The Carbon Farm – 2 day Workshop
18/05/2017 - 19/05/2017
The Carbon Farm is a community project. It consists of an area of 100 hectares of formerly degraded grazing land adjoining The Living Classroom at Bingara. It has been ‘at rest’ for nearly four years and now it is about to be regenerated, to showcase the options for sequestering carbon into soil. It will truly become a ‘diamond in the rough’!
The Carbon Farm will provide a site for farmers, researchers, all levels of education, and visitors from all walks of life to participate in, to see and to consider the many and varied options for soil management and carbon capture. Funded by government grants and by public and corporate donations, The Carbon Farm will be available to visitors all year round. [Find out more…]
The Carbon Farm is hosting an exciting two- day workshop titled, “Soil Carbon – The diamond in the rough”, 18-19th May at The Living Classroom. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn and to network.
Program
DAY 1: May 18.
10 – 10.30 MEET & GREET & MORNING TEA – MC RICK HUTTON DIRECTOR THE CARBON FARM
10.30 -10.40 WELCOME TO COUNTRY
WELCOME from GWYDIR SHIRE COUNCIL – JOHN COULTON MAYOR
10.40 – 11:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION, THE ROLE OF THE CARBON FARM & THE LIVING CLASSROOM – GARRY McDOUALL CHAIRMAN THE CARBON FARM
11.00 – 12.00 “THE IMPERATIVES FOR CHANGING AGRICULTURE” – MAJ GENERAL THE HON. MICHAEL JEFFERY ADVOCATE FOR SOIL HEALTH & CHAIRMAN OF SOILS FOR LIFE – Q & A – via web-cam.
12.00 – 1.00 “WHAT IS HAPPENING IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE – COORDINATING AND GAINING TRACTION” – NATALIE WILLIAMS CHIEF OF STAFF SOILS FOR LIFE
1.00 – 2.00 LUNCH
2.00 – 3.30 “WHAT IS SOIL CARBON AND WHY IS IT VALUABLE” – DR TERRY McCOSKER CHAIRMAN CARBONLINK PTY LTD
3.30 – 4.30 GRAB A CUPPA, FIELD DEMONSTRATION AND THE BASELINING PROCESS
4.30 – 5.30 “TURNING CONCRETE INTO SOIL” – SIMON MATTSSON –NUFFIELD SCHOLAR AND FARMER
6.30 – 9.30 “DOWN TO EARTH” – INFORMAL GATHERING & CATERED BBQ DINNER – GUEST SPEAKER ADAM BLAKESTER STARFISH INITIATIVES
DAY 2: May 19. “WHAT CAN WE DO”
7.30 – 8.30 BREAKFAST AT THE LIVING CLASSROOM
MC RACHEL DORNEY, NORTHERN SLOPES LANDCARE ASSOCIATION
8.30 – 9.30 “WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND WHERE ARE WE UP TO” – DR TERRY MCCOSKER
9.30 – 10.30 “DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY – LOCAL EXPERIENCES” – GEOFF BASSETT FARMER AND SOIL CONSULTANT
10.30 – 11.00 morning tea STEAM WEEDER DEMONSTRATION
11.00 – 12.30 WORKSHOP “PLANNING FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION – THE CARBON FARM CASE STUDY”. Drawing from the experience of the room.
What should we do:
- On the ground
- Planning, measuring & monitoring
- Engaging farmers, education, research
12.30 – 1.45 LUNCH “THE ROLE OF DRONES IN AGRICULTURE” – DEMONSTRATION AND FILMING FROM A DRONE – MCGREGOR GOURLAY – BROOKE SAUER
1.45 – 2.30 “OUR JOURNEY – THE CHANGES ON OUR PLACE” – DON & JASON MACK LOCAL FARMERS
2.45 – 3.15 “SPATIAL MAPPING – WHAT THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN DO?” – PHILIP TICKLE – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – NRM SPATIAL HUB
3.15 – 3.30 “SUMMARY & WHERE TO FROM HERE” – RICHARD MAKIM, DIRECTOR THE CARBON FARM;
THANK YOU FROM THE CARBON FARM BOARD – MAX EASTCOTT, DIRECTOR.
FILMING: ALL PROCEEDINGS TO BE FILMED AND RECORDED
