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Rocky outcrops: management guide
Rocky outcrops come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from huge granite boulders strewn across hilltops, to small collections of scattered rocks in a paddock.
When protected from grazing and revegetated with groundcovers and low shrubs, rocky outcrops can help filter and slow runoff, leading to increased soil moisture and reducing erosion.
They are also valuable habitat for a rich...
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Researchers collaborate to help Australian farmers
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) will play an important role in a five-year initiative that aims to improve environmental, economic and social outcomes in rural Australia by helping farmers better manage their natural assets.
The Sustainable Farms initiative is informed by 20 years of ecological research undertaken on farms throughout the south-eastern wheat-sheep belt of Australia. This research...
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Research
Sustainable Farms draws upon research programs across the Australian National University, focussing on its key research topics:
Healthy Farms : Monitoring biodiversity and valuing ecosystem services in production landscapes Healthy Farmers : Exploring links between farmer mental health and natural resource management. Healthy Profits : Estimating the value of natural assets for farm profitability and financial resilience, and identifying... -
Powerful Pollinators: webinar recording now available
via ZoomAustraliaThursday, 17 September 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmThis event has now concluded but you can watch the recording below.
Join the ANU Fenner School's Professor Saul Cunningham, Sustainable Farms ecologist Angelina Siegrist & Anna Carrucan from Wheen Bee Foundation to explore the power of pollinators!
The free online webinar will cover:
- How pollinators can play a role in healthy grazing and cropping enterprises
- Encouraging pollinator populations on your ...
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Powerful Pollinators: Encouraging insect pollinators in farm landscapes
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POSTPONED: Managing rocky outcrops for biodiversity & farm health
O'Connell NSWAustraliaThursday, 2 April 2020 - 10:00am to 3:00pmThis field day and all other in-person Sustainable Farms events have now been postponed indefinitely in light of the coronavirus epidemic. We are working on other ways to keep sharing the results of the interdisciplinary research program, and to continue helping grow the network of people and organisations involved in on-farm natural asset management. Please subcribe to our newsletter (click "...
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Podcasts
Farmers, scientists and researchers are coming together through Sustainable Farms to understand more about the relationship between biodiversity, productivity and mental health on farms. Join podcast host Gordon Taylor as he interviews project staff and external experts for regular insights into the latest research.
NEW: Episode Nine: Farm planning for better biodiversity and reduced fire risk...
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Paul and Rachel Graham
BongongoAdjungbilly NSW
Paul and Rachel Graham
“Like all farmers, there’s a history for why you’re here [on the farm]. You’re really just the next custodian. If you take that into account, you look after the land better as the next custodian.”
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