Phosphorus Budgeting Tool
For many farming enterprises, the application of phosphorus fertiliser is one of the largest annual expenses. Holbrook Landcare Network, as part of the ‘Carbon Farming and Your Business’ project, has developed a phosphorus budgeting tool which can be used in conjunction with soil testing. An annual fertiliser plan and budget can be developed by using […]
HLN Acid Soils Strategy
2022 Producer Support Strategy Acid soils are common in high rainfall, productive soils throughout south-eastern Australia. Subsurface (5–20cm) soil acidity particularly is often undetected by traditional soil testing methods and ineffectively treated by traditional “rule of thumb” liming techniques. New research has identified that a mind-shift is needed across Industry in the detection and treatment […]
Holbrook Self Drive Ecotour
The Holbrook Landcare Network Self-drive Ecotour is a showcase of the work that landholders have done to address issues such as salinity, erosion, declining water quality and loss of biodiversity in the landscape. It is a way to see and experience the environmental benefits of Landcare and the highlights of the Holbrook region. The Holbrook […]
Refreshing the Upper Billabong
Refreshing the Upper Billabong is part of the Refreshing Rivers project, a collaboration between government, industry, research and community organisations, led by Murray Local Land Services. This project has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust. Refreshing Rivers has its own website http://www.refreshingrivers.org.au to find out more. Share your waterway flora […]
Soil Quality
Soil Quality and Health in Pasture Systems ‘Soil quality and health in pasture systems’ was a two year project funded by the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. In this project, Holbrook Landcare Network developed benchmark and extension information on quality and health for our local soils. The aim was to increase the knowledge of managers […]
Acid Soils Program
The landscape of the Holbrook region broadly consists of undulating hills of Ordovician metasedimentary rocks and Silurian granites in the east, and flat to gently undulating alluvial floodplains of the Billabong Creek and its tributaries in the west. Major soil types are Kurosols (strongly acid duplex soils), Chromosols (duplex soils), Kandosols (structureless soils) and Dermosols […]
Testing Tropical Pastures in Southern NSW
Testing Tropical Pastures in Southern NSW Holbrook Landcare Network’s MLA funded Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) are investigating how tropical pasture species can be incorporated into southern NSW grazing systems to utilise summer rainfall. Why? The Southern slopes of NSW has a winter dominant rainfall pattern but with a changing climate, it’s now experiencing more summer rainfall. That […]
Dung Beetles
Dung Beetles for Improved Soil Health Thanks to the National Landcare Program Smart Farms Small Grants Program, Holbrook Landcare Network has partnered with Charles Sturt University’s Dung Beetle Ecosystem Engineers (DBEE) project to increase dung beetle diversity and abundance for improved soil health, with aims to distribute a new dung beetle species in the region […]
Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub Holbrook Landcare Network is proud to be one of nine regional partners of the Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub. The Southern NSW Innovation Hub is one of eight hubs being established by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment across Australia to combat drought […]
HLN Soil Testing Service
Soil Testing Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72poGUrvtgQ Holbrook Landcare Network have been offering soil testing services in the area since 2011. This program allows landholders in the South West Slopes & Upper Murray regions of NSW access subsidised or discounted soil tests, and has assisted landholders to become more efficient in managing soil fertility. Why soil test? Soil […]