Climate variability is one of the biggest challenges in agriculture. One season too dry; the next too wet. From frost to heatwaves, each extreme has its own risk. While it is impossible to control the weather, a better understanding of climate risk can help primary producers minimise its potential to impact on their business. For […]
Come along and learn about the contribution native pollinators and beneficial insects make to your farm and the environment and what you can do on your property to encourage these important invertebrates. Key note speakers: The role and habitat needs of native bees - Dr Juilan Brown & Prof. Saul Cunningham Identifying wild pollinators and […]
Dr Mariette van den Berg has a passion for equine nutrition and permaculture. Founder of MB Equine Services, Mariette offers specialised consulting services in integrated equine nutrition, horse property design and pasture management. This webinar will focus on; • Mud and health problems for horses • 10 ways to manage run-off and mud • Rain […]
Members of the Westernport Catchment Landcare Network are invited to attend our Annual General Meeting Tuesday 24th November 2020 Deep Creek Golf Club Function Room 62 Cameron Way Deep Creek Reserve, Pakenham Meeting start at 7.30pm - please arrive 15 minutes beforehand (please bring your mask) The meeting will be followed by a light supper Due […]
Join us for this exciting online webinar featuring soil scientist and regenerative agriculture expert Declan McDonald who will explain how you can use regenerative agriculture practices to increase tree and soil carbon on your farm.
Do you want to learn more about how to benchmark and monitor your carbon on farm over time? Join us for webinar number 2 to find out how.
All farmers are invited to the first WPCLN Sustainable Farming discussion group for 2021 at Trevor & Anne-Marie Mills ‘Minnieburn Springs’ farm at Drouin South. The topic for the morning will be ‘establishing and managing multi-species pastures’. Trevor and Anne-Marie have been trialling different ways to establish and manage multi species pastures on their dairy farm […]
We have a special speaker for the night – Beau Miles. YouTube sensation, new dad and self-described oddball who needs to shower more. Beau has been finding ways to satisfy his adventurous spirit both abroad and in his backyard for the past few years now. Beau’s offbeat stories of adventure exemplify a curious view of the human condition. […]
You are invited to attend the next organic vegie/fruitgrowers discussion group at Lena & Ralph’s McDonald’s Track Organics Farm on Wed 3rd March. In the heart of Thorpdale’s red soils and potatoes, Lena & Ralph Giuliani farm 4 acres of vegetables and a wide range of heirloom fruit trees. Lena is unsure exactly how many […]
Dr Russ Barrow from Charles Sturt University is a researcher with the ‘Dung Beetles Ecosystems Engineers (DBEE)’ project, monitoring the distribution, abundance and diversity of dung beetles across various climatic zones in Australia. Russ conducts monthly monitoring on over 100 intensive surveillance sites over one to two years to definitively establish where various beetle species […]