Tim Watts

Tim Watts

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-4289

  • The University of Western Australia (M082), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

Personal profile

Roles and responsibilities

 

2017 - Chair, Western Australian Livestock Research Council

2018 -  Member, UWA Future Farm 2050 – Commercial Operations Committee

2015 -  Inaugural Member, Sheep Industry Leadership Council/Sheep Alliance of WA

2010 - Member, Sheep’s Back Advisory Board (extension service of AWI)

2000 – Farmer, Pingelly WA

  • Own and manage a 1497 ha farm business – Merino sheep (45%), Crops (55%)
  • Intensive grazing techniques
  • Cropping: intensive, high-input system-based on no-till, permanent cropping rotation
  • Benchmarking of sheep and cropping enterprises for consistent high performance
  • Host farmer: Life-Time Wool; Lifetime Ewe Management; WoolPro; Pastures from Space

Teaching overview

Contributes to second year unit in Agriculture Science major AGRI2201

 

Research

Key team member in the UWA research project focussed on oestrogenic pastures including as a host of on-farm experiments and research.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Veterinary Studies , University of Melbourne

Award Date: 1 Dec 1987

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery , Murdoch University

Award Date: 1 Dec 1984

Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Biology), Murdoch University

Award Date: 1 Dec 1982

Industry keywords

  • Agriculture and Food

Research expertise keywords

  • Veterinary
  • Sheep
  • Mixed farming