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a week agoGrazing Management a week 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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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
3 weeks agoGrazing Management 3 weeks agoIn case you aren’t a subscriber to our podcast channel, check out our latest podcast on Spring & Summer Grazing with Mark Tupman and south west cattle farmer Eric Dobbe – its a cracker!
https://lowerblackwood.com.au/spring-summer-grazing-in-a-mediterranean-climate/
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Spring Summer Grazing In A Mediterranean Climate - Lower Blackwood LCDC
In this episode we chat to agroecologist Mark Tupman and cattle farmer & Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Technical Officer
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As well as costing an arm and a leg in treatment, sheep with lameness don’t thrive to their full potential and the loss in production can make quite a dent.
Identifying the cause of the problem is relatively easy, here is how you can spot lameness:
1) Sores between the digits at the back of the foot, no smell from the sore and sheep have…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
2 months agoMake Your Own Biological Inputs 2 months agoComing up later this month for anyone interested..should be a good one! https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/myo-spring-foliars-bioferments-biofertilisers/
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MYO Spring Foliars: Bioferments & Biofertilisers - Lower Blackwood LCDC
This hands-on 1/2 day workshop presented by Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology, will discuss different types of bio fertilisers, including inoculants,
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
2 months agoSoil Secrets 2 months agoWe pulled this one out of the archives in case you missed it..
https://lowerblackwood.com.au/talkin-soil-compaction-with-nicole-masters/
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Featured Post From The Archives: Talkin' Soil Compaction With Nicole Masters - Lower Blackwood LCDC
In this podcast, recorded in 2020, Jo and Kate are joined by internationally renowned agro-ecologist, educator & systems thinker Nicole Masters. Nicole
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
4 months agoSoil Secrets 4 months agoCalling all south west WA farmers.. you may be eligible to apply for the Healthy Estuaries WA Soil Testing Program… but you need to apply now!
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…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
4 months agoGrazing Management 4 months agoTwo great Grazing Management Learning Opportunities coming up for livestock managers:
Opportunity 1: Reboot Your Grazing 6 week online course with Dr Judi Earl & David Hardwick. 3 places left and session 1 starts tomorrow so if you want to do it book your spot asap at: https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/reboot-your-grazing
Opportunity 2:…
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Reboot Your Grazing - Lower Blackwood LCDC
Presented by Dr Judi Earl, David Hardwick and the team from Soil Land Food, this course will deepen your understanding of how plants, animals, landscapes and
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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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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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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
5 months agoTrees on Farms 5 months agoWe thought this topic needed to be included in the community and to start things off we pulled this webinar out of the archives to get you thinking!
https://lowerblackwood.com.au/agroforestry-growing-trees-for-conservation-profit/
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Agroforestry - Growing Trees For Conservation & Profit - Webinar Recording - Lower Blackwood LCDC
Simply put, agroforestry means combining agriculture and trees. Agroforestry is a land management approach with multiple benefits. Planting trees on farms can
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