Aus Cover Cropping

Webinar on next week- lnkd.in/guP3cTeD Med-high rainfall zone focused- applicable for Vic as well as WA

A question today: "What are you proud of achieving in regen ag?" Forget me! I am most proud of farmers. Courageous, innovative farmers who have taken a risk to adopt regen practices on-farm. So what am I proud of? I'm proud of all of you. #covercrop #soilhealth #regenag

If it is not literally the warmest year ever, someone will complain that global warming has stopped. Year-to-year fluctuations are a normal part of the ongoing global warming trend. Don't be distracted by the noise.

The Timboon School hosted their Agriculture Project day. #heytesburydistrictlandcarenetwork have been long term supporters, I joined Lyndell and Kate planting sunflowers with the kids/ explaining why and how plants grow. I bought a jar of multispecies seed along. A fantastic day!

A fantastic multispecies mix in southwest Vic. The penetrometer is approx. 70cm tall, for scale. This beef property aims to graze this autumn blend and then sow a summer mix. High quality feed while improving soil health and carbon levels. Win Win! #diversity #covercrop

I was honored to be the Vic rep of the LeadHER course, hearing from inspiring speakers at the NFF, RAI, AWiA and Amelia Shaw. We attended AWiA's Connect To Cultivate launch, and the 2022 Rural Women’s Awards- thankyou AgriFutures. A fantastic opportunity! #AWIA #nff #RAI #rwa2022

The cultivation calculator, developed by myself and Tony Evans and supported by Heytesbury District Landcare Network could help farmers decide on an appropriate level of cultivation when sowing down a paddock heytesburylandcare.org.au

This is a 10t summer multispecies crop, dryland, in SW Vic. Quality of the crop was 13% protein and 9 ME, probably higher, as I didn't send any tubers away in the feedtest. Multispecies covers can fill the summer and early autumn feed gap, protet soil and encourage biology.

Multispecies field day in Gippsland coming up facebook.com/groups/2512314…

A tillage radish paddock which set seed last spring during grazing has had a fantastic strike this autumn in SW Vic. Paddock should give the herd 20-30 day feeds starting next week. In comparison, pasture paddocks have given max 10 days feed since the radish paddock was locked up

Do you have Qs about cover cropping & multi-species mixes? Tune in April 29 @ 7am to Jade Killoran Healthy Farming Systems, kicking off a series of webinars into how to build soil carbon in your farming system Register ow.ly/1Ys650IT6re thnx @wimmeracma @LandcareAust

Tillage radish punching through compaction at Clunes, Vic. My thumb marks the division between the above and below ground sections of the taproot. I snapped this tuber off, so there is likely a slender root still making its way into the subsoil. #covercrop #soilhealth #fodder

MULTI SPECIES FORAGE EVENT. KOROIT, VIC. 6th April. 🐑🐂🐖🐓🦆🐎 Bringing in a fantastic line up of producer relevant speakers. Do encourage any of your SW Vic livestock growers & rural field staff to attend. Early registrations appreciated. Free event includes lunch.

Multispecies field day coming up in SW Vic

Out and about in Southwest Vic in a tough paddock with summer cover crop doing quite well #covercrops #soilhealth

An early sown spring multispecies forage surviving on minimal rain in SW Victoria. This mix should provide good quality fodder while improving soil health. Great nodulation on vetch, and plant diversity bringing beneficial insects. #covercrop #tough #soilhealth

Gippslandscapes is a series of podcasts by the #WGCMA describing sustainable farming activities in Gippsland. Cover crops are part or all of the focus of podcasts 4, 14, 16, 21, 29 and 47.

Benifits of #multispecies crops, average of 3 native budworm / trap in peaola last night, 7 in peas. @Ag_Excellence @SANoTill #mixedspeciescovercrops project funding from @AusLandcare

A bit remiss in putting these up. Pre lockdown, a trip to the Otways to check out two great cover crops with #centralotwaylandcarenetwork. Look at those views! Cattle thriving, swallows also out in the sun swooping on insects. #covercrop #soilhealth #ecosystem