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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.
This report explores agrivoltaics (AV), the integration of solar panels and crop production on the same land. Through vineyard and horticultural demonstration sites across southern...
Publication / 35 Pages
The AACE Framework provides a national guide for transitioning Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors to a circular economy. It outlines core principles, benefits and...
Publication / 17 Pages
This practical toolkit supports farmers and rural businesses to identify, plan and implement circular economy practices in their operations. It provides step-by-step guidance, tools and...
Publication / 21 Pages
This report provides a national spatial analysis of pre-farm gate organic residues to identify high-potential regions for circular economy initiatives. Using high-resolution modelling, it maps...
Publication / 17 Pages
This report presents insights from a national survey exploring how farmers and rural businesses understand and adopt circular economy practices. It examines current behaviours, motivations...
Publication / 33 Pages
Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors face increasing pressure from climate change, resource constraints and evolving sustainability expectations. This report explores how circular economy principles...
Publication / 66 Pages
This report presents insights from a national survey exploring how farmers and rural businesses understand and adopt circular economy practices. It examines current behaviours, motivations...
Publication / 27 Pages
This report assesses the economic feasibility of using anaerobic digestion to process agricultural organic residues. It compares on-farm systems with larger circular economy hub models,...
Publication / 27 Pages
Exploring how Australia’s evolving farm income streams from environmental markets to agritourism and renewable energy interact with the current tax system, this report highlights key...
Publication / 61 Pages
This report examines how emerging satellite technologies particularly Low Earth Orbit satellite broadband (LEOSat) and direct‑to‑handset (DTH) services can help address persistent connectivity gaps across...
Publication / 25 Pages
Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry businesses rely heavily on diesel for machinery, transport and on‑site energy—leaving the sector exposed to volatile fuel prices, supply risks...
Publication / 4 Pages
This final report presents the Australian Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Sector Energy Transition Roadmap 2026–2035, a comprehensive, sector‑led plan to guide the transition from diesel‑dependent...
Publication / 105 Pages
