Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Charters Towers
| Date: | Wednesday 6 November 2024 | ||
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| Time: |
9:00am-4:00pm AEST
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| Cost: | Free | Event category: | Animal production, Climate and natural disasters, Land and pastures, People and business, Research |
| Website: | https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1287156 | ||
| Venue |
DAF Charters Towers
Prior St
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Charters Towers, Queensland Australia |
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The Cattle, Carbon and Sustainability workshops are designed to help graziers make informed decision about carbon sequestration and emissions reduction strategies. Topics include:
- Carbon sources and sinks
- Emission baselining – how to calculate your farm footprint
- Reducing emissions on farm
- Carbon projects and their legalities
- Market signals – is the market ready for carbon-reduced products?
Hear from experienced presenters and facilitators:
Josh Peart (DAF) – Josh is a grazing scientist working with DAF’s Method to Market group and is particularly interested in sustainable grazing and land management. While working in M2M, he has predominantly been involved in carbon accounting and assessing pathways towards carbon neutrality.
Bec Clapperton & Lara Landsberg (DAF) – Bec & Lara are Beef Extension Officer’s with a broad knowledge of grazing land management and beef production systems. They specialise in working with graziers to help them make informed decisions about herd performance and grazing management.
Cost:
Free! However, RSVPs are required by 30 October. We will supply smoko, lunch and workshop materials.
This event is jointly funded through:
- The Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation and Reef Water Quality Programs.
Click here to see the full event flyer.