Recent Articles

Plant roots unlock fertility

Published 4 May 2012

It would be crazy to establish a golf course on the top of Mount Frome. Sure, with a bit of creative earth moving, lots of irrigation and applied minerals you could do it...

Landcare farewells long standing chairman

Published 27 April 2012

After some 20 years in local Landcare, and many years as Chair of Watershed Landcare, Rylstone grazier Sam Hamilton decided it was time to make way for new blood, retiring from the Executive Committee recently...

Fire in the Australian Landscape

Published 20 April 2012

Have you ever passed through an area that has been burnt a few years previously and noticed an explosion of colour from the native plants?... 

Farm Walks and fire ecology

Published 13 April 2012

Low-input farming systems and the importance of fire for a rare, local orchid will be explored at two upcoming field days...

Putting your farm on the map

Published 30 March 2012

Consumers have become rather interested in their food over recent years, and how it’s produced. Films like ‘Food Inc’ and ‘Fresh ’, along with recurring coverage in the media, explore issues such as animal cruelty, the declining nutritional quality of produce...

Landscape hydration and dinner parties

Published 24 March 2012

If there was a simple yet effective on-farm project you could undertake to keep your farm more hydrated leading into the next dry period would you be interested?... 

A free bird's-eye view

Published 16 March 2012

There are a number of free online geospatial imagery websites where you can view your patch in the landscape from a different perspective...

All the rivers rage

Published 9 March 2012

Rain, rivers and flooding have been getting a bad rap over the past year, with Brisbane River flooding last year, and Wagga Wagga on the brink of disaster in recent days...

Farmer Blogs... reaching urbanites online

Published 2 March 2012

If you’re involved in farming, you might shake your head from time to time hearing stories about urbanites not knowing where their milk comes from, or how a steak gets to their table...

Gates to open for city visitors on Farm Day

Published 24 February 2012

In 2011, more than 400 city families travelled out to the country to spend a day or two with farming families as part of Farm Day...