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The Winter-Irvings at Coolwoola Plains
A holistic approach to regeneration on the floodplains | Published May 2024 Part of a wider research project investigating the benefits of regenerative agriculture.
‘We wake up excited about going to work and feel much gratitude that our office – the farm – nourishes our lives. Striving to regenerate our planet gives us purpose.’ – Donna Winter-Irving
James Winter-Irving’s family managed Coolwoola Plains as part of a la ..read more
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Ian Moss at Alaringa
Building soil and landscape function for profitable farming and enhanced well being |Published May 2024 Part of a wider research project investigating the benefits of regenerative agriculture.
‘My mate Craig and I have put a business together called FOMO Farming. The concept is that we lease farms from people in the area who aren’t really utilising them because they’re either too small or they’re working in town or something. We will mana ..read more
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Paola Crofts at Tall Poppy Farm
Integrating farm, animal and human health in Romsey, Victoria| Published May 2024 Part of a wider research project investigating the benefits of regenerative agriculture.
‘Having multispecies anywhere changes the landscape very, very quickly. If you’ve got chickens, that does so much. But if you have chickens and cows and whatever else … having more than one animal I think is a really big piece, and we see that out in the pastu ..read more
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The Trembaths at Lonesome Duck Estate
Localising food production and increasing diversity in Katherine, Northern Territory | Published May 2024 Part of a wider research project investigating the benefits of regenerative agriculture.
‘You have to work out what’s going to work on your farm, for your soils, for your place, with your animals and your facilities, everything … because it’s not prescriptive farming.’ – Jeremy Trembath
Jeremy and Amy have been runni ..read more
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FIELD DAY
‘Making cover crops work‘
Plant nutrition, roller crimping and more. With plant and soil specialist Joel Williams and farmer Scott McCalman.
Soils for Life are hosting a ‘Making Cover Crops Work’ field day on Wednesday 27 March in Emerald Hill, near Gunnedah NSW. Hear from grain and cotton farmer Scott McCalman about how he is integrating cover crops in his broadacre enterprise, and his experiences with roller crimping. Scott will also talk about his journey in easing off intensive inputs and how he is building resilience in his soils and business.
Plant and soil health edu ..read more
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The Matthews at Bedarbidgal
Supporting biodiversity in the Hay Plains | Published January 2024
‘It was eye opening. We’d managed our way into just having annual grasses on the property. We became aware of how beneficial perennials were and that we needed to change our grazing management to improve the perennials.’ – Bert Matthews
Bedarbidgal has a long agricultural history, beginning in 1861 with the establishment of the Robertson Land Acts. Originally spread across 40,000 hectares, the size of the ..read more
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The Nicholls at Tumulla
Protecting pasture and preparing for dry times in the Upper Slopes region | Published January 2024
‘Managing our steep country, which is really susceptible to being washed [is a priority]. We’ve really got to maintain our ground cover. Ground cover is key. You can see with the recovery, how much quicker it comes back by maintaining that.’ – Anthony Nicholls
Anthony and Bec Nicholls have four blocks close to Gundagai in the Upper Slopes region of the Riverina where they run 1 ..read more
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The Wilkes-Bowes at Anderloose
Building soil health and profitable farming in the Lachlan Region | Published January 2024
‘We always knew we wanted low inputs, partly because we needed to and partly because – coming from where I came from – I saw the value of native grasses.’ – Dee Wilkes-Bowes
Craig and Dee Wilkes-Bowes have always wanted their own property and moved to Anderloose with their two young daughters, Imogen and Grace, in 2009 after the Millennium drought. They have made many change ..read more
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Join our workshop on brewing biofertilisers at scale in Waitchie, Victoria!
Farmers Brian and Carol Fitzpatrick will walk us through how they brew their own biofertilisers and apply them in their broadacre cropping enterprise. In this demonstration you will learn about the Fitzpatrick’s methods and recipes, the equipment they use including their liquid inject system, and their brewing tips and tricks. David Hardwick from Soil Land Food will also be there to share his insights on how biofertilisers help to build healthy and resilient soils.
The workshop will be at Carol and Brian’s farm in Wait ..read more
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Cropping Convos
An online, interactive webinar series with regenerative specialists
We are thrilled to announce our Cropping Convos – “Ask Me Anything” series with regenerative specialists!
This is an excellent opportunity to connect with a range of agronomists, agroecologists, and consultants over a casual Zoom call with other grain growers. You can ask your burning questions and discuss your challenges over a range of topics including multispecies, plant nutrition, nitrogen management and photosynthesis.
These free online sessions run from the 29th February – 8th March at 12pm AEDT ..read more