member and session chair Greenhouse Gases in Animal Agriculture conference, Melbourne
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2015-2016
• Committee member and poster organizer Northern Beef Research Update Conference, Rockhampton
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2014-2014
ommittee member Modelling nutrient digestion and utilization in farm animals Conference, Cairns
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2013-2013
• Committee member and session chair Greenhouse Gases in Animal Agriculture conference, Dublin
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2013-2013
• Committee member and proceedings editor Northern Beef Research Update Conference, Cairns
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2010-2010
• Invited speaker at International Society for Applied Ethology, Australia
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