National Birchip VIC Birchip Using standing crops to This project will highlight a fodder option that will turn $99,850.00 Landcare Cropping finish lambs and lambs off faster in summer, and provide more soil Program - Inc. improve summer protection outside of the growing season. Through Smart Farms groundcover and soil demonstration, field walks, group discussion and Small Grants health newsletter articles, the role for standing crops to fill a and early-summer pasture feedgap will be shared with, and trialled by mixed sheep-cropping farmers. The practice is low cost and low risk, and enables growers to sell lambs earlier, reduce the stocking pressure on dead feed paddocks and stubbles, and maintain more groundcover on paddocks until the autumn break than otherwise. A feedbase option that gives landscapes more groundcover in the summer period will protect soils against wind and heavy summer storm water erosion and potential nutrient loss. It is an important technique for mixed farm operations that need to balance potential antagonisms of running crops and livestock together, and managing environmental and economic risk in their business. National South West QLD Charleville Improved Productivity This activity will increase the capacity of the Land $45,264.00 Landcare Nrm Ltd by Increasing Manager to effectively implement Integrated Pest Program - Groundcover for Management (IPM) practices. This will increase Smart Farms Increased Pastures in productivity & efficiency decreasing the cost of pest Small Grants the Bulloo & Paroo control in the catchment area. Feral pest eradication in the Catchments area will reduce grazing pressures, damage to fences and increase biodiversity by protecting two priority species identified in the national Threatened Species Strategy. Outcomes include: 1- Implementation of IPM Plan to reduce feral pests numbers over 150,000ha 2- Enhanced capacity and capability of the Land Manager for increased production & profitability over 150,000 ha 3- Increased groundcover over 150,000 ha
National Landcare Program - Smart Farms Small Grants Birchip Cropping Inc. VIC Birchip Using standing crops to finish lambs and improve summer groundcover and soil health This project will highlight a fodder option that will turn lambs off faster in summer, and provide more soil protection outside of the growing season. Through demonstration, field walks, group discussion and newsletter articles, the role for standing crops to fill a and early-summer pasture feedgap will be shared with, and trialled by mixed sheep-cropping farmers. The practice is low cost and low risk, and enables growers to sell lambs earlier, reduce the stocking pressure on dead feed paddocks and stubbles, and maintain more groundcover on paddocks until the autumn break than otherwise. A feedbase option that gives landscapes more groundcover in the summer period will protect soils against wind and heavy summer storm water erosion and potential nutrient loss. It is an important technique for mixed farm operations that need to balance potential antagonisms of running crops and livestock together, and managing environmental and economic risk in their business. $99,850.00 National Landcare Program - Smart Farms Small Grants South West Nrm Ltd QLD Charleville Improved Productivity by Increasing Groundcover for Increased Pastures in the Bulloo & Paroo Catchments This activity will increase the capacity of the Land Manager to effectively implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. This will increase productivity & efficiency decreasing the cost of pest control in the catchment area. Feral pest eradication in the area will reduce grazing pressures, damage to fences and increase biodiversity by protecting two priority species identified in the national Threatened Species Strategy. Outcomes include: 1- Implementation of IPM Plan to reduce feral pests numbers over 150,000ha 2- Enhanced capacity and capability of the Land Manager for increased production & profitability over 150,000 ha 3- Increased groundcover over 150,000 ha $45,264.00
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