Sustainable Cropping with nil synthetic N and Australian Soil Planners agronomy

Posted by Miriam ASP Certified, Case Study, Low Emission Farming

AT A GLANCE Farm Details Owners: Bruce and Sally Werner Location: 85km NE Clermont, QLD Area: 80 000 acres (17 000 cropped) Soils: Alluvial Scrub & Black Clay Loam Rainfall: 590mm   Key Messages Nitrogen below 5% of district average Good Rood Development is Key Risk Mitigation = Profitability Look after soil health and it looks after […]


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Podcast and Case Study of Tolga Farm WA

Posted by Miriam ASP Certified, Case Study, Climate Friendly Food, Low Emission Farming
Head Shepherd Podcast Brendon Savage, TOLGA FARM of Kulin WA, talks about taking the highs and lows out of agriculture and some of the steps he has taken to address soil, crop and livestock fertility issues, improve performance utilising a normally undesirable plant and build sustainability into the family farm. Click to Listen Brendon and [...]
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Interesting findings on the impact of Mexican Dwarfing Gene

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The link takes you to a really interesting paper on the influence of the Mexican dwarfing gene in wheat, and the effect it has on relationships the roots develop with its surrounding microflora. Wheat dwarfing influences selection of the rhizosphere microbiome | Scientific Reports (nature.com) “Collectively, our results showed that wheat breeding from tall to […]


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Growing Our Future – How Regenerative Agriculture Can Achieve Economies of Scale

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I was forwarded this Strategic Analysis Paper by Christopher Johns, Research Analyst, Northern and Rural Australia Research Programme And it’s brilliant! Thank you Radicle Ag! Based on a report titled: Growing Our Future: Scaling Regenerative Agriculture in the United States of America Its Key Points: • Agriculture sits at the nexus of some of the […]


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A Carbon Footprint Model for crops: benefits of sustainable farming

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AusIndustry Entrepreneurs’ Program Innovation Connection Backs up Sustainable Farming with Science   Southern Cross Agricultural Exports (SCAE) is a business that grew from a network of cropping farmers sharing best practices. Over time, they noticed their input costs were rising but outputs weren’t. This led a core group of farmers all utilising the services of […]


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Dirt = Hurt and Soil = Soul

Posted by Miriam ASP Certified, Chemical Free, Climate Friendly Food, Low Emission Farming
Dirt is Dead, Soil is Alive With Biology   Loss of soil cover, soil carbon, and the degradation of soil health has turned millions of hectares of agricultural lands into dirt and greatly reduced the ability to sustainably grow food on agricultural lands. Reduced cover and bare ground impact soil temperature by up to 50°C [...]
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