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💡 Do you have a spare moment to fill out a quick farming survey?

Help out a PhD researcher from Southern Cross University below! 👇👨‍🌾FARMER SURVEY
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👋Hello, Soil lovers!
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Our dear friend Mathew who is taking up PhD Research at Southern Cross University is asking for a few minutes of your time. He is conducting an investigation about farmers’ practices and other related issues.
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👨‍🌾We would appreciate it if you could take 20 minutes out of your busy schedule and complete the survey via the link below.👇
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🔗https://scuau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dgu0VsHOIo4l7qm
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RCS Grazing Clinic - Bourke, NSW | RCS Australia

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Are you a rangelands producer looking to upskill in your grass management? 🐄🌱

As a part of the Rangelands Living Skin Project, RCS - Resource Consulting Services will be running a grazing clinic in Bourke next year!🎉 On March 8-10 you can refresh the basics, get your hands dirty and develop more practical knowledge to take back home.

To make sure you don't miss out on early bird prices and find out more about the clinic, visit loom.ly/NYCgeOs ... See MoreSee Less

www.rcsaustralia.com.au

The RCS Grazing Clinic develops your skills as a grass manager, giving you the tools essential to get the most from your land, livestock and business.

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2 weeks ago

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Looking for some weekend listening? 🎧 Our latest podcast episode 'The Missing Middle: Farming Trees for Conservation and Profit' is here to help! soilsforlife.org.au/podcast/

It might also inspire you to have your say on the new Federal Government National Farm Forestry Strategy- submissions close next week on Jan 14th: haveyoursay.awe.gov.au/national-farm-forestry-strategy ... See MoreSee Less

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Grazing sheep and cattle together has a number of benefits; in particular, allowing different grazing behaviours and feed preferences to optimise paddock management

In our new Mundarlo case study as apart of the 8 families group, the Austin's use a variety of grazing practices to create a more flexible and resilient business and landscape. Learn more about their practices below as Nick Austin discusses grazing management, water and fencing infrastructure, weed management and how the Holistic Management framework guides their decision making.

Read the full case study and learn more about the key practices they’ve implemented here: soilsforlife.org.au/mundarlo 🐑 🐄 ... See MoreSee Less

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Wonderful. Thank you for sharing your great story Deanna and Nick.

Very interesting commentary keep up your good work

Is that what I'd call fleabane?

Scott Peacock

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2 weeks ago

Chickens can be little soil legends, supporting profitable enterprises, regenerating soil and offering healthy food for local communities 🐓 🥚

Some of the key things to consider when integrating chickens (and other poultry) into your enterprise include selecting appropriate breeds, and deciding what sort of paddock rotations to implement. To learn more about the chicken game, Soils for Life recently visited three farmers at different stages of building chicken enterprises.

Find out how they’re changing the game, one chook at a time: soilsforlife.org.au/chickens-for-a-change/ Bokhara Plains Amberly Eggs ... See MoreSee Less

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and just a few chickens can be helpful for home gardeners.

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A thriving mixed-farming enterprise on the outskirts of Young, NSW, Milgadara is currently home to three generations of the Daly family as well as prime lamb, cattle and a host of soil micro-organisms. After a major health scare following a history of chemical farming, Rhonda and Bill’s mindset shifted and they began to focus on healing both their soils and themselves, producing healthy food and fibre and helping thousands of others in the process.

Milgadara was one of our original 2012 case studies, and we revisited the Daly family last year and provided a case study update. Find out how Milgadara has gone from economic, environmental and social strength to strength through the link in our bio 🌱

#milgadara #youngnsw #regenerativeagriculture #regenag #regenerativeag #climatesmartagriculture #healthysoils #holisticmanagement #australianagriculture #livingsoil #water #carbonfarming #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #biodiversity

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🌱Our September Farmer in Focus was Jamie Wright. 🌱

After seeing the emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds, 'Springfield' mixed farmer Jamie Wright, took a long, hard look at his approach to weed control and herbicide use. After a period of research and experimentation, he made a range of management changes including the adoption of chaff carts, application of molasses, and use of cover crops. The results have been significant. The changes have improved soil health, reduced the weed seed bank and reduced overall pest pressure, leading to a halving of fertiliser use and reductions in pesticides.

Find out more about his story through the link in our bio! 🌾🐑

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#farmerinfocus #springfield #chaffcarts #weedcontrol #molasses #ASP #australiansustainableproduce #soilhealth #regenag #regenerativeagriculture #soilsforlife #aginnovation #australiansoilplanners

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Have you heard our first podcast episode yet? We have bought together farmers, researchers, scientists and policy makers to look at soil carbon. Why is soil carbon so important? Why is it so hard to access soil carbon credits? What are the options for farmers, and is it worth it? Tune in to this months episode to find out the current state of play of soil carbon in Australia. Click the link in our bio to listen now!

The Soils for Life podcast will be bringing you monthly stories about farmers and soil, the opportunities in the ground and the challenges above it. Don't miss out on future episodes, follow on your favourite podcast app!

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#podcast #carbonfarming #soilpolicy #regenerativeagriculture #regenag #healthysoils #livingsoil #foodsecurity #biodiversity

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Are you seeing African lovegrass on your property? 😬

African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) is one of the major scourges of pastoral agriculture in New South Wales and is a declared noxious weed in most states of Australia. It has negligible nutritional value for grazing animals and can suppress growth of more nutritious pasture species by blocking access to sunlight, soil moisture and nutrients. Is it becoming a problem for you? Learn how to manage African lovegrass in different contexts from two past Soils for Life case studies, link in out bio ☝️

#africanlovegrass #lana #coolringdon #shannonvale #regenerativeagriculture #regenag #regenerativeag #climatesmartagriculture #healthysoils #holisticmanagement #australianagriculture #livingsoil #water #carbonfarming #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #biodiversity

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“It can be very isolating being a regenerative farmer because it is a big shift in culture as well as practice,” says farmer Gill Sanbrook, a member of the 8 families group in the Gundagai/Holbrook area.

This is why a community of practice can be so powerful, because groups of people who share a common passion and provide mutual support learn better. Soils for Life’s long-running case study program is now focusing on groups of farmers. We recognise that rebuilding our agricultural soils and landscapes is driven from the ground up, and starts with farmers; particularly with groups of farmers.

This highlights the importance of sharing experiences and ideas and supporting each other to step out of the safety of the known and try out new ideas and approaches. Learn more through the link in our bio 🌱🐄

#regenerativeagriculture #regenag #regenerativeag #climatesmartagriculture #healthysoils #holisticmanagement #australianagriculture #livingsoil #water #carbonfarming #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #biodiversity #gundagai #holbrook #8families

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Have you got your hands on Matthew Evans new book 'Soil' yet? Over the past few weeks, our CEO @drlizclarke hasn't been able to put it down! This month, she had a chat with Matthew, who said: “I get excited about knowing that we can make soil and rebuild soil, that we can reverse [up to a point] loss of soil health and function; we know how to do it!”. Matthew took over an abandoned farm in Tasmania where he started producing food; “I had no preconceived ideas about how to farm, I didn’t have to unlearn any assumptions about how farming should be done, I had no previous generations advising me so i was starting from scratch and asking all the basic questions.” However, now Matthew says; “Our soil is improving every year, and the food that is produced in that soil definitely tastes better,”. Read more through the link in our bio 🌱

@fat_pig_farm #soil #matthewevans #regenerativeagriculture #regenag #regenerativeag #climatesmartagriculture #healthysoils #holisticmanagement #australianagriculture #livingsoil #water #carbonfarming #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #biodiversity