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
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
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
Coastal Wetland Restoration Project – Tinana Creek
Water Mouse Conservation Project – Bustard Bay
Jack’s Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project – Lowmead
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)
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
- 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
- Monitoring N2O emissions – Pineapple and Ginger Farming Systems – Zane Nicholls, DAF
- Fruit Salad Project: Soil amendments in fertigated melons, blueberries, bananas – Stephen Ginns, DAF
- 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