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Cool Soil Initiative Participant Meeting – August 30

Cool Soil Initiative project participants will be meeting on Tuesday August 30 to tour the Mars Petcare factory (Wodonga) and hear updated results from the project.

For further information about the Cool Soil Initiative, please contact Jane McInnes on 03 5744 1713 or email jane@riverineplains.org.au  

 

Stubble Management Demonstration Field Walk – Murchison, 7 June

Riverine Plains is hosting a field walk focusing on stubble management and healthy soils at Murchison on Tuesday 7 June, 2022.

The event will run from 9am-1:30pm (lunch included) and features presentations by Dean Leslie, Paul and Mel Brown, Cassandra Schefe, Kate Coffey and Lee Menhenett.

To register, please email Kate Coffey at kate@riverineplains.org.au or Jane McInnes at jane@riverineplains.org.au by Friday 3 June.

To download a pdf (printable) copy of the flyer, please click here.  

 

Cool Soil Initiative Soil Pit & Drought-preparedness Workshop – Rennie, 27 January

Farmers and community members are invited to a Drought-preparedness Workshop and Cool Soil Initiative Soil Pit Discussion at Rennie on Thursday 27 January from 4pm.

WHEN: Thursday 27 January, 2022: 4 – 7:30pm (BBQ Dinner provided)
MEET AT: “Brakefield” 1253 Bull Plain Rd, Rennie at 4pm

Cool Soil initiative Soil pit discussion (4:00-5:30pm at “Brakefield”);

  • Effect of pulses (2021 lupin crop) on soils with Dr Cassandra Schefe (AgriSci)

Managing Future Drought and Climate Challenges Workshop (5:30-7:30pm at “Redbank”, 103 Roseneath Rd, Mulwala);

The workshop will be facilitated by Kate Coffey (Riverine Plains) and provides farmers and community members with the opportunity to share their different experiences of drought and learn from each other. Topics include;

  • Why now is a good time to prepare for drought.
  • Previous experiences of drought – what worked, what didn’t?,
  • Identifying on-farm/business changes needed for the next drought,
  • Accessing physical and mental health services, business supports and grants,
  • How can communities be better supported during drought?,
  • Importance of personal and business connections.

This workshop is being delivered as part of the Enhancing Community Networks for Drought Resilience in the Riverine Plains and Cool Soil Initiative projects. Please RSVP by 25 January, 2022, to kate@riverineplains.org.au or jane@riverineplains.org.au or phone Ph 03 5744 1713.

This is a COVID-safe event which will be held in accordance with current NSW state government regulations. All attendees will be asked to sign in and provide proof of vaccination or exemption.

To download a pdf copy of the flyer please click here.

Irrigated Discussion Group Field Walk – Oaklands, 29 September

Riverine Plains will host an Irrigated Discussion Group Field Walk on Wednesday 29 September, 2021 at James Nixon’s (Oaklands), COVID permitting. The field walk will take place from 9:00am – 12:30pm.

To RSVP, or for further information, please contact Kate Coffey, Riverine Plains Irrigation Discussion Group Facilitator, by email kate@riverineplains.org.au or phone (03) 5744 1713.

To download and print a copy of the flyer, please click here.

Virtual soil mapping workshop and field walk

The Improving Soils to Optimise Water Use soil mapping workshop and acid soils field walk has been moved online in response to current COVID restrictions.

Riverine Plains will host a Virtual Soil Mapping Workshop and Acid Soils Field Walk on Friday 17 September, 2021, from 9.00am – 12:30pm.

The meeting will be held over the Zoom meeting platform. To register, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrf-qpqj0sH9cKaLLamWAvTLBFmwR2LTae

For further information please email Riverine Plains Project Officer, Kate Coffey, at kate@riverineplains.org.au. or phone 0407 919 842.

To download and/or print the pdf version of the flyer, please click here.

Sub-soil Acidity Webinar – Thursday 19 August

Do you have a sub-soil acidity issue?

Riverine Plains will host a Subsoil Acidity Webinar from 7:30pm on Thursday 19 August, 2021,as part of the new GRDC investment Best practice liming to address sub-soil acidity in NE Victoria.

The webinar will be conducted via Zoom. To register please email your name and phone number to jane@riverineplains.org.au by midday (12 noon) Thursday 19 August, 2021 (the meeting link will then be forwarded to you via email).

To download the pdf, please click here

Report into pH, soil organic carbon helps improves local understanding of carbon farming

Report into pH, soil organic carbon improves local understanding of carbon farming

Riverine Plains has recently completed a region-first project looking into the viability and practicality of increasing soil carbon for trading through the Australian Government’s Emission Reduction Fund.

As part of the project, and with the support of the Cool Soil Initiative, paddocks were sampled to determine baseline soil pH and soil organic carbon using the  methods set out in the Carbon Farming Initiative.

Stocks of soil organic carbon were calculated for each paddock, with a specific paddock example used to determine what a 0.5% increase in soil carbon might look like in terms of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit, (the unit of trade for the Emission Reduction Fund).

The calculations, based on a pasture paddock near Springhurst, showed the potential financial gains from carbon farming to be modest, with the returns also weighed against the sampling, auditing and reporting costs of participating in the Emission Reduction Fund.

The project highlighted how complex it can be to measure and validate any increase or change in soil organic carbon over time, and that trading carbon through the Emission Reduction Fund requires a thorough understanding of the process before committing.

Aside from carbon farming, one of the most important take-home messages from the project was that interactions between soil pH and soil organic carbon are complex, and that soil pH is a key parameter driving the soil’s ability to increase soil carbon, with low pH soils having reduced microbial activity and organic matter turnover.

For the full report, visit https://riverineplains.org.au/quantifying-the-carbon-gains-from-mixed-cropping-systems/

This project was completed within the Cool Soil Initiative with partners Mars Petcare, Kellogg’s, Manildra Group and Allied Pinnacle, through the Sustainable Food Lab and Charles Sturt University (CSU), with additional funding through the Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and participating growers. This project was also supported by the North East and Goulburn Broken CMAs through funding provided by the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

Cool Soils Initiative Grower Summit – 16 March, Howlong

Riverine Plains will host a Cool Soils Initiative Grower Summit at Howlong on Tuesday 16 March, 2021.

To download the pdf version of the flyer, please click here.

RSVP’s are essential by Thursday 11 March, 2020 to jane@riverineplains.org.au or phone 03 5744 1713,

Sykesy’s Buraja Meeting – 4 January

Sykesy’s Buraja Meeting will be held from 8:30am-12:50pm on Thursday 4 February, 2021, at the Buraja Recreational Ground Hall.

Due to COVID regulations, capacity is limited and RSVP’s are essential. To RSVP, please email Fiona at info@riverineplains.org.au with your name & mobile phone number (places will be allocated on a first-in basis).

The pdf version of the 2021 RPI Buraja flyer can be downloaded here.

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