Robert Clark
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Peter Dahlhaus, Dr Nathan Robinson, and Dr Elizabeth Morse-McNabb (Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions).
Robert commenced his PhD with CeRDI in 2019 with Grains Research and Development Corporation as the industry partner. His research will explore how federating Australian grain trial data can lead to new discoveries that support the ideals of digital agriculture and enduring profitability for growers.
Email: robertclark@students.federation.edu.au
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8281-0909 
Predicting crop yield within the growing season at sub-paddock scale: a big data approach
The availability of accurate and timely predictions of crop yield within the growing season would be of enormous benefit to the grains industry in Australia.
- Journal papers
Clark, R., Dahlhaus, P., Robinson, N., & Morse‐McNabb, E. (2025). Sustainability, Reporting and Market Access for Grain and Oilseed Growers: Can Yield Data Provide More Rigour and Transparency? Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 4(2). doi.org/10.1002/sae2.70059
Clark, R., Dahlhaus, P., Robinson, N., Larkins, J., & Morse-McNabb, E. (2023). Matching the model to the available data to predict wheat, barley, or canola yield: A review of recently published models and data. Agricultural Systems, 211, 103749. doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103749
- Conference papers and abstracts
Clark, R. (2020). Predicting crop yield within the growing season at sub-paddock scale: a big data approach. Food Agility Summit 2020, University of Technology, Sydney on 10–11 February 2020.