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One of the greatest parts of being involved in science is surprise discoveries. For a team working on measuring the carbon footprint of Australian irrigation dams, the results were truly astonishing.
Not only are irrigation dams producing a lot less carbon emissions than what has previously been thought, they are actually performing a critical nitrogen cycling role.
In this podcast episode we speak with Jackie Webb, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University on her recent carbon farming project for AgriFutures Australia.
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Deakin University Research fellow at the Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Jackie Webb
This podcast is part of the Carbon Initiative Program, a $2 million investment across 15 projects to explore novel approaches to carbon storage, greenhouse gas emission reduction and emission avoidance, as well as methods to drive awareness, overcome barriers and develop market pathways for farmers, fishers and foresters.
Over six years of dedicated research, this report stands as the latest step in understanding community trust, attitudes and expectations toward Australia’s rural industries. By...
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Australia’s farmers, fishers and foresters came together in 2019 to begin an ongoing program of research to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between...
Publication / 4 Pages
The Community Trust in Rural Industries (CTRI) program is an annual national program of work that seeks to understand and track what drives trust and...
Publication / 6 Pages
This document, developed by AgriFutures and Lifecycles as part of the LCAgMetrics project, explores how Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data, specifically from the AusLCI database,...
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Join AgriFutures Australia and RMCG as they launch the Pre Farm Gate Waste Data Dashboard, an innovative tool designed to help industry, government and researchers understand and manage agricultural waste across Australia. Learn about the dashboard’s functionality, data insights and its role in supporting circular economy initiatives. Plus, discover how the National Waste and Resource Recovery Roadmap was developed through industry collaboration to drive sustainable change.
Webinar / 48
The Pre-Farm Gate Waste Data Dashboard is an interactive platform offering sector-wide baseline data on waste generation primarily for Australian agriculture, with limited data for...
Publication / 2 Pages
The Plan Bee project has made significant progress towards the development of a national honey bee genetic improvement program, with the majority of deliverables successfully...
Publication / 31 Pages
Colin and Beau Ford, owners of Albany Farm Fresh Foods, have leveraged sustainable finance to fund the solar-power system for their free-range chicken sheds. In this video, Colin shares how a chance introduction to a sustainable loan has been one of the easiest business decisions for him.
Video / 9 Min Watch
Producing beef at Old Man Creek, owner Michael Gooden secured a green loan to fund a soil carbon project to increase soil carbon levels and generate soil carbon credits. In this video, Michael shares a bit about he and his wife’s journey to accessing the loan and how it is being implemented in carbon sequestration.
Video / 9 Min Watch
Michael Gooden, owner of Old Man Creek, secured a green loan to fund a soil carbon project to increase soil carbon levels and generate soil...
Publication / 4 Pages
Albany Farm’s solar-powered free-range sheds demonstrate conventional farming done in an environmentally sensitive way. In this episode, owner and operator Colin Ford shares how he and his wife, Beau, developed a portable shedding solution for their pigs and chickens on a free-range rotation back in 2021. In their most recent expansion of their shedding solution, Colin and Beau financed a $45,000 solar power unit through a green asset loan.
Podcast / 22 Min Listen
In this episode, host Georgia Pugh is joined by farm consultant Mark Gardner to discuss what lies ahead in the future of sustainable lending and what producers can be doing today to best prepare themselves.
Podcast / 26 Min Listen
