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Making LISA comfortable on the farm!

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STRATEGIES FOR POST FLOOD SOIL BUILDING

Thank you to Kieran Livermore and Abby Parkes for hosting a field day on their buffalo farm.  Thank you to Dave Forrest, Kieran, and Abby for generously sharing their valuable experience and knowledge.
Open the regen toolbox on post-flooded pastures.
9.00 AM to 12.00 PM
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
​Bexhill, NSW (address supplied on booking)
Buffalo farmers Kieran Livermore and Abby Parkes felt the full force of the Lismore floods in 2022. Paddocks at their Bexhill farm on the Wilson River were underwater for 3 days in both February and March that year.
Join Kieran, Abby, Dave Forrest and others on a farm walk to see a cover crop trial and pasture management strategies addressing:
  • soil biological function
  • soil compaction
  • soil chemistry
  • cover crops​
Bookings required by 25 February to SoilCare  providing name and phone number.  Farm address supplied on booking.

Cover crops, compost and biostimulants farm walk on 26 August 2023   

Thank you to Rebecca and John Zentveld for hosting the day on their coffee farm.   It is always a great pleasure to see what is happening at the Zentveld's farm, AND enjoy a cup of Zentveld coffee.  Thanks to Dave Forrest and the Zentveld team, John, Rebecca, Nigel, Dan and Nick, for sharing their experience and knowledge.

Videos from our 2023 workshop,  'Measuring & monitoring soil microbiology & soil health'.

Soil biological processes can deliver a myriad of benefits to agroecosystems including suppression of plant diseases, provision of critical plant nutrients and optimal soil structure. The complexity of soil microbial ecosystems makes the management of soil biology challenging.  To be able to understand something and effectively manage it we must be able to measure it.
'To Understand It, You Need To Measure It:
Approaches for Measuring Soil Biology'.
Dr Neil Wilson,  Metagen Australia
 'Key Measures for Biological Crop Nutrition'
Dave Forrest,  Organic Forrest Farms
'Soil Chemical Analysis for Biological Farming Systems'
Graham Lancaster ​, Environmental Analysis Lab, SCU
'Using Data to Manage Soil Health'
Alan Coates, Coates Agriculture​
Thank you to our workshop partners.

Our Recent Conference


​Australian Biological Farming Conference and Expo 2022 
Post Conference virtual delegate registration now available.
Watch the entire conference from the comfort of your home.
'THE ANSWER IS SOIL.  WHAT'S THE QUESTION?'
~  From opening to closing  ~​
2022 Australian Biological Farming Conference 
speaker presentation videos now available.

Details on the Conference Website
post conference virtual delegate registration for conference videos
27 Conference Videos AUD 300.00 + GST
5 Pre-conference workshop videos AUD 120.00 + GST
5 Pre-conference Videos and
27 Conference Videos AUD 420.00 + GST
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Go to the conference website for video and speaker details.

Integrated Pest Management & Cover Crops 
The second IPM/Cover Crop Field Day in the series of three was attended by farmers interested in planting cover crops and providing beneficial insect habitat.
Ross Arnett shared his insightful observations on numerous trials running on his farm.  Thanks also to Richard Llewellyn, BioResources, and Dave Forrest, Organic Forrest, for contributing their knowledge and expertise. 
​BioResources provides insectary reared biological controls  specialising in Trichogramma and Anastatus wasps.
Farm Walk with Geoff Bugden
Thank you to Geoff and Debbie Bugden for hosting this farm walk on their pecan farm. Geoff shares his many years of observations and on-farm trials.  With help from Dave Forrest, Geoff explains to visitors how he developed his farm management practices. 
In this video watch Geoff explain how he manages ground covers, integrated pest management, soil health, and his brews of bio- fertilisers and bio-teas. 
Farm Walk videos produced by Mia Forrest.

Quick links

Northern Rivers Soil Health Cards

Soil Health Card Videos

Australian Biological Farming Conference 2018 Videos