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Image: Presenter Tim Marshall, (National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia). Tim is a leader in organic agriculture and certification in Australia for 45 years and a significant contributor to organic standards and certification in worldwide forums. Photos supplied
Carlos Bueno, (Reef Catchments Senior Project Officer – Conservation and Communities) and Kym Kruse, (Co-Founding Director RegenAGE). Kym is a sought-after farming consultant and educator, with over 20 years of regenerative agriculture experience.
Kym Kruse and Katrina Dent (Reef Catchments CEO)
More than 70 landholders attended the 11th Annual Healthy Soils Symposium conference last week in Mackay, wanting to learn more about how to create vibrant healthy soils for increased productivity and sustainability.
The conference is part of a three-day event which included two field days where local farms showcased regenerative farming practices and sustainable land management.
The Soils Symposium is managed by Reef Catchments with funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Reef Catchments’ Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator, Gillian Barbat said this year’s turnout was a testament to the excellent guest speakers featured at the conference, and the landholders who were willing to welcome others to their properties to see hands-on examples of regenerative agriculture.
“As we move into our second decade of the Symposium, it’s great to see the desire to improve soil health and caring for country continue to grow,” she said.
“The Soil Symposium is all about networking and sharing ideas, offering delegates many opportunities to question and brainstorm solutions to challenges they may be facing in their own soil health journey.”
With extensive grazing, sugar cane production and forestry industries in the Mackay-Whitsunday-Isaac region, events such as the Healthy Soils Symposium share experience, knowledge and management practices to help reduce the impact of these activities on our natural environment.
Read more about projects delivered by our Sustainable Agriculture team on our website at www.reefcatchments.com.au.
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