Scholefield
Robinson is recognised as a company with the capability to
manage viticultural/horticultural projects for R&D corporations,
industry bodies, government agencies, regional development
and catchment boards.
Our team of consultants at Scholefield Robinson combine
their skills and experience to complete projects on-time
and on-budget.
Examples of Project Work
Examples of some of the projects we have completed are:
- Preparation of a business case for a Resource Information
Centre for the SA River Murray.
- Agricultural Economist in two person team reviewing requirements
for the provision of improved grapevine planting material
in Australia.
- Review for GWRDC Board of its investment in projects
aimed at improved environmental management, particularly
EMS.
- Review of and development of a strategic investment plan
for extension in the grape and wine industry for GWRDC.
- Water resource projects, including growers’ response
to water restrictions, and the impacts of prescription
of water resources.
- Plant biosecurity through the development of natural
surveillance strategies for exotic pest threats to horticultural
industries.
- Development of a submission to AFFA for an industry wide
R&D levy for the Australian Onion Industry Association
and Horticulture Australia Ltd.
- Preparation of manual “Grape Vine Nutrition” for
a new “Research to Practice” training module
for the CRC for Viticulture.
- Ben Robinson was co-editor and author of “Plant
Analysis: An Interpretation Manual” published by
CSIRO.
- The risk and economic impact of phylloxera in South Australia’s
viticultural regions, for the Phylloxera and Grape Industry
Board of South Australia, with EconSearch Pty Ltd.
- Review of residual pesticide use in the Mount Lofty Ranges
Watershed, including the implications of avoiding such
use, for the Environment Protection Agency, SA.
- Investigation of the potential for re-use of treated
wastewater from the Victor Harbor Wastewater Treatment
Plant, for SA Water Corporation and Egis Consulting Australia.
- Review of South Australian Highlands Irrigation and Rehabilitation
and Restructuring Initiative, for Primary Industries SA,
with EconSearch Pty Ld.
- Northern Territory Citrus Industry Study and Horticultural
Industry Study, for Northern Territory Department Primary
Industry and Fisheries.
- Development and implementation of a training program
for dried grape growers to update their production skills
for DAFF and Australian Dried Fruit Association.
- Assist Horticulture Australia Ltd to prepare a response
to the discussion paper “Securing the Future for
Australia’s Primary Industries: Development of a
National RD&E Framework.”
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