Industry experts and local farmers will discuss the benefits of native pastures, agroforestry, sandalwood and revegetation in farming systems at a free field day in Echuca West.
Kowarra Native Grasses Nursery.
537 Echuca - MItiamo Road. 9:30am - 4:00pm 13th October 2011
Guest speakers include:
● Graeme Hand, CEO of Stipa Native Grasses Association Incorporated:
Maximising Production from Native Grasses
●Stephen Murphy, Ecologist and Author:
Revegetation Design Integrating Conservation with Production
● Rowan Reid, Coordinator of the Australian Master TreeGrower Program:
Trees on Farm for Shelter, Conservation and Profit
●Ben Boxshall, Forest Scientist and Principal of Spicatum Resources Australia:
Growing Sandalwood in Northern Victoria
●Alison Desmond, EverGraze Extension Co-ordinator, DPI Victoria:
More Livestock from Perennial Pastures
A tour of three on-farm demonstration sites will follow the presentations with plenty of opportunity for discussion.
See attached flyer for more detail
