Agriculture

LPLN REGENERATIVE READS 8 – Friday 24th April

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Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe A wonderfully thought-provoking journey into indigenous farming and social structure based around the existence of agriculture, farming and social village-style living in pre-1788 Indigenous Australian culture. In Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe challenges the fundamental conception that Australia’s Traditional Owners lived solely as hunter-gatherers and instead produces a compelling argument that […]

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Two FREE workshops on 5th November – LPLN Network Grant

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  As part of the LPLN Network Grant, we are happy to offer this great opportunity There will be two FREE workshops on Sunday 5th of November at the Wedderburn Community House. You can attend either or both workshops, and morning tea will be provided between the two sessions The 9:00 am workshop is on

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Grazing management workshop 12-09-2017

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Workshop topics include, How to set up a grazing management demonstration site Perennial pasture species identification Measuring changes in nutrient cycling, water infiltration and stability of your soil Managing key soil health processes to improve soil condition and increase farm resilience Increasing profitability while lowering risk Expression of interests are now being taken, the workshop

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Supporting new pest animal and weed control tools and technologies

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Pest animals & weeds cost our farmers around $4 billion every year. Funding is now available to improve how they are managed in Australia. To be eligible for funding, projects must propose to develop a chemical, biological or physical control tool or technology to manage one or more established pest animals (excluding invertebrates) and/or weeds

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CLOSED: Dairy Development Grants are fully subscribed and are now closed.

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Update: this grants scheme is fully subscribed and is now closed. These grants will be open until 30 June 2017, or until the Dairy Development Grant program funds are fully allocated, whichever occurs first. Need more help? If you have queries about the Victorian Government’s Dairy Development Grants program, please call us on 1800 260 425

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Mapping Wheel Cactus Infestations

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Wheel cactus is showing signs of being one of our most serious weed problems in the near future. We have a severe infestation on Mt Buckrabanyule, with pockets of infestations appearing on granitic country, but also now appearing across the plains.  http://connectingcountry.org.au/08/mapping-wheel-cactus-infestations-in-victoria-2/ You can help us map existing infestations. If any community member finds an

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