Caring for our Country - Landcare Sustainable Practices grants 2008-09

State

Building Resilient People, Ecosystems and Agricultural Communities

Little Landcare Group Inc.

Increasing Soil Health and Water Retention on Macquarie Floodplain

Macquarie 2100 Inc.

Extending the benefits of farmers motivating farmers in conservation agriculture

Central West Conservation Farming Association Inc.

Increasing the sustainability of intensive agricultural production on the NSW Central Coast Plateau

Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority

NRM capacity building for peri-urban landholders in the Goulburn region

Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority

Efficient use of water, energy and nutrient resources on dairy farms

Mid Coast Dairy Advancement Group

Using modern tools to increase sustainability and profitability of farming

Parkes and District Landcare Group

Central West Farming Systems -Coordinating the adoption of sustainable practices and regional partnerships

Central West Farming Systems

Environment and economic gains of changing land management to meet NRM targets

Eastern Riverina Landcare Network

Building capacity for the management of invasive animal impacts on agriculture

Invasive Animals Commonwealth Research Centre

Integrated delivery of support & training for sustainable agriculture practices in Northern Rivers

Richmond Landcare Services

Riparian Management incentives project, Bellinger, Nambucca, Macleay & Hastings Catchments NSW

Macleay Landcare Network Inc

Soil Carbon sequestration and rehabilitation: landholders develop, implement & assess biochar

Richmond Landcare Inc.

Stage 2 of Dairy NRM works for healthy soils, rivers and catchments

Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority

Sustainable farming practices to address climate change

West of Ranges Landcare Inc

Sustainable Fire Management for Landholders using the Hotspots Program

Richmond Landcare Services

Sustainable floodplain management in the Nambucca and Bellinger Catchments

Wetlandcare Australia

Improving sustainable production in Catchment Headwaters

Granite Borders Landcare Inc

Small Farm Producer Networks – Supporting Sustainable Productive Land Management

Southern Councils Group

‘Cool Coastal Cows’- dairy farmers adapting to climate change in South East NSW

Bega Cooperative Society Limited

‘Pats and Spats’

Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority

Implementation of Priority Landcare Works in the Southern Rivers

Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority

Oyster Growers Fight Green Shore Crab Menace

Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre

Shoalhaven / Illawarra Dairy Industry NRM Partnership

South Coast and Southern Highlands Dairy Industry Group

Western NLP - Positive People for Sustainable Systems

Western Catchment Management Authority

Rolling-out supply chain driven environmental performance in the dairy industry

Murray Goulburn Cooperative Ltd

Lucerne for Profit

Upper Mount Emu Creek Network

Creating a cropping adoption legacy from a decade of R&D in the high rainfall zone of southern Victoria

Southern Farming Systems

Healthy Soils, Stock and Pasture

Cardinia Environment Coalition

Demonstrating Production Benefits from Best Practice on Bass Coast Farms

Bass Coast Landcare Network

Multipurpose agroforestry for farm diversity, profit and sustainability

Otway Agroforestry Network

Sustainable Practices for the Equine Industry (North-East Victoria)

North East Thoroughbreds Industry Alliance Inc.

Smart Choice, Sustainable Land Use

TAFCO Rural Supplies

Community / Institute partnership researching carbon/biomass/soil relations.

Mudgegonga & District Landcare Group

Northern Poultry Bio-Waste: Testing and Trialling Soil Enhancement Co-Products

Loddon Shire Council

Gippsland Grows 'Green' Grass

GippsDairy

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Grain and Sheep Industries in the Upper Wimmera Catchment

Project Platypus

Evaluating alternative nutrient sources to maintain pasture and crop productivity

Woady Yaloak Catchment Project Inc

East Gippsland Feedbase

GippsDairy Board Inc

Grazing The Hills - Improved Pasture Management Systems for the Upper Murray

Towong Shire Council

PHARLAP (Productive Horse and Rural Land Action Program)

WACMAC Landcare Inc

Improving Farm Productivity through Innovative Planning Systems

Central Victorian Farm Plantations Inc

Enhancing Soil, Plant and Animal Health in the Southern Otways through sustainable, profitable pasture management practices

Southern Otway Landcare Network

Red Gum Plains Sustainable Stocking Rate and Pasture Management Trial

Tom’s Creek Landcare Group

Sustainable and profitable farming on the Red Gum Plains

Southern Farming Systems- Gippsland Branch

Multi purpose crops

Rainbow & District Landcare Group

Smarter Planning Smarter Action - Continuing adoption of beneficial practices

GippsLandcare

Gippsland Plains drought tolerant pastures demonstration

Yarram Yarram Landcare Network

Development of Best Management Practices for No Till Cropping Systems in the High Rainfall Zone of Victoria

Victorian No Till Farmers Association

Heytesbury ‘FOCUS’ project: Boosting production, resilience & environmental gains using best management practices.

Heytesbury District Landcare Network

Summer Active Perennials for Production and Sustainability

Central Highlands Agribusiness Forum

Coping with Climate Change

Talgarno & Wises Creek Landcare Group

Sustainable Soil Management in the mid-Loddon

Mid-Loddon Sub-Catchment Management Group

Increasing farmer knowledge and skills in stubble management systems in South West Victoria

Southern Farming Systems- Hamilton Branch

Soil Stamina. The backbone of productive, profitable and sustainable agriculture

Peter Francis Points Arboretum

Waterwise Berries

Australian Blueberry Growers Association

A Community-Based Response to Realising Sustainable Agriculture in Northern Victoria

Northern United Forestry Group

Developing Sustainable Management Practices For Chestnut Orchards

Chestnuts Australia Incorporated

Improving No-Till farming Systems through Adoption of Innovative Technical Advances (disc seeders and new herbicide options)

Birchip Cropping Group

Carbon Neutral Sustainable Energy Farming using Woody Biomass Plantings

Farm Forestry North East Hardwood Cooperative Ltd

Kiewa Catchment - Productive Persistent Pastures

Kiewa Catchment Landcare Group

Managing Steep Hills with Wisdom, Wire and Water

Upper Goulburn Landcare Network

Profitable, sustainable cropping and grazing systems using Pasture Cropping principles

Goanna Collective

Preventing soil losses by establishing deep rooted perennial pasture species in Honeysuckle & Spring Creek.

Honey Suckle & Spring Creek Landcare Group

Piloting Adoption of Grazing Best Management Practices for Improving Water Quality in the Burdekin Rangelands

Dalrymple Landcare Committee

Central Queensland Beef - Sustainable grazing businesses for Central Queensland

Fitzroy Basin Association

Accelerating the adoption of Controlled Traffic Farming with Grain Harvest contractors

Australian Controlled Traffic Farming Association Inc

Develop best management practices and a Code of Practice for grazing in the Northern Gulf

Northern Gulf Resource Management Group

Best Management Practice Grazing Strategies for Adapting to Climate Variability in the Maranoa-Balonne

Queensland Murray Darling Committee

Energy and greenhouse savings for Queensland Murray Darling farmers using the Green Gauge tool.

Queensland Murray Darling Committee

Pineapple Sustainable Practices Project - Industry Roll Out to all Australian Pineapple Production Areas

South East Queensland Catchments

Commercial application of Polychaete sand filters for wastewater remediation and broodstock feeds

South East Queensland Catchments

Improved uptake of best practice and Farm Management Systems within the agriculture industry in the Wet Tropics.

Terrain Natural Resource Management

Implementing Sustainable EMS Initiatives’ for Queensland Fisheries

Queensland Seafood Industry Association

Improving adoption and innovation of agricultural best practice in Far North Queensland

Northern Gulf Resource Management Group

Area Wide Integrated Pest Management for Bundaberg regional Production Horticulture.

Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Cooperative Ltd

Accelerating Precision Agriculture in the Condamine Catchment

Brigalow-Jimbour Floodplains Group

Healthy soils, Healthy future – bridging the gaps in soil health for improved sustainable agriculture

Fitzroy Basin Association

Implementing natural resource management practices in the Hodgson Landcare Group area

Queensland Murray Darling Committee

Accelerating Sustainable Forest & Woodland Production best management practice uptake across Queensland

Queensland Murray Darling Committee

Adoption of best management fishing practices within the Moreton Bay region

Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association Inc

Implementation of Sustainable Horticultural Practices in Torres Strait

Torres Strait Regional Authority

Super Graze – maximising adoption of sustainable grazing practices in Southern Queensland

Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management

Supporting climate conscious milk production in southern Queensland through adaptation and mitigation

Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation Ltd

Superior NRM through soil-cover over productive lands and farmer helping farmers.

South Australian No-Till Farmers Association Inc.

Increasing Adoption of Sustainable Farming and Risk Management in the SA Mallee

Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.

Increasing profitability and reducing erosion with No-tillage on Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation

Best practice management grazing systems for native grass pastures in the low rainfall cereal zone

Upper North Farming Systems Group

Implementing sustainable and productive forage systems in the Murray Mallee

Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.

Enabling and supporting landholders to adopt Best Management Practice Grazing on native grasslands in the Northern and Yorke Districts

Mid North Grasslands Working Group

Building resilient farming systems in South Australia through improved knowledge and innovative management of soil constraints

Advisory Board of Agriculture

Adoption of sustainable and productive stock water supplies for sustainable farming systems on Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula Natural Resource Management Board

Taking action on soil acidity in South Australia

Advisory Board of Agriculture

Shrub-based grazing systems on Eyre Peninsula for climatic risk management

Eyre Peninsula Natural Resource Management Board

‘Salty Pastures’ demonstrating grazing options on dairy properties in the Lower Murray experiencing saline groundwater intrusion and drought.

Mannum to Wellington Local Action Planning Inc.

Building on improved options for managing changing climatic and economic environments through addressing soil constraints

Lower Eyre Agricultural Development Association

Implementing water use efficiency & establishing new varieties of perennial pastures within the Upper Mt Lofty Ranges

New Springs Landcare Group

Managing soil moisture in glacial soils within the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula

Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board

Implementing Tools for Sustainable Agriculture on the Northern Adelaide Plains

Adelaide & Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board

Profitable and sustainability in high rainfall catchments integrating the natural resource environment

Mid North High Rainfall Zone Group

Developing sustainable shrub-based forage systems for profitable mixed farming

Coorong District Local Action Plan Committee

Innovative Land Managers, Kangaroo Island

Agriculture Kangaroo Island

Productive and sustainable grazing systems for the South East of South Australia

South East Natural Resources Management Board

Increased community capacity for the removal of Large Feral Herbivores

South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board

Remote weighing technologies to increase sustainability of sheep meat enterprises.

North West Sheep Meat Production Group

Responding to climate variability at a local level

Advisory Board of Agriculture

Promoting integrated pest management and improved pollination processes

Yorke Peninsular Alkaline Soils Group

Industry Leaders, Sustainable Dairying – Dairying for Tomorrow in the South East

Dairy SA

Effective Communication through Electronic Media

South Australian No-Till Farmers Association Inc

Improving SA resource management and production through strategic integration

Ag Excellence Alliance

Perennial Pasture Companions

Evergreen Farming Inc

Providing the opportunity for growers to successfully adopt zero tillage

Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association

Implementation of an integrated catchment management plan to improve agricultural sustainability and protect State priority biodiversity assets in the Buntine-Marchagee Catchment

Coorow Land Conservation District Committee

Demonstrating resilient and sustainable production through disc seeding systems

Western Australian No-Till Farmers Association

Demonstrating the production and sustainability benefits of Precision Agriculture in the Ord River Irrigation Area

Ord Irrigation Cooperative

Implementation of the EnviroWine Australia program in the Margaret River wine region

Curtin University of Technology

Managing soil type to soil capability for economic and environmental benefits

Liebe Group

Sweeter Banana best NRM practice to achieve a long term environmentally sustainable industry

Sweeter Banana Cooperative

Improving efficiency of irrigation water use within the horticultural sector of the Swan Region (Waterwise on the Farm - Swan)

Swan Catchment Council

Landscape scale change - Preparing for accelerated adoption of the mallee farming system by improving information flows and quality management systems

Oil Mallee Association of WA

Improved wastewater treatment, disposal and monitoring by small wineries in southwest Australia

Curtin University of Technology

Developing Nutrient Management Systems for the Dairy Industry and intensive agriculture in south west Western Australia

Western Dairy

Improving the resilience of dryland farming in low rainfall areas of the Avon Region

Corrigin Farm Improvement Group

Farming Sustainably - Future Systems for Intensive Cropping

Cradle Coast Natural Resource Management Region

Building resilient farms in times of change

Serve-Ag Pty Ltd

Increasing the adoption of stubble retention and direct drilling practices by Tasmanian farmers through the use of revolutionary new technology

Southern Farming Systems

Adoption of nutrient budgeting for sustainable dairy farms and healthy rivers

DairyTas Board Inc

Increasing the adoption of alternative perennials for soil conservation and forage

University of Tasmania/ Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research

Sustainable solutions for integrated disease and waste management

Microbial Activity Pty Ltd

EnviroWool - an environmental accreditation system for the Tasmanian wool industry

Roberts Wool Link

Improve Irrigation Efficiency, Nutrient and Land Management in Top End Intensive Farming Systems

Northern Territory Agricultural Association

Managing Horse Grazing Pressures in Peri-Urban Environments

The Horse Federation of SA Inc

Sustainable Practices Implementation in NT Agriculture

Northern Territory Horticultural Association

Managing Land Condition for a Profitable and Productive Pastoral Industry – Central Australia, NT

Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association

Grazing Land Management - Demonstration, valuation and Continuation

Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association

Determining Best Water Practice to Progress Sustainable Cut-flower Production Throughout Northern Australia

Northern Territory Horticultural Association

Increasing the Productivity of Improved Pastures by the Sustainable Management of Native Vegetation Regrowth

Northern Territory Agricultural Association

Improved Pasture Condition in the Georgina River Catchment NT

Barkly Landcare and Conservation Association

A Collaborative Recruitment Forecasting Programme for the NT Mud Crab Fishery

Northern Territory Seafood Council

Improving Land Condition and Profitability Through Sustainable Grazing Strategies in the Indigenous Pastoral Program

Central Land Council