Saving Our Soils – Strategic Feed Budgeting for Sheep Containment Mullengandra Workshop
Strategic Feed Budgeting for Sheep Containment Ewes and Lambs Workshop – Mullengandra NSW Presented by Jim Meckiff from JM Livestock, the 3rd workshop in our FDF Saving our Soils – Stock Containment project saw us venture down to Old Cobran Poll Merino Stud, Mullengandra. Our host was local producer Matthew Martin. We started our morning in […]
Upper Murray Creeks and Woodlands
Upper Murray Creeks and Woodlands Project Overview Funding: NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation Duration: 2020-2023 Location: Upper Murray Riparian Zone In 2019, we were successful in our application for the NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation Grant for some work in Upper Murray riparian environments. This had been initiated by landholders expressing interest in […]
Farm Water
On-Farm Water Management Planning The On-Farm Water Management Planning Project is funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, supported by the Southern NSW Drought Resilience, Adoption and Innovation Hub and is being rolled out by a brilliant network of Farming System and Landcare organisations across the Southern NSW footprint. Through this project we have […]
#GSB23
Sorry, but GSB23 has finished. Check back in early September 2024 to see what we have planned for GSB24! Great Southern BioBlitz 2023 (#GSB23) Love Your Creek! This year we are teaming with Refreshing Rivers to participate in the Great Southern BioBlitz 2023 [#GSB2023], with a focus on our creeks and waterways. What’s a BioBlitz? […]
Resilient Pastures – Second Demonstration Site
Pasture Practice Demonstration Site – Bookham Future Drought Fund – Resilient Pastures – Second Demonstration Site Alternative Phosphorous Fertiliser Strip Trial On Monday 7th August we spread our second Future Drought Fund Resilient Pastures demonstration site. This site will assess the efficacy of three fertilisers to build soil phosphorus. Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) ‘Five […]
FRRR Community Impact Program
FRRR Community Impact Program The Community Impacts Grant is designed to support community members and not-for-profit organisations in remote, rural and regional Australia to drive local action that helps prepare for drought. It is part of the Australian Government’s commitment through the Future Drought Fund to support Australian agricultural communities to build drought resilience Holbrook […]
Holbrook Sustainability Benchmarking Project
Holbrook Sustainability Benchmarking Pilot Background Back in 2020, Holbrook Landcare Network recognized that the model that has traditionally underpinned Landcare and environmental work on farm was changing – shifting from a funded grants and programs approach to a range of market-based approaches mostly based on carbon markets. We are now beginning to see the agricultural […]
Resilient Pastures
Pasture Species Demonstration Site – Mangoplah Future Drought Fund – Resilient Pastures – First Demonstration Site We are working with 5 Farming systems groups, which are in the process of establishing 10 pasture demonstration sites. These sites will showcase modern pasture species combinations and management practices known to build greater resilience into their landscapes. Demonstration […]
Saving Our Soils – Stock Management Areas
Saving Our Soils – Stock Management Areas As producers we balance livestock production, business growth and stability, with landscape resilience and sustainability on a daily basis. Traditionally, production stressors such as drought, fire and flood often have us considering selling or agisting livestock as a way of reducing grazing pressure from vulnerable landscapes. These decisions […]
New Approaches to Tackling Soil Acidity in Perennial Pasture Systems Project: 2020-21
Morven Lime Trial Site The replicated farm-scale trial site tests a combination of different lime rates, with and without incorporation, and investigates the impact of different soil pH targets on ameliorating subsurface acidity in the short term. The trial consists of 7 treatments (Table 1). A total of 28 plots (7 treatments replicated 4 […]