Building natural capital within a grazing management system — Moondooner

Burnett Mary Regional Group presents: Building natural capital within a grazing management system

Featuring Guest Speakers

• Michael Taylor – 6th Generation Farmer and 2024 Nuffield Scholar, Taylors Run Farm. A 6th generation farmer, and 2024 Nuffield Scholar, Michael will share his family experiences from the challenges of surviving New England dieback to their involvement in a natural capital initiative, Farming For the Future. Michael will speak to the immense value of nature in grazing systems, benefits of agroforestry, growing trees and integrating shelter belts. Enjoy this powerful presentation on the success story of Taylors Run Farm and how Michael, his family and these lands are reaping the benefits of improving soil carbon, biodiversity, conservation and resilience within the landscape, whilst maintaining a profitable and productive grazing system.

• Andrew Zerner – RCS Regional Facilitator. Andrew will provide an overview of the RCS grazing principles and how these can be developed to support an effective grazing land management system. The highlight of the day will include a paddock demonstration and how to apply these principles in a grazing system. Discussions will focus on the importance of ground cover, plant diversity and how landscape hydrology and tree planting supports your landscape assets – natural capital.

• Leesa Kelly – Senior Program Manager, Natural Capital Team, BMRG. Leesa will share information on BMRG’s Climate Smart Catchments Project which is designed to provide a starting point for landholders to better understand Natural Capital and provide pathways to environmental markets like carbon and biodiversity.

• Rob Young – Eco Insects. Rob will provide an overview of services available to attendees and the role of beneficial insects in a grazing system. Discussions will include tailored biological solutions to help restore and maintain healthy ecosystems with a focus on dung beetles. Eco Insects will also touch on the importance of improving nutrient cycling, soil health, and pasture productivity.

• Scott Hodgson – Host property owner. Scott will speak about his experience in joining the Empowering Adaptive Graziers in the Burnett Mary program, the advantages of completing the education courses, changes made so far and future plans to improve landscape function and on-farm operations.

Event Highlights

Enjoy a powerful presentation showcasing Taylors Run. Listen to how this 6th generation family farm are working with nature-based solutions, developing large scale tree plantings and shelter belts to improve ecosystem health and landscape hydration, whilst supporting a successful grazing operation.

• Unlock the potential of your livestock operation with an overview of the RCS grazing principles, an effective grazing land management system, and how this supports on-farm production and profitability

• Gain insight on natural capital, carbon, and biodiversity markets

• Learn more about dung beetles, beneficial insects and how they can support a landscape.

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