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Once you understand your carbon farming motivations, you can consider planning and seeking advice about taking the next steps.Draw on existing plansExisting plans can help you start your carbon farming planning process. For example:a farmer might have a farm plan that identifies their farm or…
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Watch this videoIn this video (13:25 minutes), Matt Woods and Dr Philip Ireland discuss vegetation carbon projects and how the ACCU Scheme works.TranscriptMATT WOODS: Hello. I'm Matt Woods, and with me is doctor Philip Ireland. Phil has worked in climate change policy for 20 years. And is currently…
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African swine fever
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs that may result…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 22 March 2023, surface troughs and thunderstorm activity brought rainfall to the north and east of the country. Weekly rainfall totals of between 15 and 100 millimetres were recorded across most of the…
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The Indigenous Ranger Coastal Clean-up Project was established to tackle the significant impact ghost nets are having across the Gulf of Carpentaria.The project put leading edge technology (drones, state-of-the art mapping and artificial intelligence AI) in the hands of Traditional Owners,…
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Caitlin Herbert and Michael Taylor are 2024 Future Drought Fund (FDF) Nuffield Drought Resilience Scholars who share a common goal: building resilience and sustainability in Australian agriculture.Both are sixth-generation farmers from New South Wales operating…
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Carbon farming not only benefits the climate by reducing GHG emissions and storing more carbon. It can also provide other benefits — called co-benefits — including:healthier and more productive soils, better managed and more productive livestock and pasture,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 24 May 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of the country dry. Cold fronts moved across south-eastern parts of Australia bringing showers of up to 50 millimetres over parts of southern Victoria, western…
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As climate variability continues to impact Australian agriculture, farmers are looking for proven ways to mitigate the impacts by building resilience into their businesses.Under the Future Drought Fund’s Long-term Trials program, different scenarios for crop…
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The control of animal and zoonotic disease in overseas countries meets Australia’s international commitment to global development goals, and also helps to reduce the risk of exotic disease spread to…
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