Melbourne,
North East Vic,
South East Vic,
North West Vic,
South West Vic
Shearer, grazier, gardener.
None
10-15 Years
Farming Preferences:
1 = no skill level, 4 = most skill level
Other livestock 4
Goats 4
Sheep 4
Beef 4
Horse Breeding 1
Market garden 1
Sugar Cane 1
Pig Farming 1
Cotton 1
Viticulture 1
Chickens 1
Specialty Crops 1
Dairy 1
Aquaculture 1
Mixed Farming 1
Orchard 1
Rice 1
Broad Acre Cropping 1
Other Farming Preferences: Grass Farmer
Farming Skills:
1 = no skill level, 4 = most skill level
Business Management 4
Livestock Mustering 4
Book Keeping 4
Planning 4
Accounting 4
Animal Husbandry 4
Human Resources 3
Marketing 3
Sales 3
Orcharding 2
Fencing 2
Agronomy 1
Cropping 1
Machinery Operation 1
Other Farming Skills: Holistic Management
Farming Methods:
1 = no skill level, 4 = most skill level
Regenerative 4
Grass fed 4
Permaculture 3
Organic 2
Urban 1
Conventional 1
Biodynamic 1
Other Farming Methods: Holistic Management
Farm Opportunities Sought:
Equity
Lease
Share Farm
Vendor Finance
What have you been doing to get farm ready?
Studying and keenly applying Holistic Mangement and holistic thinking on the land. Currently leasing. I've got a keen interest in native grass regeneration. I'm an active member of "HM Nagambie", a support group of like-minded farmers with training in Holistic Management who meet regularly and support one another . Exploring low stress stock handling at the moment. Also I have been shearing across South East Australia.
Why are you passionate about farming?
I love farming because it's a proactive, hands on approach to caring for our land!
I believe well managed livestock to be important to ecosystem health. In terms of the water cycle and growing nutritious food, I like to think "we can have our cake and eat it too!".
Regenerating grasslands can get be more productive and improve every year, if managed well. In my opinion I believe managing our lands holistically has the potential to capture a lot of carbon into the soil and it's my passion to farm in such a way.
Best days of being a farmer:
Sunny days on the farm.
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