Graeme Hand farms beef cattle near Hamilton in Victoria and is CEO of Stipa Native Grasses Association Inc. He also runs his own consultancy business and has delivered countless workshops across Australia to cropping and grazing farmers on farm financial health checks, planned grazing, and cover cropping. This webinar will be followed by a field […]
Are you interested in working more closely with groups and organisations in your region? Would you like to learn more about integrated catchment management? Bellarine Catchment Network is situated on the stunning Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, and has been operating under an integrated catchment management structure for more than 20 years. The BCN team works […]
Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are hosting this exciting event over Zoom. We will explore the Rapid Soil Assessment Tool (RSAT) and how you can use this simple in-paddock assessment to further inform your nutrient and pasture management decisions. Agronomist Chris Alenson who helped develop the tool will be guiding us through the RSAT process. […]
As we still can't meet in a physical sense, we will continue to meet 'on-line' to keep us connected, and to support & learn from each other! Our next farm 'virtual' walk is at Mossy Willow Farm on the Mornington Peninsula. Mikey takes us on a farm walk & talk on this bio-intensive, organic, no-till […]
We continue to meet 'on-line' to keep us connected, and to support & learn from each other! The focus for this discussion group is ‘Fire recovery’. We will take a walk over Robert & Ingrid’s farm to see how things are recovering since the Bunyip fire in 2019. We also visit Jim’s farm which was […]
The Mornington Peninsula Market Gardeners Farmer Discussion Group is running a virtual discussion with guests Kirsten Larsen and Robert Collyer. It would be an understatement to say that COVID-19 has shaken up food supply chains and distribution models! At the same time consumers have a heightened sense of urgency for sourcing fresh produce and supporting […]
Due to COVID restrictions, we will continue to meet 'on-line' to keep us connected and to support & learn from each other! Thanks to everyone who made suggestions on topics they would like to discuss. Next session we will focus on 2 of these topics – ‘MINIMAL TILL IN HORTICULTURE & COMPOST’ Resident agricultural scientist Chris […]
This is your opportunity to participate in a first-of-its kind 7-week Regenerative Agriculture training program for farmers. This comprehensive program will be delivered by leaders in regenerative agriculture giving you unique insights and tailored advice for implementing regenerative practices on your farm! Due to COVID restrictions the program workshops will be run online (approx. 2-3 […]
We are excited to have forester and farmer Clinton Tepper join us for our next ‘online’ gathering for an informal discussion about ‘integrating trees on farms for MULTIPLE benefits’! In 2014, Clinton planted 3 species of trees at wide spacings to integrate high value timber, pasture and livestock in the one paddock. Clinton is so […]
Our next discussion group focuses on pasture pests! We continue to meet online and all are welcome. Over the past year, Tony has been trialing ways to manage lucerne flea and red legged earthmite in pastures though the sowing of targeted pasture species when renovating his pasture which are designed to disrupt the lifecycle of […]
