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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:24:43 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/whole-farm-planning-2026/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/03/April-2026-Farm-Planning-FB-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/whole-farm-planning-2026/"><span class="bb-post-title">Whole Farm Planning (3-day course)</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/03/April-2026-Farm-Planning-FB-Tile-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="April 2026 Farm Planning FB Tile"/> Designing a productive farm today means thinking about the whole landscape – not just individual paddocks. The Lower Blackwood LCDC’s 3-day Whole Farm Planning Course…</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/nutrient-calculator-sessions-2-954/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/01/Nutrient-Calculator-one-on-one-sessions-1.jpg" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/nutrient-calculator-sessions-2-954/"><span class="bb-post-title">Nutrient Calculator Sessions</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="343" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/01/Nutrient-Calculator-one-on-one-sessions-1-624x343.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Nutrient Calculator one on one sessions 1"/> Free in person sessions with DPIRD Scientists to help you with your soil test data! Participants in the Healthy Estuaries WA Soil Testing Program OR…</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/podcast-recording-not-just-dirt-with-kevin-elmy/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/02/Not-Just-Dirt-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/podcast-recording-not-just-dirt-with-kevin-elmy/"><span class="bb-post-title">Podcast Recording: Not Just Dirt with Kevin Elmy.</span></a> <p>In this podcast episode we chat to Kevin Elmy from Cover Cropping Canada on the science of soil health, revealing how to enhance water storage,…</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/native_seed_collection_know-how/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/02/HEWA-Seed-Collection-19-March-2026-FB-2.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/native_seed_collection_know-how/"><span class="bb-post-title">Native Seed Collection Know-How for Riparian Zone Restoration</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/02/HEWA-Seed-Collection-19-March-2026-FB-2-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="HEWA Seed Collection 19 March 2026 FB 2"/> Healthy riparian zones don’t happen by accident, they’re built from the ground up, starting with the right seed. Collecting and using locally adapted native seed…</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/accu-spread-demonstration-day-2-342/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/01/Accu-Spreader-Demonstration-Day-2.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/accu-spread-demonstration-day-2-342/"><span class="bb-post-title">Accu-Spread Demonstration Day</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/01/Accu-Spreader-Demonstration-Day-2-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Accu Spreader Demonstration Day 2"/> Is your spreader wasting fertiliser? Did you know that most fertiliser spreaders deliver highly variable spread patterns? This means some areas in the paddock receive…</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:34:28 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/soil-health-what-is-it-and-how-do-we-get-there/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/01/Kevin-Elmy-12-Feb-FB-Tile-2.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/soil-health-what-is-it-and-how-do-we-get-there/"><span class="bb-post-title">Workshop Wrap and Resources: Soil Health – What is it and how do we get there?</span></a> <p>Led by Kevin Elmy, our Soil Health – What Is It and How Do We Get There? workshop dug into what soil health really means…</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/soil_health_what_is_it/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/01/Kevin-Elmy-12-Feb-FB-Tile-2.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/soil_health_what_is_it/"><span class="bb-post-title">Soil Health - What is it and how do we get there?</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2026/01/Kevin-Elmy-12-Feb-FB-Tile-2-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Kevin Elmy 12 Feb FB Tile 2"/> Whether you’re a small landholder or an established livestock farmer, this workshop’s for you. For our land to thrive we need to boost our soils,…</p>
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				<title>Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Soil Secrets: You may have missed the webinar with Kevin Elmy. In it [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:13:49 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may have missed the webinar with Kevin Elmy. In it he shares insights from his extensive experience in designing and establishing cover crops, emphasizing the need for diversity in farming practices and the significance of understanding soil biology for improved yields and environmental health. Topics covered included:</p>
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				<title>Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Grazing Management: For those of you that couldn't make it to our face to [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:11:14 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you that couldn&#8217;t make it to our face to face event with Bruce Maynard, we recorded a webinar with him last week on a similar topic. It was jam packed full of really fantastic information on:</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:02:50 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-stress-free-stockmanship-practical-tools-for-low-stree-livestock-handling/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/12/Stress-Free-Stockmanship-Practical-Tools-for-Low-Stress-Livestock-Handling-Banner.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-stress-free-stockmanship-practical-tools-for-low-stree-livestock-handling/"><span class="bb-post-title">Webinar Recording: Stress Free Stockmanship - Practical Tools for Low Stress Livestock Handling.</span></a> <p>Watch this down-to-earth recorded session led by Bruce Maynard, 4th generation farmer, agricultural innovator, and Bob Hawke Landcare Award recipient, to explore the foundations of no-stress…</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:49:29 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/11/The-Dirt-on-Soil-Health-Banner.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/"><span class="bb-post-title">Webinar Recording: The Dirt on Soil Health - Secret to Strong Pastures and Healthy Stock</span></a> <p>This webinar explores the principles of sustainable agriculture, focusing on soil health, the importance of goal setting, and the role of cover crops and livestock…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=28253</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:14:03 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/stress-free-stockmanship-practical-tools-for-low-stress-stock-handling-webinar/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/11/Stress-Free-Stockmanship-Practical-Tools-for-Low-Stress-Livestock-Handling-Banner.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/stress-free-stockmanship-practical-tools-for-low-stress-stock-handling-webinar/"><span class="bb-post-title">Stress-Free Stockmanship: Practical Tools for Low-Stress Livestock Handling</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="441" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/11/Stress-Free-Stockmanship-Practical-Tools-for-Low-Stress-Livestock-Handling-Banner-624x441.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Stress Free Stockmanship Practical Tools for Low Stress Livestock Handling Banner"/> A live webinar event Join us for a practical, down-to-earth session led by Bruce Maynard, 4th generation farmer, agricultural innovator, and Bob Hawke Landcare Award recipient,…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=27274</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:26:38 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/annual-general-meeting-922/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/11/AGM-Banner-2025.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/annual-general-meeting-922/"><span class="bb-post-title">Lower Blackwood Land Conservation Committee Annual General Meeting</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/11/AGM-Banner-2025-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="AGM Banner 2025"/> Join us for our Annual General Meeting &amp; Sundowner. Another year has flashed by…and we’d love to let you know what we’ve been up to…</p>
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				<title>Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Perennial &#038; Biodiverse Pastures: Sorry for the cross posting but in case you are [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/5459/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:42:37 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry for the cross posting but in case you are interested another webinar coming up focusing on soil health strategies for grazing enterprises..<a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/" rel="nofollow">https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/</a></p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/5458/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:40:34 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another webinar coming up November 18 that might be of interest to members of this group..<a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/" rel="nofollow">https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/</a></p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?p=23959</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:51:25 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-homegrown-nutrition-getting-the-best-from-your-farm-home-vege-patch/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/Home-Grown-Nutrition-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-homegrown-nutrition-getting-the-best-from-your-farm-home-vege-patch/"><span class="bb-post-title">Webinar Recording: Homegrown Nutrition – getting the best from your farm home vege patch.</span></a> <p>In this Talkin’ After Hours webinar, farmer and educator Dan Kittredge from the Bionutrient Food Association shared practical, proven ways to unlock the full potential…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=23499</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:14:46 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/The-Dirt-on-Soil-Health-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/the-dirt-on-soil-health-secret-to-strong-pastures-and-healthy-stock/"><span class="bb-post-title">The Dirt on Soil Health .. Secret to Strong Pastures and Healthy Stock</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/The-Dirt-on-Soil-Health-Tile-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Dirt on Soil Health Tile"/> A live webinar event Healthy soil is the backbone of any successful grazing enterprise — it supports pasture growth, livestock performance, and farm resilience. But…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=23452</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 02:20:30 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/hardy-inlet/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/Hardy-forum-flyer-draft-2025_portrait-FINAL-2-pdf.jpg" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/hardy-inlet/"><span class="bb-post-title">Hardy Inlet Estuary Forum</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="832" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/Hardy-forum-flyer-draft-2025_portrait-FINAL-2-pdf.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hardy forum flyer draft 2025 portrait FINAL 2 pdf"/> Lower Blackwood Landcare and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation invite you to join us at the Augusta Hotel to find out more about…</p>
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				<title>Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Grazing Management: Great event coming up in early November this group might [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/5445/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:35:07 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great event coming up in early November this group might be interested in &#8211; click through for details:</p>
<p><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/stock-smart-livestock-essentials-for-small-properties/" rel="nofollow">https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/stock-smart-livestock-essentials-for-small-properties/</a></p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=23155</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:27:36 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/home-grown-nutrition/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/Home-Grown-Nutrition-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/home-grown-nutrition/"><span class="bb-post-title">Homegrown Nutrition - getting the best from your farm home vege patch.</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/Home-Grown-Nutrition-Tile-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Home Grown Nutrition Tile"/> A live webinar event – REVISED DATE TUESDAY OCTOBER 28TH 7.00PM Even on a busy family farm, the home veggie garden can be a powerhouse…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=23085</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:23:22 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/diy-soil-sampling-training-day-3-645/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/DIY-Soil-Testing-Day-.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/diy-soil-sampling-training-day-3-645/"><span class="bb-post-title">DIY Soil Sampling Training Day</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/10/DIY-Soil-Testing-Day--624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="DIY Soil Testing Day"/> Join fellow farmers &amp; DPIRD Officers to learn how to collect accurate soil samples on your farm. Training will be provided by DPIRD officers. You…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:08:22 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/beyond-pastures-perennial-shrubs-in-grazing-systems/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/Beyond-Pastures-Pic.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/beyond-pastures-perennial-shrubs-in-grazing-systems/"><span class="bb-post-title">Beyond Pastures: Perennial Shrubs in Grazing Systems</span></a> <p>In this episode of Talking After Hours, we chat with agricultural scientist Dr Dean Revell. Our conversation explores the why, what, where &amp; how of…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:22:27 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/stock-smart-livestock-essentials-for-small-properties/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/Stock-Smart-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/stock-smart-livestock-essentials-for-small-properties/"><span class="bb-post-title">Stock Smart - Livestock Essentials for Small Properties</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/Stock-Smart-Tile-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Stock Smart Tile"/> Whether you’re just starting out with livestock or looking to build confidence in your management skills, this hands-on workshop is the perfect place to begin.…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:15:18 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/environmental-weeds-a-community-action-workshop/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/Weed-Control-Community-Workshop-1-1.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/environmental-weeds-a-community-action-workshop/"><span class="bb-post-title">Environmental Weeds: A Community Action Workshop</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/Weed-Control-Community-Workshop-1-1-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Weed Control Community Workshop 1 1"/> Join us for a hands-on workshop focused on controlling environmental weeds in the Lower Blackwood catchment. As part of our Environmental Weed Control Support project,…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4908/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:42:40 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Everyone! </p>
<p>I wanted to reach out and let you know about a very exciting event we have coming up soon!</p>
<p>Our <strong>Dung Beetle Sundowner</strong>! </p>
<p>Don’t miss this chance to get hands-on with the amazing little beetles that:<br />&#8211; Improve soil health &amp; pasture productivity</p>
<p>&#8211; Boost nutrient cycling</p>
<p>&#8211; Help reduce flies &amp; parasites on your farm</p>
<p>We’ll be out in the paddock&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-4908"><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4908/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:26:46 +0800</pubDate>

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				<title>Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Grazing Management: Apologies for the cross posting if you got this in [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4884/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:41:03 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apologies for the cross posting if you got this in another group feed. Just wanted to remind you about the documentary screening that we are hosting on Monday at the Margaret River Men’s Shed – it’s the WA Premiere of: “Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There)” — Documentary Screening + Live Q&amp;A – I’ll be MCing and local Dairy farmer&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-4884"><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4884/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:55:30 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/dung-beetle-sundowner-discover-the-power-beneath-your-paddocks/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/O-Taurus.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/dung-beetle-sundowner-discover-the-power-beneath-your-paddocks/"><span class="bb-post-title">Dung Beetle Sundowner: Discover the Power Beneath Your Paddocks</span></a> <p><img width="597" height="411" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/09/O-Taurus.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="O Taurus"/> Join us for an evening in the paddock exploring the fascinating world of dung beetles and the big impact these little creatures have on farm…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4860/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:41:56 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Next Friday the 29th Western Beef are holding a field day which you all might be interested in!</p>
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<p><b>Hitting the Target with Hay &amp; Silage – Busselton Field Day</b></p>
<p><a></a>Got a spring surplus? Want to get the best from your hay and silage?</p>
<p>Join us Friday 29 August, 9am–3pm in Busselton for an interactive day designed to help you make smarter, more cost-effective&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-4860"><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4860/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:30:27 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/getting-to-the-root-of-it-with-david-hardwick-soil-hash/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/08/Getting-to-the-Root-of-It-with-David-Hardwick-.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/getting-to-the-root-of-it-with-david-hardwick-soil-hash/"><span class="bb-post-title">Getting to the root of it with David Hardwick &amp; Soil HASH</span></a> <p>In this episode of Talkin’ After Hours we chat to David Hardwick,  agroecologist and partner at Soil Land Food on getting to the root of…</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:34:59 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-its-a-bugs-eat-bugs-world-how-to-harness-nature-to-manage-pests/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/08/ladybugandaphid.webp" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/webinar-recording-its-a-bugs-eat-bugs-world-how-to-harness-nature-to-manage-pests/"><span class="bb-post-title">Webinar Recording: It&#039;s a Bugs Eat Bugs World - How to Harness Nature to Manage Pests</span></a> <p>According to the United Nations Food &amp; Agriculture Organisation, annual losses due to pests and diseases are estimated to be around $ 200-300 billion globally,…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4833/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:57:51 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tech Update: if you have installed the Talkin&#8217; After Hours App on your you may have noticed things not looking quite right. We will be doing an update of the software shortly which will fix things &#8211; other than that the app is still working just fine.</p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t installed the app yet on your phone we recommend that you do, its much easier&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-4833"><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4833/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span><iframe class="lazy" title="Get Mobile with Talkin&#039; After Hours" width="640" height="360"  data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QMmLDp2IpBQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4832/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:52:23 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there, we have a great webinar coming up next week (Tuesday) that may be of interest to members of this group. Click through for more information and to register..</p>
<p><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/its-a-bugs-eat-bugs-world-how-to-harness-nature-to-manage-pests/" rel="nofollow">https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/its-a-bugs-eat-bugs-world-how-to-harness-nature-to-manage-pests/</a></p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=15863</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:11:28 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/roots-so-deep-screening-live-qa/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Screen-Shot-07-31-25-at-03.00-PM.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/roots-so-deep-screening-live-qa/"><span class="bb-post-title">&#039;Roots so Deep&#039; Screening + Live Q&amp;A</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="308" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Screen-Shot-07-31-25-at-03.00-PM-624x308.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Screen Shot 07 31 25 at 03.00 PM"/> WA Premiere Screening + Panel Discussion Presented by CarbonLink with support from the Lower Blackwood LCDC as part of the RegenWA Conference and Grounded Festival…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?p=15644</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:54:22 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/talkin-trees-for-farm-resilience/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Talkin-Trees-for-Farm-Resilience-Tile.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/talkin-trees-for-farm-resilience/"><span class="bb-post-title">Talkin&#039; Trees for Farm Resilience</span></a> <p>In this podcast episode, we explore the importance of trees in farming, focusing on windbreaks and shelter belts. South West forester Bob Hingston shares his…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=15124</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 03:05:29 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/demonstrating-the-difference-a-project-field-walk-730/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Demonstrating-the-Difference-Tile2.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/demonstrating-the-difference-a-project-field-walk-730/"><span class="bb-post-title">Demonstrating the Difference Stage 2 - A Project Field Walk</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Demonstrating-the-Difference-Tile2-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Demonstrating the Difference Tile2"/> In Stage 1 of the Demonstrating the Difference Project, some commonly used fertility program approaches were applied to strips of a multi-species cover crop mix, under…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/rapp-2025-peer-group-session-4-review-your-diverse-pastures-spring-fertility-program/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:08:27 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/rapp-2025-peer-group-session-4-review-your-diverse-pastures-spring-fertility-program/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Biodiverse-pasture.jpg" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/rapp-2025-peer-group-session-4-review-your-diverse-pastures-spring-fertility-program/"><span class="bb-post-title">RAPP 2025 Peer Group Session #4: Review Your Diverse Pastures &amp; Spring Fertility Program</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="468" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Biodiverse-pasture-624x468.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Biodiverse pasture"/> Spring is an important time to review the health of your cover crop or pasture, and make decisions around how to manage grazing and nutrition…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/rapp-2025-peer-group-session-3-monitoring-soil-pasture-health/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:48:41 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/rapp-2025-peer-group-session-3-monitoring-soil-pasture-health/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Cover-image-scaled.jpg" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/rapp-2025-peer-group-session-3-monitoring-soil-pasture-health/"><span class="bb-post-title">RAPP 2025 Peer Group Session # 3: Monitoring Soil &amp; Pasture Health</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="440" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Cover-image-scaled-624x440.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Cover image scaled"/> Facilitated by program coach Mark Tupman, this peer group session will take you through a range of planning and practical activities to monitor the health…</p>
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				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=14493</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:12:03 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/its-a-bugs-eat-bugs-world-how-to-harness-nature-to-manage-pests/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Its-a-Bugs-Eat-Bugs-World-Tile-1.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/its-a-bugs-eat-bugs-world-how-to-harness-nature-to-manage-pests/"><span class="bb-post-title">It&#039;s a Bugs Eat Bugs World - how to harness nature to manage pests.</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/07/Its-a-Bugs-Eat-Bugs-World-Tile-1-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Its a Bugs Eat Bugs World Tile 1"/> A live webinar event According to the United Nations Food &amp; Agriculture Organisation, annual losses due to pests and diseases are estimated to be around…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 03:40:56 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a class="bb-post-img-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/plan-your-farm-landscape-973/"><img src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/03/Farm-Planning-FB-Tile-1.png" /></a> <div class="bb-content-wrp"><a class="bb-post-title-link" href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/plan-your-farm-landscape-973/"><span class="bb-post-title">Plan Your Farm Landscape - Part 2</span></a> <p><img width="624" height="523" src="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2025/03/Farm-Planning-FB-Tile-1-624x523.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Farm Planning FB Tile 1"/> This 1 day workshop is the final part of the Plan Your Farm Landscape course for RAPP 2025 participants and will recap and extend on…</p>
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				<title>Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Make Your Own Biological Inputs: We are doing another 'Make Your Own' Johnson Su [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4506/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:03:38 +0800</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are doing another &#8216;Make Your Own&#8217; Johnson Su Compost Bioreactor Workshop &#8211; coming up July 15th. It&#8217;s a free workshop but we still need you to register at this link: <a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/myo-johnson-su-compost-bioreactor-157/" rel="nofollow">https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/myo-johnson-su-compost-bioreactor-157/</a></p>
<p>To get you in the mood we&#8217;ve pulled this post from the Knowledge Bank which includes a webinar and&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-4506"><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4506/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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Dirt Alert: Soils - New Horizons Grab your gumboots [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4497/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:29:44 +0800</pubDate>

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<p>Grab your gumboots and hold onto your soil samplers, there’s a quiet (but very scientific) revolution sprouting in the paddocks of South West WA. It’s called Soils – New Horizons, and it’s digging deep to<b> help local graziers outside of the Healthy Estuaries WA scope</b> to grow greener, more productive&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-4497"><a href="https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/4497/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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