Spoke to a leader in a food business this weekend, he said big focus on farmer mental health, drought support, reducing supply in his industry could all be solved simply. Just by paying farmers more for their produce. People know what’s broken but the system won’t let it happen.
Nicole Masters Integrity Soils Ltd: "Plants and their microbial livestock have a natural intelligence which fosters diversity and collaboration to strengthen their communities and increase resilience to stress."
@pipcourtney@SoilScienceAust
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"We are wasting one third of our produce, which not only wastes the water that was used to grow it, it creates GHGs,"
"[..]that should go back into the food chain. It could be used as animal feed, composted to improve soil, or used in biodigesters to generate heat and energy."
#NRMconf19 Natural Capital puts environment at the centre of the economy in the new @ClimateWorksAus roadmap - a guide for policy, industry, business developed by advisors, land managers, industry & indigenous groups. Next step: @NAB natural capital project.
Sweet scented Mac flowers make scouting a pleasure! Macadamia flower caterpillar (Cryptoblabes hemigypsa). You only need to treat if >60% of flower racemes are infested. Recommended treatment is to use an IPM approach to mitigate damage to beneficials including bees! #biologicals
With the #bushfires burning across the state and high risk of fire danger remember to follow @QldFES and stay tuned to your local radio station.
Our rangers are out there fighting these fires, and you can help https://t.co/m6H9dheRVn
So, so, so true - here i am at Zimbabwe today. Enjoying seeing how Foundations for Farming has worked with local farmers to lift their yields 10-20 fold, yes 10-fold. So much potential and there is 1.3 billion hectares of good soil & rainfall. Truelly amazing!
35 ppl attended our bittern info evening on Monday @ Reed Beds Birdhide, Mathoura. With only ~1500 birds globally, this wetland bird, nicknamed the Bunyip bird for its eerie booming call, is 1 of 9 endangered birds in the Central Murray Ramsar site. #NLP
Our sugarcane team is visiting farms, part of Reef Alliance Project irrigation efficiency tenders to improve water quality entering GBR by reducing runoff. 30 growers will get infrastructure maps & top 15 will also get agronomic support to implement irrigation improvement plan.