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Climate action poses opportunities for midlands’ farmers - report 2022-04-25

Regenerative farming is much discussed as concept but it does work at scale according to a case study presented at the SAOS conference.

The Greensills have snapped up more than $40m of land in the Bundaberg region over the last five years as they expanded their agricultural operations into one of the biggest in the state. The acquisitions have allowed the Greensills to expand their broadacre production of sweet potatoes, peanuts and cane to gain lucrative supply contracts with national food brands including Coles, Bega and Edgell. But there are worrying signs the operations could be collateral damage in the fall out from the Greensill Capital collapse, with signs the farms are under some financial pressure. Greensill Capit...

  The global headquarters of troubled financial giant Greensill Capital is on a country road just outside the Queensland city of Bundaberg surrounded by fields of sweet potatoes and cane. The address listed as 383 Windermere Road, Qunaba, is marked by a few sheds on the edge of a vast expanse of rich-red soil. It may be thousands of kilometres away from the gilded towers of London's Square Mile, but this is where the billion-dollar enterprise dreamed up by farmer's son Lex Greensill began life. The Greensill clan, along with their interest in UK-based Greensill Capital, now run one of t...

This guide explains how you can use hygiene, biosecurity and farm health planning measures to prevent the spread of animal disease. It also details when, how and who you must notify. You can read about restrictions and disease controls you must implement, such as protecting your workers, designating affected premises, setting up protection and surveillance zones, and controls on livestock movements. You will also find out how to deal with fallen stock and limit the impact through preventative and control measures. Controls on animal diseases AHVLA is an executive agency of the Department for ...