John Broster

John Broster is a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences at Charles Sturt University. He specializes in herbicide resistance and integrated weed management, leading national projects such as the GRDC initiative on herbicide resistance in Australian cropping regions.

• Education: BAppSc (Ag) (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, Master's Degree (CSU), and PhD (2014) on shelter design and lamb survival.

Research Interests include:

• Herbicide resistance in wild oats, annual ryegrass, and barley grass.
• Use of GPS and remote sensing for livestock behavior analysis.
• Preventing haystack fires through risk modeling.

Recent Publications highlight trends in:

• Herbicide resistance surveillance (2023).
• Maternal behavior in cattle (2023).
• Fire prevention strategies (2023).

Scientific Awards:

• Outstanding Paper Prize, Weed Technology Journal (2018).
• External Prize for Weeds Research (2019).

Projects include managing the CSU Herbicide Resistance Testing Service and collaborating with the University of Western Australia on resistance dynamics. Media coverage includes Researchers and insurance companies make moves in preventing haystack fires (2023).