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Factsheets
Soil Health & Multispecies Pasture Factsheets
Various downloadable factsheets developed between 2022 and 2024. Hardcopies available on request.
- Results of multispecies / conventional demonstration site (see videos below for a presentation of results by the farmer and multispecies advisor)
- SGLN’s Enhancing Soil Biology Project
- Actions you can take to Improve Soil Biology
- Tools for Monitoring Soil Health on Farm
- Growing Multispecies Pastures
- Identifying Common Multispecies Pasture Species
- Managing Soil on my Property (older factsheet)
- Managing Soil in dry conditions with Declan McDonald
Common Ground Factsheet Series – Various topics
- I Bought a Property – Now What?
- Managing a Small Beef Herd
- Owning a Small Sheep Enterprise
- Animal Welfare Basics
- Water for Livestock
- Pastures– Carrying Capacity
- Pasture Management on Equine Properties
- Sustainable Management for Equine Properties
SGLN member case studies
- Extended Grazing and Soil Health in the Arawata area
- Improving Soil and Pasture Health by using Biological Cultures
Videos
Multispecies Pastures Videos
- Exciting demonstration site results – Multispecies / Conventional on a dairy farm
- Multispecies Pastures Part 1 – Jade Killoran
- Multispecies Pastures Part 2 – Jade Killoran
Sustainable Agriculture Videos – Various topics
- Regenerative Grazing in the Southern Gippsland landscape – Graeme Hand
- Adding Agroforestry to a Grazing Property
- Carbon Farming and Soil Carbon – Richard Eckard
- Options to Reduce Methane Losses on Farms – Richard Eckard
- Reducing Methane Emissions from Farm Dams – Martino Melerba
- Intro to Regenerative Agriculture video series – Declan McDonald
- Creating a regenerative farm business part 1: The mindset – Mark Gardner
- Creating a regenerative farm business part 2: Designing it – Mark Gardner
- Creating a regenerative farm business part 3: Looking ahead – Mark Gardner
- Dairy Farm – building soil function, soil carbon and farm productivity
- The benefits of creating shelter belts in steep country
- iFarm computer mapping increased our efficiency
Soil Biology Videos
- Farmers sharing their learnings
- Farmers sharing what they’re doing on farm after the soil biology project
- How to enhance soil biology on farms – Dr Mary Cole presenting at project launch
- Dr Mary Cole on how to get your soil biology right and the benefits of doing this
- Dr Mary Cole on the soil food web, mycorrhizal fungi, and how healthy soil reduces weeds
- Introduction to carbon trading – Robbie Gray from Bass Coast Landcare Network
Audio Clips
Cassie speaking about dung beetles on ABC Gippsland
Audio interviews with Dung Beetle Specialist Dr Russ Barrow
- How dung beetles help waterways and improve pasture production
- How farmers can protect dung beetles, use of drenches, and aiming for beetle coverage year round
- Which dung beetle species occur in our area and how to find out which are on your property