Bombay Field Day on the benefits of biodiversity on farms
Corben Hart and Erin Brinkley from Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council wrote this article about a recent field day held in collaboration with Sustainable Farms.
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Bird prediction tool takes flight in national science prizes
The Sustainable Farms team, creators of a powerful tool that helps farmers identify management actions that could support threatened birds on their properties, is in the running for Australia’s top science prize, the Eureka Prize.
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Collaborative research finds fencing farm dams halves methane emissions
Studies undertaken by Deakin’s Blue Carbon Lab on Sustainable Farms farm dam sites in north east Victoria and NSW reveal that dam enhancement leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions
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Farmer-facing webtool receives National Trust Heritage Commendation
BirdCast, a webtool created by the Sustainable Farms project enabling land managers to estimate the birds present in woodlands on their farms and thus helping protect Australia’s precious biodiversity, has received a Highly Commended in the 2022 National Trust Heritage Awards.
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New research highlights wellbeing impacts of natural asset management
A new publication arising from Sustainable Farms mental health research demonstrates the potential positive benefits to farmers’ lives of engaging in natural resource management (NRM) practices.
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Making Australian Agriculture Sustainable – conference
Michelle Young, Director of Sustainable Farms, will make the case for protecting and restoring natural assets on farms at the Fenner Conference on Environment – Making Australian Agriculture Sustainable – next week in Canberra.
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Newly published: Natural Asset Farming
We’re delighted to announce the publication of our new book, Natural Asset Farming. The book provides practical guidance on enhancing seven natural assets on farms, bringing together the stories and experiences of farmers with the results of extensive on-farm research undertaken by Sustainable Farms.
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Benefit-cost analysis lends support for improved farm dam management
New Sustainable Farms research looking at the potential net benefits from enhancing farm dams has yielded promising results.
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New planting guide for enhancing farm dams
Sustainable Farms is delighted to launch the new resource, Enhancing farm dams: What to plant in and around your dam.
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The Bird Checker app: estimate bird occupancy on farms
Ever wondered which birds might live on your farm? The Sustainable Farms webtool, Bird Checker: A bird occupancy estimator, enables the user to estimate which birds are likely to be found on a farm in the box-gum grassy woodlands.
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