kevin foster

Pasture agronomist/physiologist. Love working with legumes, especially sub & red clover. Interested in plant adaptations. PhD in physiology. Views are my own

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@Kay2_Kelly_ @ArableSam yep !

[Grower Group Alliance @GGA_WA]

Join MLA for a webinar sharing findings from four years of research for the SheepLinks Feed365 project in WA.

Lead researchers, DPIRD's Daniel Real and Paul Sanford, will cover:

✅Carrying capacity increases from ~9DSE/ha for winter and spring, to 10 DSE/ha all year round
✅Which pasture and forage mixes performed best across key seasonal feed gaps
✅How alternative species can help manage variable seasons and smooth feed supply

📅11 June, 2026
⏰12.00pm [noon] AWST
🔗Register here https://t.co/Dh1w82mqcj

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@ruthmcgregor4 @YonBaker @robilange yes have several functions and not just on sub. Helps reduce water loss, reflect radiation, makes leaves harder for insects to feed on. In the USA red clovers that were hairless mostly disappeared over time, theory was more susceptible to probing from aphids

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@ruthmcgregor4 @YonBaker @robilange Ruth, hi yes thats a good reference. I think we contributed some photos etc. Rob is correct, not ideal photos but prob not Trikkala. I zoomed in on clovers in paddock, not good leaf mark expression now, but dont see classic Trikkla there. I can DM you

[DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock @DPIRDbroadacre]

⚠️ALERT: Recent rain after prolonged dry conditions has increased the risk of kikuyu poisoning.
-Watch livestock for drooling or dehydration
-Move stock immediately & provide alternative feed
-Suspect poisoning? Call a DPIRD vet📞https://t.co/iMty9oLWtL
➡️ https://t.co/LVldVvzWIu

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@ToddQuinlivan Heard of a couple of incidents down there Todd, thanks

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

Have any WA producers experienced or suspected kikuyu toxicity in livestock recently ? Or producers on Kangaroo island maybe ? cheers

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@CasFarmerCD Thanks Tom

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@Awsumm1965 @BrettPage72 @AmberB_C @severnangus Thanks Drew and Bevan !

[Dan Rolls @danrollsroyce]

Time to ramp up local biofuel production. We already grow the crop!

[Meredith_Guthrie @MeredithGuthr15]

Update on Tropical Cyclone Narelle from the Bureau @BOM_WA - looks to hit South West Land Division on Saturday morning (time to cancel the weekend sport) and hang around until Sunday 2 am. #climate

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@originalstinger @logue_phil Not sure of engine compatibility, there is the 1.1 B Federal cleaner fuels grant to support production of low carbon liquid fuels, such as renewable diesel. If you crushed canola on farm & used the meal by product for livestock, do the $$ stack up James ?

[John Paul Collins @J_P_Collins]

Hope to see you at the @DPIRDbroadacre Katanning Research Station for our Sheep Field Day. Thursday 23 October 1 - 4:30pm. See the Yardstick 2024-drop progeny. Wethers in full wool. Ewes off-shears with fleece weight and index data. Great line up of speakers.

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@IamFarmerRenee @FarmsAdvice Agree Renee.

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@shane_kable @agrobaz @robbert115 water quality parameters influencing herbicide performance in the field ? water hardness, pH, cations ?cheers

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@Shadoo_creeture No sure if this a nautilus but found this in the desert near Afghanistan. A long way from the ocean now.

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@Rielly15869862 balansa clover even smaller

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@Rielly15869862 Can you screen out the seeds in the cleaning shed ? Crimson a bit smaller and sub looks healthy. Which subclover cv ? At that low level of crimson contamination in that photo it should pass seed cert standards for purity ?

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@robbert115 Seed crop Roberto?

[kevin foster @kfoster_DPIRD]

@robbert115 is left with hasten ? Cheers