Located east of the Great Dividing Range in the Rawbelle district, around 260 km west of Bundaberg, Colodan is owned and managed by fourth generation farmers, James and Kylie Henderson. They have always taken a forward thinking and evolving approach to agriculture, however they made big changes to their management and became more ecologically focussed following the devastation of the Millennium Drought during the early 2000s. They have broadened their enterprise mix to include agroforestry, carbon farming as well as cattle production and are reaping the benefits.

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Colin Seis faced adversity and then struck ‘gold’ by developing a new way to look after the land and his bottom line - building tonnes of soil along the way. Winona was one of the first Soils For Life case studies in 2012 but has recently been updated to map the ecological journey of the property, study the soil and take a closer look at the books of this successful enterprise.

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Bryan Ward’s property, Illawong, comprises 160 hectares and carries up to 140 beef cattle at any one time. While this is a relatively small property, it is perhaps typical of thousands of farms producing beef in Australia. Bryan’s achievements over 24 years of managing Illawong provide valuable lessons for producers seeking to maintain production while also regenerating and improving the condition of the land. Watch a 1-minute summary of Bryan's key practices and achievements.

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Charlie Maslin assumed management of Gunningrah in 1987, and realised while you cannot control rainfall, you can change how you use the rain you receive. The Maslin’s shifted their focus from animals to the health of the land by maximising rainfall retention and improving groundcover, and therefore delivering more consistent profits and reduced inputs. On a hot day, Charlie observed a difference in soil temperature between bare soil and groundcover- watch the video above to see what Charlie found.

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Maddy Coleman grew up in the city, and her love of horses introduced her to agriculture. Years of experience working in diverse farming practice and ongoing training and education followed. Maddy has made changes to their initial Rothesay business model, proving that flexibility, formal and applied education and conversations with mentors are key factors in managing ongoing drought conditions.

Management changes on Rothesay include preserving ground cover using a different stocking model and fencing to allow rehabilitation of creeks and gullies. Maddy shares her experience in managing Rothesay using regenerative farming practices in this transition case study.

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Bill and Rhonda Daly were one of the first Soils For Life case studies in 2013. They are fourth generation farmers growing sheep, cattle and crops on their property Milgadara in Young, NSW, as well as running YLAD Living Soils - a composting business that allows them to enrich not just the soils on their property but many others across the whole country.

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In the 1980s, portions of Salisbury were fit for one thing and one thing only: landing an aeroplane. Since then, the MacAlpine family has rehabilitated much of this scalded land and developed a number of strategies to make their property ready for both the droughts and flooding rains that this part of the country is prone to.

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Garry Kadwell talks about his regenerative agriculture practices and the transformations over time they've brought to on his property 'Fairhalt' in Crookwell, NSW.

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Isabella Zohrab, has completed her Masters research on regen-ag certification. Isabelle asked how to change agricultural practice to focus on food quality and environmental sustainability.

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Hallora – First farm in Australia to receive Carbon credit units under the Emissions Reduction Fund.

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The launch of a Soils for Life documentary outlining the vision and commitment of founder, Major General Michael Jeffery, to a food secure nation and sustainable farming communities.
A new documentary outlining a regenerative agriculture visionary’s commitment to a food secure nation and sustainable farming communities.

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Richard Daugherty and Sarah Burrows set out to find a property that provided the lifestyle and outdoor experiences they so desired. With a young family they chose to move from South Africa and settle in the New England district of northern NSW. Having done their research they settled on Balala Station which just happened to be up for sale for only the second time since establishment.

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The new Soils For Life documentary, launched on World Soil Day, Thursday 5 December, outlines the vision and commitment of founder, Major General Michael Jeffery, to a food secure nation and sustainable farming communities. The film includes practical examples of regenerative agriculture principles in practice on three of our case study farms.

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On his cane farm in northern NSW, Robert Quirk has developed and implemented a set of regenerative practices that are recognised as best management for cane farming.

Robert uses a holistic approach, combining engineering and agronomic solutions, to drainage, soil health and nutrient management.

He's resolved waterlogging and minimised exposure of acid sulphate soils.
He's activated soil life, increased cane yields and reduced external inputs.

Watch this quick snapshot of Robert's innovations and achievements.

Read the full case study here: https://www.soilsforlife.org.au/case-studies/the-quirk-farm-story

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Twenty-two years ago, John Kane implemented a ‘soil fertility first’ management strategy on his farm near Coleraine in western Victoria. He has dealt with a hard pan in the soil and degraded pastures through a combination of approaches, including soil aeration, application of lime and introduction of dung beetles.
Read the full case study:
https://www.soilsforlife.org.au/case-studies/the-collingwood-story

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