Soil biology revealed
This FAO report provides an important scientific account of the role of soil biota in the soil food web and carbon flow between the atmosphere, plants and soil.
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Environment
Victoria’s rural road speed guidelines ignore wildlife existence
Victoria’s state government departments responsible for maximum speed limits on minor rural roads and safety and welfare of wildlife do not recognize vehicles travelling to fast to avoid collisions with wildlife on minor rural roads, are the cause of an increasing number of wildlife road kills and injuries.
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Putting more relevant numbers around Australia’s livestock emissions
The Australian sheep meat industry has already achieved a status of green house gas stabilisation.
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Ruminant methane decision pending – GWP100 versus GWPstar
The European Commission is about to settle on a new policy on methane which could have profound implications for ruminant livestock agriculture.
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Feeds and husbandry to reduce ruminant methane emissions
Ruminant livestock industries are under pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and strategies exist to help do this.
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Agroforestry systems may play vital role in mitigating climate change
There is a tendency to treat agriculture and forestry separately when addressing natural-resource concerns, but agroforestry offers a set of conservation and production technologies that can help to integrate forestry and agriculture efforts beyond carbon cycles, such as water quality and biological diversity.
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Natural 1080 protecting plants and wildlife from predators
Many people are unaware that poison 1080 is the most environmentally sensitive and target-specific poison available to protect Australia’s vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems from feral animals, because it occurs naturally in over 30 species of native plants.
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Media confusing climate change belief with successfully managing climate variability
By Patrick Francis Coinciding with the COP 21 Climate Change conference in Paris has been an increase in the number
Read moreMonitoring farm environmental trends
By Patrick Francis The key objectives of any credible farm environmental management program should include recording, monitoring and evaluating trends
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Australian continent takes a big flood drink
Devastating at the time, the major floods of 2011 have since brought a vital benefit by recharging Australia’s depleted reserves
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Glyphosate becoming lost to US farmers
The results of over-reliance on glyphosate in genetically modified (GM) crops in the US has driven home the unavoidable truth
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Farm land resilience is foundation for zero net land degradation
At the recent United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2nd Scientific Conference in Germany scientists from around the world
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Protecting global water catchments – China leads investments
The number of initiatives that protect and restore forests, wetlands, and other water-rich ecosystems has nearly doubled in just
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Basin Plan degradation claims undermine landcare farming and investment
By Patrick Francis One of the inconsistencies often found in the federal government’s policy development associated with agriculture, food processing
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Farm land stewardship needs recognition and reward
Spring is the season when many landcare orientated farmers and land owners in parts of the Port Phillip and Westernport catchment area are reminded how little their voluntary efforts to provide ecosystems services are valued.
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