Supporters

Below is a list of Funders and contributers which supported The Cicerone Project

Australian Wool Innovation, producers’ members’, the Sheep CRC, the University of New England and the in-kind contributions of its partners have generously supported the Cicerone Project over its first 8 years (1998-2006). It is noteworthy that there have been considerable in-kind investments from our partners over these years.

Australian Wool Innovations (AWI)
Since its inception, the Cicerone Project has become a significant player in research-extension-adoption in the New England region. Australian Wool Innovation and its predecessors have been the primary funding for the project since inception, up until October 2006 following successful project reviews carried out by AWI in 2002 and 2004. (visit their website)
CSIRO Livestock Industries
CSIRO Livestock Industries generously leased out the land that Ciceorne conducted its trials on. CSIRO has been involved in research on fibre diameter profiles on the Cicerone farmlets. Scientists from CSIRO also have contributed great expertise in parasite management and have co-supervised one of Cicerone’s postgraduate students. (visit their website)
The University of New England
The University of New England is vitally interested in research leading to more profitable and sustainable farming systems. Staff of the University have made substantial in-kind contributions to the Cicerone Project since its inception. In particular, staff of the University’s Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems (http://sciences.une.edu.au/c-sfs/) have been actively involved in supervising the research undertaken by the 4 postgraduate students involved in the Cicerone Project’s farmlet studies. (visit their website)
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has played a significant role in research and extension projects relevant to the summer dominant rainfall zone. An example is the National Lifetime Wool project funded by Australian Wool Innovation. One of the sites for this project is located at Armidale and is managed by research and extension staff from NSW DPI. NSW-DPI researchers and extensionists have great expertise in issues of livestock and landscape management and have supported Cicerone's activities, helping/ running field days/ seminars and writing reports/ newsletters . (visit their website)
NSW Ag
New South Wales Agriculture has now amalgamated with NSW Department of Primary Industries (above). NSW Agriculture supported Cicerone during the earlier stages of its existence)
Sheep
The Sheep CRC has actively supported two of our postgraduates who have contributed much valuable information about parasite management and optimising investments in pasture sowing and fertilising. (visit their website)
TAFE New South Wales
The New England Institute of TAFE values Cicerone because of its independence, its focus on local issues and the producer-led questions which it examines - that other research organisations can be reluctant to tackle. (visit their website)
Elders
Elders Armidale through Betty Hall contributed much time and advice on managing the farmlets, running the experiments and assisting the postgraduate students. Betty Hall contiued to support Cicerone in her own right as a private consultant. (visit their website)