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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update 4 months ago
Calling all south west WA farmers.. you may be eligible to apply for the Healthy Estuaries WA Soil Testing Program.
The program is open to beef, dairy and sheep grazing enterprises with at least 40 hectares of cleared arable land that is in one of the following Healthy Estuaries WA…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 4 months ago
Regenerative Agriculture in Practice Program 2023 – Farm Case StudiesAs part of our Regenerative Agriculture in Practice Program 2023 project we catalogued the motivations, challenges & experiences of a number of local farmers who are incorporating…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 4 months ago
Plant Diversity & Livestock HealthA live webinar event A healthy pasture has the capacity to fuel its dependents with all the nutrients they need to thrive — this includes…
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At a recent workshop hosted by Geocatch, Biochar expert Dr Stephen Joseph presented on all things biochar including a walk through his co authored ‘Farmer’s Guide to the production, use & application of biochar’.
This comprehensive book is readily available to download from the Australia New Zealand Biochar Association.
Biochar is a super…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 4 months ago
Peer Group Session # 3: Grazing on the GroundWe know that planned grazing management encourages pasture growth and soil health. Planning your grazing allows you to control: Of particular importance is managing livestock…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 4 months ago
Talkin' Regenerative Chickens with Sam & Steph HondemaIn this Talkin’ After Hours Podcast we chat to Sam & Steph Hondema of Rosas Ridge based near Margaret River in the South West of…
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Reply to Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
So much in this podcast has been covered by Dr Christine Jones in her various podcasts and webinars with us. They mention in this podcast that she is retiring but what a legacy she is leaving behind, an enormous volume of research and applicable knowledge that is finally being recognised as critical pieces in the puzzle to restore the health…
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Soil Secrets Revealed With Dr Christine Jones - Lower Blackwood LCDC
Dr Christine Jones is an internationally renowned and highly respected groundcover and soil ecologist. She has been working with innovative landholders to
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Certainly has! After my last post I decided to put the mob back into the sacrifice paddock with some oaten hay I bought.. just moved them into the first strip this morning.. much more grass now!😊 Put some hay in a mobile feeder to help with the adjustment.
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Reply to Red Legged Earth Mite
Looks like getting those foliars out earlier gave the plants a good head start & stave off RELM, I got some out on a couple of paddocks at the same time as you and no sign of them whereas the other paddocks all have some to varying degrees, only got foliars on them last week – plants looking like they are going to grow through the damage though…
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Kate Tarrant posted an update in the group
5 months agoPerennial & Biodiverse Pastures 5 months agoAn update on where we are at with our multispecies paddocks .. germination was excellent, didn’t seem to be any ill effects from sitting in the ground for 6 weeks prior to the break. We have just done a foliar feed across all of the paddocks using the attached recipe plus added some of our Johnson Su compost extract (2kg/ha). The whole job was…
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