Do you know someone who has the Landcare fire in their belly? Who knows that Landcare is vital to building resilience in our communities in order to build it in our landscapes? Who works for a Landcare partnership between government and the community to be equal, and based on respect and trust? Gerald Carnie was just such a person, he was an inspiration to Landcare in the Parkes area, and he took that fire to make Landcare stronger across NSW. As such, Landcare NSW is inaugurating an award in Gerald’s memory. Nominations for The Gerald Carnie Memorial Award are now open. The Award will be presented at the National Conference in Melbourne in September. Click here and nominate a ‘fire in the belly’ Landcarer who you know by the 15th August.
Daily archives: 29/07/2014
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Both past data and future predictions are included. Highlights for June 2014 include: Rainfall over May was below median across much of NSW, particularly over the north west and coast. Drier and warmer than normal conditions are likely between June to August. ENSO is still neutral, but there is about a 70 per cent chance of an El Niño event occurring during winter-spring. Pasture growth was good in the south and west, but slowed over the tablelands and coast. Over the quarter it was average or better over 93 per cent of NSW. Biomass levels are low in the north west. Some areas are experiencing a ‘green drought’. Crop development is generally good, especially in the south, although development of late sown crops is slow. Stock water supplies remain variable in some areas. Resources to assist in management for areas suffering poor rainfall and growth are available at Managing in drought.
Title: Graham Centre National Food & Farming Forum Location: Wagga Wagga Link out: Click here Description: This industry wide ‘think tank’ on potential scenarios for securing the future of mixed farming systems, will identify critical internal and external drivers of mixed farming systems viability and sustainability and develop recommendations for the Graham Centre, industry and government to assist in addressing these drivers fuld rapport . Discussions will centre around 3 key themes: Theme 1 – Key drivers of a resilient mixed farming system Theme 2 – To add value or not to add value – that is the question Theme 3 – A fair days pay for a fair days work (post-farm gate) Start Date: 2014-08-21 End Date: 2014-08-22