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Richard Hayes

B. App. Sci. (Agric.)(Hons); M. Phil.

Position Research Agronomist
Farming systems research
Location NSW DPI, Wagga Wagga
Phone 02 6938 1615
Fax 02 6938 1809
Email richard.hayes@industry.nsw.gov.au

 

Career Brief

Richard Hayes is an early career farming systems research agronomist specialising in pasture-related research. From 2002-08 Richard spent most of his time evaluating pasture legumes, grasses and herbs in a range of environments across southern NSW. In more recent years his research interests have broadened to include:

i) the development of perennial wheat (click here for information on the International Perennial Grain Crops Workshop);

ii) an assessment of soil amendments, such as lime, gypsum and compost; and

iii) EverCrop - a project focussed on quantifying the true value of perennial pastures in a mixed farming enterprise.

He has also maintained an interest in evaluating pasture species in a Future Farm Industries CRC project evaluating phalaris, cocksfoot and tall fescue germplasm for low rainfall environments.

In addition to these key externally-funded projects, Richard Hayes maintains a small amount of 'other' research, including:

i) Assessing lucerne germplasm for adaptation to acidic soils
ii) Screening annual and perennial legumes for tolerance to acidic soils
iii) Assessing legume compatibility with chicory, and the impact on residual soil nitrogen, and
iv) Assessing lucerne, perennial grasses and annual legumes grown in mixtures in a low rainfall environment.

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Selected Publications

Hayes RC, Dear BS, Li GD, Virgona JM, Conyers MK, Hackney BF and Tidd J (2010). Perennial pastures for recharge control in temperate drought-prone environments. Part 1: productivity, persistence and herbage quality of key species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 53, 283 - 302.

Hayes RC, Li GD, Dear BS, Conyers MK, Virgona JM and Tidd J (2010). Perennial pastures for recharge control in temperate drought-prone environments. Part 2: soil drying capacity of key species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 53, 327 - 345.

Li GD, Nie ZN, Boschma SP, Dear BS, Lodge GM, Hayes RC, Clark B, Hughes SJ and Humphries AW (2010). Persistence and productivity of Medicago sativa subspecies sativa, caerulea, falcata and varia accessions at three intermittently dry sites in south-eastern Australia. Crop and Pasture Science 61, 645-658.

Li GD, Nie Z, Bonython A, Boschma SP, Hayes RC, Craig AD, Lodge GM, Clark B, Dear BS, Smith AB and others (2010). Evaluation of chicory cultivars and accessions for forage in south-eastern Australia. Crop and Pasture Science 61, 554-565.

Dear BS, Peoples MB, Hayes RC, Swan AD, Chan KY, Oates AA, Morris SG and Orchard BA (2010). Effect of gypsum on establishment, persistence and productivity of lucerne and annual pasture legumes on two grey Vertosols in southern New South Wales. Crop and Pasture Science 61, 435-449.