Resilient, healthy and productive grazing landscapes will be the focus of a free workshop series for farmers in the Guyra and Walcha districts over the coming months.
The first Reboot Your Grazing workshops are designed to increase farmers understanding of soil types and soil health.
‘The workshops are designed to give farmers a holistic overview to landscape management’, said David Hardwick, Agroecologist from Soil Land Food.
He said, ‘We use a systems approach through managing farm ecology, regenerating landscapes and helping farmers with good decision making on a whole property scale’.
‘The first two workshops on soil extension are to help landholders build practical confidence by understanding soils and soil constraints’, said David.
The first workshop will be held in July, at Guyra on the 24th and Walcha on the 25th, with Kristy Youman, a Farming Systems Extension Specialist from Soil Land Food.
The initial workshop will cover all your essential knowledge on soils from understanding your topsoil, soil types, soil health and soil fertility and the 4 steps to soil success.
‘If you would like to develop your practical knowledge and skills to make good management decisions and increase your drought resilience, I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity’, says Elizabeth Rosser, Project Officer – Sustainable Agriculture, with Southern New England Landcare.
‘I am really excited to facilitate this opportunity to learn from David and the team at Soil Land Food on how to build soil health and optimise a planned grazing approach’, she said.This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Armidale Regional Council.
Bookings essential:
Guyra 24 July: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/AWSFN
Walcha 25 July: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/NW60D
Download Guyra Flyer
Download Walcha Flyer
For more information, visit Southern New England Landcare https://snelandcare.org.au/group-events.html
or contact Elizabeth Rosser on 02 6772 9123 or email elizabeth.rosser@snelandcare.org.au
