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Hands-on Regenerative Farming Event

March 6, 2023 @ 8:00 am - March 7, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

Two-day cover crops, soil health and biological fertiliser workshop

Get your hands dirty and make your own biological fertiliser with experts Grant Sims and Matt Marshall. Experience the benefits of healthy soil and discuss how you can have the same results on your property.

Learn:

  • How to improve the life and function of soil through biology
  • How biological liquid fertiliser is made and applied
  • How to use cover crops, companion crops and discover the benefits of multispecies crops

Guest Speakers

Grant Sims
NO-TILL PRODUCER
Grant Sims runs a farm in north central Victoria. In 2015 Grant was awarded the Coles Weekly Times Farmer of the Year. Grant is the current president of the Victorian No Till Farmers Association and performs on-farm trials to improve the soil for the next generation.

Matt Marshall
CQ PRIMARY PRODUCER
Matt is passionate about improving soil health to increase production. The Marshall Family makes and applies their own bio fertiliser. Matt has witnessed many benefits from implementing no till, cover crops and bio fertiliser on their central Queensland property.

Day 1
Monday 6 March
8am – 4pm

Day 2
Tuesday 7 March
8am – 4pm

Nandowrie
5385 Dawson Development Rd
Springsure QLD 4722
Lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided. Please bring hat, water bottle, chair and notepad.

RSVP by 28 February
Spaces are limited

Sheree Johnston
Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator
0448 219 982
sheree.johnston@fba.org.au

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Details

Start:
March 6, 2023 @ 8:00 am
End:
March 7, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
Website:
https://fba.org.au/fbaevents/hands-on-regenerative-farming-event/

Organiser

Fitzroy Basin Association
Phone
07 4999 2800
Email
admin@fba.org.au
View Organiser Website

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