Case Studies
Soil Health Workshop
On Thursday 21st July we held a Soil Health Workshop, facilitated by Kristy Youman from Soil Land Food. The workshop was hosted by a local landholder. Attendees travelled from around the Condobolin region to participate in the hands-on practical workshop.
RCS Grazing Clinic
Landholders from across the region attended a two and a half day grazing clinic held in Condobolin.
Testing Tropicals in the NSW Southern Slopes
Demonstrating the performance of sub-tropical/tropical pasture species in Southern NSW grazing systems
Managing multi-species crops field day
Weddin Landcare held a local field day to discuss regenerative cropping and grazing practices on mixed farms and build a local support network of like-minded farmers.
What Lies Beneath
An on farm field day to investigate the importance of looking after your 'underground livestock' - increasing on farm biodiversity to improve soil health, increasing soil carbon and moisture retention to build resilience in your landscape
Fodder Factory Keeping Lambs Fed in Drought
EVAN FRANKHAM has got plenty of lush, nutritious feed on his Suntop farm to keep 500 breeding ewes in full production, but this fodder isn’t being grazed from his bare brown paddocks – it’s being produced from barley seed that’s sprouted in a purpose-made shed called a fodder factory
Farming Smarter in Dry times
How do you get the best out of your farm in dry times?
Sharing ideers and resources to prevent another feral invasion
Preventing the establishment of feral deer on the Northern Rivers
Battery Project
A two year project to raise awareness for people to safely discard old batteries lying around on rural properties and also in urban areas.
Fireweed and turf farming in the Hawkesbury lowlands
Various activities were carried out in an attempt to engage neighbours of Turf farms to better manage their Fireweed. Green cestrum and other toxic weeds were also included in the weed education, as a range of weeds that impose a threat to any farm operation in the area.
Whole Farm Planning including Habitat Restoration
Working with multiple providers for onground outcomes
Kangaroo Management in SE NSW
Improving animal welfare, landscape resilience and reducing wastage
Healthy Creeks and Healthy Cattle
Excluding stock access, alleviating stream bank erosion, regenerating native riparian vegetation and fish habitat to Back and Boundary Creek’s in the Upper Richmond River catchment.
Upper Lachlan Landcare Grazing Group
Supporting graziers in Upper Lachlan to connect, grow and explore.
Bulahdelah and Great Lakes Keyline Project
Sharing tools, knowledge and skills for soil regeneration
Working the Dogs at Anabranch
Lower Anabranch Farming Innovation Working Dog School
Sub-clover Symbiosis
Is your clover in a happy relationship with Rhizobia?
Getting through the Dry
Planning for how to survive the predicted continue dry times in the area