Dr Suzanne Boschma (BSc (hons) PhD, UNE) is a Senior Research Scientist with NSW Department of Primary Industries based at Tamworth. She has over 20 years’ experience in pasture grass and legume field-based research. Over the last 10+ years her research has focussed primarily on tropical grass and legume species and their adaption to northern inland NSW. Sue’s research contributes to providing resilient pasture options to maintain and/or manage feed supply year-round and quantifying and overcoming issues affecting their productivity and persistence. Her research conducted solely and in collaboration, has increased the knowledge of existing and new pasture options in northern NSW