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Biography
Steve’s research involves understanding mice in zero and no-till cropping systems and applying this knowledge to develop effective control strategies to reduce the negative impacts of mice in the grain production industry. The work comprises three parts: monitoring mouse populations to predict future mouse population outbreaks, improving baits to enhance bait effectiveness, and applying knowledge of the ecology of mice in current farming systems to develop more effective control strategies.
Steve works at the interface between science and the agricultural industry, he is well known for his communication to farmers, industry representatives and the general public.
Steve has worked for CSIRO for nearly 30 years and his previous research included several projects studying interactions between introduced predators and native prey species. He also worked on a project testing the viability of a fertility control agent for kangaroos.
Academic Qualifications
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1984
Associate Diploma in Animal Production
Hawkesbury Agricultural College (University of Western Sydney)
Professional Experiences
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1993-Current
Research Officer
CSIRO -
1989-1993
Farm Manager
Glengyle Proprietors (Nulla Station) -
1985-1989
Station Hand
Glengyle Proprietors
Achievements and Awards
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2022-2022
Seed of Light Award, “to an individual who has made a significant contribution to communicating the importance and relevance of research outcomes to the wider grains industry”
GRDC -
2021-2021
Trusted Advisor Award for “Outstanding communications during the mouse plague"
CSIRO -
2019-2020
Excellence in Animal Research Ethics Award
CSIRO -
2018-2018
Social Media Special Award for social media activity to engage and communicate research or other activities
CSIRO -
2017-2017
Customer Satisfaction Award, influencing growers and the grains industry on mouse management
CSIRO -
2015-2015
Safe Work Space Award, individual or team most active in creating the safest workspace that contributes to the HSE goal of striving for zero harm
CSIRO -
2009-2009
CSIRO Medal for Health & Safety Achievement for online Fieldwork Register
CSIRO -
2008-2008
Training growers to manage soil water, Divisional award for delivering significant changes in farmer thinking and management of dry land cropping systems
CSIRO -
2007-2007
CSIRO Fieldwork Procedure, Divisional award for contributing to the revision of CSIRO’s Fieldwork Procedure
CSIRO -
March 2000-May 2000
Chief Executive Study Award, travelled to the Yukon Territory in Canada to participate in a large-scale wolf fertility control program
CSIRO
Grants
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2018-2024
Mouse monitoring and surveillance, GRDC
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2022-2024
NSW Mouse monitoring and research, NSW DPI
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2022-2025
Improved rodent management, DAWE
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2018-2019
Bait substrate trial, GRDC
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2018-2023
Mouse ecology in zero and no-till cropping systems, GRDC
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2016-2016
Best practice rodent control strategies for improved rodent management in piggeries, Australian Pork Limited