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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update a week ago
The team at the LCDC will be shutting up shop for a couple of weeks over Xmas but we’d like to take the opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, AND say a big thanks for supporting this online community. We hope you’ll stay connected in 2025 as we have more great things planned for the community next year.. !
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Mark Tupman posted an update in the group
a week agoGrazing Management a week agoThis interview with Jaime Elizondo goes into quite a few of the grazing principles we have been talking about. Well worth a listen if you find yourself at a loose end during the seasons break 🙂
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-force-of-nature-podcast/id1745009501?i=1000654741736
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Will McGirr posted an update in the group
2 weeks agoGrazing Management 2 weeks agoSweet Vernal Grass
I have several paddocks that are dominated by this – any advice I was there on how to vastly reduce it?
I’m working on my soil, amendments and liming every year.
any particular amendment I need to increase?
in the autumn, should I till it and then seed? Or direct drill into it?
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Hi Will,
liming won’t get rid of it, however it will help with the establishment of improved species like clover and ryegrass. I would suggest improving one paddock at a time. A soil test will be helpful in identifying if phosphorus is available. (Colwell P test in conjunction with PBI). If it is low you will improve your chances of success by…
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I would like to trial the benefits (or not) of carbon in the form of graphite mixed into compost, on my veggie garden. I would like to understand how pure carbon in the form of graphite vs organic carbon in the form of decaying plant matter would affect soil and plant health. Any thoughts or advice in advance?
(The graphite comes is a by…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Guide to Managing Feral PigsA large part of managing the feral pig problem is dependent on the Landholder’s awareness of the problem. Using the Scott Coastal Plain as a…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Water On Farms with Lance MudgwayIn this Talkin’ After Hours Podcast we chat to Hydrologist Lance Mudgway from the Mulloon Institute on the importance of effective water management in WA’s…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
3 weeks ago (edited)Feral Pest Management 3 weeks agoWelcome the the Feral Pest Management Group. As land managers we all need to be aware of the present and growing threat of feral pigs, cats, & foxes on our land and the damage they do to both productive land and our native ecosystems.
We all have a responsibility to help manage these threats through awareness, vigilance, and…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 5 weeks ago
Annual General MeetingJoin the Lower Blackwood Land Conservation District Committee team for our Annual General Meeting & Sundowner. Another year has flashed by.. and we’d really love…
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Carolyn Gale posted an update in the group
5 weeks agoSoil Secrets 5 weeks agoQuestion for the group – for anyone who has spread large quantities of biochar on paddocks/on soil – wondering what method was used for spreading please? Keen to know more on this – the actual logistics of how to spread the stuff! TIA!
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Hi Carolyn, there appear to be a range of ways of doing it including feeding livestock with it, mixing it with fertilisers or applying on its own as a top dressing, using it with seed coatings, mixing it with the topsoil when tilling, adding it to compost extracts or other liquid amendments to name a few. We would recommend that you head to…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
5 weeks agoGrazing Management 5 weeks agoFor grazing land managers in the Augusta Margaret River Shire – we have extended the application deadline for our Regenerative Agriculture in Practice Program (RAPP) 2025 to Wednesday December 18th.
The program is aimed at land managers interested in learning the fundamentals of an ecologically based approach to agriculture. Click through for…
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Regenerative Agriculture In Practice Program (RAPP) 2025 - Lower Blackwood LCDC
Regenerative agriculture is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach to farming or land management. There’s also no strict rule book, but the holistic principles
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