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Case Studies, Fact Sheets & Webinars

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  • Case Studies

  • Fact Sheets

  • Webinars / Videos

  • Case Studies

Reef Programme Case Studies

The Benefits of Brewing Naturally – Russ Barker – Gayndah

Protecting the Mary A Landholders Labour of Love – Glenda Pickersgill – Mary Valley

Reef Water Quality Grants & Partnerships – Greg Lines – Degilbo Creek

Reef Programme Grazing Video Case Study –  David and Carol Cusack, Gin Gin

Flood Recovery Case Studies

Drainage Channel to Assist in Flood Mitigation – Campbell’s Rd – Byee (South Burnett)

Recovery of Prime Agricultural Land – Lower Burnett River – Branyan

Riparian Repair Project Riverbend Citrus Orchard – Burnett River (North Burnett)

Natural Levee Bank Reconstruction– Three Moon Creek

Point Bar Removal – Three Moon Creek

Gully rehabilitation saves dam by-wash – Windera, South Burnett

Flood recovery on prime sugar cane land – Kolan River

Flood-proofing river pump system – Gin Gin

Repairing prime agricultural land – Three Moon Creek

Sustainable Agriculture Case Studies

Healthy Soil the Basis for Healthy Production – at Karen Jarling’s and Warren McEwan’s property, Glastonbury

Managing Old Contour Banks to Reduce Erosion in Grazing Lands – at Paul and Jackie Lindenmayer’s property, “Craiglea”, Inland Burnett

Gully rehabilitation saves dam by-wash – at Peter and Romaine Undery’s property, Findowie Road district, South Burnett
Soil Erosion Control and Waterway Gully Rehabilitation – at Bernard and Janet Ziebarth’s Property at Haly Creek
Gully rehabilitation using gabion baskets – Jones property, Cloyna, South Burnett

Biodiversity Conservation Case Studies

Coastal Wetland Restoration Project – Tinana Creek
Water Mouse Conservation Project – Bustard Bay
Jack’s Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project – Lowmead

  • Fact Sheets

Sustainable Agriculture Fact Sheets

Benefits of Using Manures and Composts
Testing for Soil Microbiology and Soil Health
Technical Note – Making Compost
Land Management Drought
Planning for the Future
Property Access Tracks
Property Fencing
Property Watering Facilities

Future for Carbon Farming - Does it have a place?

ERF Design/Vegetation – Josh Harris, Climate Friendly – Presentation from Workshop (Gympie, April 2015)
ERF for Soil Carbon – Dr Diane Allen, DSITIA – Presentation from Workshop (Gympie, April 2015)

  • Webinars / Videos

Carbon Farming - Ag Climate Forum 2017 Presentations

     PRESENTATIONS INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL REFERENCES

  • Agriculture in a changing climate – Australian and International developments– Professor Richard Eckard, Professor and Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, University of Melbourne
  • Climate variability & change in agriculture– Graeme Anderson, Climate Specialist, Agriculture Victoria
  • The Emissions Reduction Fund – Who’s Winning and Why– Ben Keogh, Australian Carbon Traders

PRESENTATIONS ON TECHNICAL PROJECT SPECIFIC TO AN INDUSTRY

  • Overview of the opportunities within the horticulture sector to reduce its emissions footprint and R&D from the Burnett Mary Region addressing emissions and carbon sequestration– Bree Grima, Managing Director, Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers
  • Action on the ground  “Fruit Salad Project” to evaluate the soil amendments compost and biochar’s role in increasing soil carbon and reducing nitrous oxide emissions – Justine Cox, Soil Scientist – NSW Department of Primary Industries
  • Action on the Ground project “Stubble, fertiliser and water management options to reduce N2O emissions and build soil C in rice”– Stephen Kimber, Environmental Scientist – NSW Department of Primary Industries
  • Landscape Fire Planning in QMDB for carbon, production and biodiversity– Rhonda Toms-Morgan, Regional Climate Change Officer – Queensland Murray Darling Committee

     EFFECTIVE EXTENSION METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION CARBON FARMING PRACTICES

  • Effective activities to build farmer and advisor knowledge in Carbon Farming– Cam Nicholson, Rural Extension Specialist – Nicon Rural Services
  • Case Study of calculators as effective emissions mitigation in beef industry – GreenGauge– Geoff Penton, CEO – Queensland Murray Darling Committee
  • Building resilience and sustainability in the grape and wine sector – Matt Holdstock, Senior Oenologist – Australian Wine Research Institute
  • Learnings and outcomes of the Carbon Farming Project – what we did, what we achieved and where to from here– Veronica Chapman, Extension Officer – Burnett Catchment Care Association

     CARBON BROKERING & COMMERCIAL INTERESTS

  • The Reality of Soil Carbon Projects – Terry McCosker, CarbonLink
  • Australian Carbon Farming from Boots on the Ground to $$$ in the Bank– Trent McIntyre, Climate Friendly

     FUTURE FOR CARBON FARMING – DOES IT HAVE A PLACE?

  • Future Farmers and the Carbon Farming Futures – Robbie Sefton, Founder and Managing Director – Sefton & Associates

Can reducing emissions improve profitability?

  • Introduction to N2O – Dr Richard Eckard, University of Melbourne
  • Decreasing N2O from grain-growing soils – Dr Mike Bell, QAFFI
  • Croppers in the Burnett – Jenny Voigt, BCCA

Can reducing emissions improve profitability?

  • Monitoring N2O emissions – Pineapple and Ginger Farming Systems – Zane Nicholls, DAF
  • Fruit Salad Project: Soil amendments in fertigated melons, blueberries, bananas – Stephen Ginns, DAF

The Carbon Farming Project

  • Introduction to the Carbon Farming Project- Michelle Haase, BMRG
  • Grazing- Veronica Chapman, BCCA
  • Horticulture- Bree Grima, BFVG
  • Dairy- Rick Kowitz, Dairy Australia
  • myCFI Rob Asselmann, Climate Friendly
  • Workshop – Carbon Farming and Trading (Pomona, August 2014)
  • Climatic Variability – Graham Anderson, DEPI (Vic) – Presentation from Climate Summit Workshop 2014
  • Carbon Brokering and Trading – Ben Keogh, Australian Carbon Trading –  Climate Summit Workshop 2014
  • Climate Change and the costs on our community – Dr David Karoly, University of Melbourne – Climate Summit Workshop 2014
  • Workshop – Carbon Farming Initiative in Practice (Bundaberg, Monto, Eidsvold, Pomona – March 2014)
  • Postcard – Snapshot about the carbon farming project
  • Display resources – Bannerstands, mural

Case Studies & Videos

  • The Fruit Salad Project
  • Against the Grain Bus Tour
  • Action on the Ground Cropping Project – North Burnett, Monto, QLD

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