Agro Forestry Research Activities

Agro Forestry Research Activities Legume Studies

During the 1970s, at Bulolo, Neville Howcroft carried out a lot of work on grazing under the araucaria and pine plantations, including making several new legume introductions. This work was written up in the Forest Research Note series at the time, but the most important outcome was a field day held at Bulolo held in the mid-1970s with participants from all over and attendance of the radio media.

Field day forest pastures trial in young Pinus plantation Rd 35 Bulolo. Hoop on the horizon. Howcroft describes trial species. Photo credit N

Howcroft.

Grazing trials improved forest pastures - Fire break of Hoop with pasture species and levels of improvement and grazing recovery trialled. Photo credit N

Howcroft.

Well-known identities. L-R. Dick McCarthy, Ted Collis, and Kevin White of the time on

the excursion. Photo credit John Davidson.

The first John Davidson photo shows Neville with his signature pipe getting ready to say something for the recorder.

L-R Bob Thistlethwaite, Neville Howcroft, and Dick McCarthy. Neville Howcroft with his signature pipe getting ready to say something for the recorder. Photo credit John Davidson.

John Davidson photographs at one of the field stops near Geshes, showing Neville Howcroft describing Stylosanthes suppressing kunai in a young pine plantation.

John Davidson Research Bulolo Photographs re Neville Howcroft’s field day on Legumes