Dual-purpose cropping: the opportunity for a step change in production in the temperate region of Australia

Fred Morley Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, 588 Boorooma Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia. Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, 588 Boorooma Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia. CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia. Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, PO Box 85084, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Christchurch, New Zealand. Corresponding author. Email: shmcgrath@csu.edu.au

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