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National Biological Farming Conference
and Expo 2016 Convened by Wet Tropics Soilcare Cairns, Queensland Video overview of the conference and expo. |
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Farming in Nature's Image
Gabe Brown, North Dakota, USA Gabe's diversified 5,000 acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota, USA focuses on farming and ranching in nature’s image with holistic integration of his grazing and no-till cropping system. A diversity of cash crops and multi-species cover crops, and all-natural, grass-fed beef, poultry and sheep has regenerated the natural resources on the ranch without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or fungicides. “[Our] strategies have allowed the health of the natural resources to benefit...increased production, profit and a higher quality of life for us...” |
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Farming Biologically in Bowen
Jamie Jurgens Vegetable and cane grower, Bowen, QLD Jamie Jurgens opened the conference with his story of five generations of his family tending crops on about 150ha, producing tomatoes, chillis and capsicums, as well as sugar cane. The Jurgens have gone to lengths to incorporate biological farming practices into their operation and learn about soils and their properties, motivated through the need to lower input costs and to be a good member of the community. Jurgens Produce is an active participant in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Reef Guardian program. |
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Welcome to Country
Gudju Gudju - Gimuy Yidinji |
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Pest Suppressive Landscapes
Dr Nancy Schellhorn Leader, Pest Suppressive Landscapes Team, CSIRO Nancy uses ecological concepts to address pest management problems at multiple spatial scales in agricultural and urban landscapes. She and her collaborators have developed and advanced the concept of "pest suppressive landscapes", which is a way of measuring, designing and managing agricultural landscapes for productivity and biodiversity. Dr Schellhorn joined CSIRO in Brisbane in 2005 where she is a Principal Research Scientist and leads the Pest Suppressive Landscapes Team. |
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Dr Denise Manker
Director, Global Agronomic Development, Bayer CropScience |
Professor Brajesh Singh,
Soil Microbial Biology, University of Western Sydney |
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Dr Geoff Garrett
Queensland Chief Scientist |
Lynn Strong
Dairy Farmer and Climate Champion |
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John Attard
Sugar cane farmer, Mackay, QLD |
Mark Savina
Sugar cane farmer, Barron Delta, QLD |
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Anika Molesworth
Young Farmer of the Year 2015, Climate Champion, Broken Hill, NSW |