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The recently announced Net Zero Plan called out a significant role for land-based sequestration as part of the net zero transition, totalling 119 million tonnes of carbon to be sequestered in the landscape by 2050.Recent research released today shows that agriculture can continue to grow and…
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Author: Ben SlatterIn 2023, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected for the second consecutive year through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being…
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Future Drought Fund Investment StrategyOn 22 January 2025, we released the Future Drought Fund Investment Strategy. The Strategy is our roadmap for building drought resilient farms, landscapes and communities. It shows how we will achieve the FDF objectives. It also tells stakeholders when…
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The following section explains carbon markets and how they work.Carbon marketsA carbon market is a market in which carbon units, representing emissions reduced or avoided or carbon stored, are exchanged within a defined framework.Although ‘carbon market’ is a commonly used term, there is no…
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This criterion reports on the role of Australia’s forests in the carbon cycle, including the amount of carbon stored in Australia’s forests, and the effects of natural disturbance, forest management and forest land-use change on forest carbon dynamics. It also reports the amount of carbon stored…
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It is important to manage farm forestry with a well thought-out management plan that addresses the financial, environmental, agricultural, non-agricultural, and personal and business goals of the farm.…
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Author: Ben SlatterIn 2024, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected for the third consecutive year through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being…
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Carbon EDGE training (MLA)Carbon EDGE is a 2-day MLA training program for the red meat industry, providing participants with an understanding of the opportunities for emissions reduction and carbon storage activities in a livestock grazing business. Participants use their own information to develop…
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About Innovation PilotsThe Innovation Pilots team works with Governments, Industry and the community, as well as partnering through the Catalysing Australia Biosecurity (CAB) initiative, to test new technologies and approaches to support a strong national biosecurity system, prepare for future…
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This year’s National Farm Safety Week is presenting farmers and farming communities with a wide array of stories, information, tips and events designed to upskill safe farming practices and improve wellbeing.The theme ‘In Safe Hands’ will help farming communities improve and embed safety practices…
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