NATIONAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES / Podcast
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Michael Gooden’s Old Man Creek farm produces angus cattle stud and grass-fed beef. In this episode, Michael shares how he made the decision to offset production emissions through a soil carbon project and the process of engaging local financial institutions to explore what loans were available to support the project.
The lower interest rate on the green loan translates to a cost saving for Michael, with the project set to sequester enough carbon to be sold as credits in the future, generating a 15-30% internal rate of return.
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
