, , Biodiversity
On 31st August, the Australian Government announced that the South West (SWCC) NRM of WA has been chosen as one of only six regions to take part in a $22.3 million Enhanced Remnant Vegetation Pilot, which will see farmers being paid for biodiversity benefits arising from managing their existing...
Since the Paris Agreement in 2015 to limit global warming, supply chains have responded to pressure from institutional investors with an increasing need for sustainability and climate action. Now, multinational agribusinesses are launching Carbon Neutral (CN) strategies, where outputs are produced with lower greenhouse gas emissions and remaining emissions...
When the rules change in Australian Football, the teams that adapt best win out. The same principal applies to farmers and our changing climate, where change, while disruptive, comes with an opportunity for a competitive advantage. Farmers heard about this opportunity at the 2021 Ag Excellence Forum in Adelaide....
Potato growers that use a “hard” pesticide-based approach to pest management that kills beneficial insects will be 100% reliant on further chemical applications. That is according to Dr Paul Horne, Principal at IPM Technologies, who spoke to growers at a Potato Link webinar recently. Dr Horne provided a vivid...
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The recently released IPCC 6th Assessment Report confirms that the science of climate change is settled. We urgently need to scale up climate action to ensure both people and nature thrive into the future. This decade is critical to limiting climate change and, though we’re not out of time...
Optimising your stocking rate is closely linked to profitability because it helps to utilise feed on offer without exceeding the land’s carrying capacity or relying too heavily on imported feed. Stocking rate is a key indicator promoted by the Grazing Matcher Program, which currently supports 32 livestock enterprises in...
Pesticides are the backbone of crop protection systems. However, as this backbone becomes weakened by chemical resistance, product withdrawals and residue limits, some growers are combining chemicals with biological and cultural options in an integrated system where compatibility is the key. Chemical resistance is a widespread issue that has...
, , Carbon
By Peter Clifton, Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator. This article was originally published in Countryman, 15 July 2021. It’s fair to say that many farmers in South West WA are struggling to keep up with the rate of movement in the carbon farming sector and how best to engage with...
This article aims to help producers understand how soil carbon is measured for carbon markets, what influences sequestration rates, and a general indication of how much and how quickly carbon could be added to soil. What is soil organic carbon? Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the carbon component (~58%)...
Over 100 volunteers attended our recent Treendale Reserve planting days to help re-establish western ringtail possum habitat along the Brunswick River. Attendees included students from Bunbury Regional Community College, Treendale residents, Greater Bunbury residents, Bankwest Bunbury staff and some even travelled...
Payments to South West Farmers to Improve Native Remnant Vegetation 1 September, 2021
On 31st August, the Australian Government announce...
International drivers of carbon neutrality and how producers can respond 27 August, 2021
Since the Paris Agreement in 2015 to limit global ...
A climate of opportunity in Ag 27 August, 2021
When the rules change in Australian Football, the ...
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