UWA Farm to Port survey

A UWA research team are currently leading a research project titled “Farm to Port: An optimisation model to navigate heterogeneous agent interactions in agri-food supply chains”. The survey is necessary for the team to collect data to be able to better understand the experiences and challenges faced by grain growers in their day-to-day operations. Here’s […]

Soils For Life – Soil Health Challenge

Soils for Life are running a free 18-month Soil Health Challenge for farmers around Australia! The challenge will provide you with a simple system to monitor the health of your soils which will allow you to measure the success of your management choices. In partnership with Soil Land Food, Soils for Life will provide farmers […]

Matthew Evans Regional WA Tour 2023

Matthew Evans Regional WA Tour 2023 Perth, Margaret River, Bridgetown, Merredin and Geraldton 4-17th September 2023 Join chef, food critic, farmer and author, Matthew Evans at a series of five in-person events in Perth and regional WA.  Matthew Evans, also known as The Gourmet Farmer from the SBS TV series documenting his farm life in […]

RegenWA Subsidy for RCS Grazing and Cropping Workshops

  RegenWA Subsidy for RCS Grazing or Cropping Workshops – Take your pick! RegenWA will support ten farmers to attend either the RCS Regenerative Cropping Workshop in Northam or the Grazing Clinic in Dandaragan with a $500 co-payment toward their ticket. Take your pick: – The Grazing Clinic (29-31 August in Dandaragan) aims to develop […]

City Farm Forum Feasts on Regenerative Food

RegenWA was recently involved in the sold-out Regenerative Agriculture Forum hosted by Perth City Farm. Eager to learn more about regenerative agriculture practices, more than 100 people heard from three experienced speakers with the high attendance highlighting the interest within WA to learn more about this approach to farming that builds food systems that are profitable, […]

Talking about Tourism – Perth Hills Agritourism Workshop

RegenWA recently attended Tourism WA’s Perth Hills Agritourism workshop at Plume Estate Winery: an event designed specifically to showcase the potential benefits for incorporating tourism into existing agricultural enterprises. Speakers spoke about the opportunities to deliver high quality tourism experiences to visitors while also providing additional income to producers. Keynote speaker John Stanley – a […]

Christine Jones Roadshow Content Hub

Soil ecologist Dr. Christine Jones toured Perth and the south west of Western Australia in February this year, hosting workshops on soil health. Following her tour, a content hub was created by the Lower Blackwood LCDC as a resource to share the information presented by Christine. This resource details the principles, research and case studies […]

RegenWA Survey 2023

We are keen to get an understanding of what you want from your RegenWA membership and how we can better serve you with relevant information, events and other opportunities. Completing this survey will help us help you. As a thank you for your participation, you can choose to go into the draw to win your […]

Regenerative land management in Parkerville

In response to small landholders in the Parkerville area asking to learn more about regenerative land management, the RegenWA team hosted a free informative event on 10th June. Belinda Taylor, from Hoof Hearted Hoof Care, provided specialized insight into local soil types and health, weed identification and management, the importance of plant diversity, and options […]

Nutrition farming with Graeme Sait

“Nutrition farming is all about getting back to the root cause and solving the problem through minerals, microbes and humus.“ That was the message from Graeme Strait at the Soil Health and Your Wealth workshop in Bindoon on 12th June. Hosted by RegenWA and the Chittering Chamber of Commerce, the event brought together 35 participants […]

Pastures lead sustainable agriculture at WALRP’s Second Field Day

How landholders can make the most of their pastures – to improve soil health, livestock production and overall farming systems – was the main topic at the second field day organised by Western Australian Regenerative Livestock Producers (WALRP) on 8th May 2023. This was the second in a series of events aimed at offering landholders […]

Unlocking Regenerative Opportunities in the Perth Hills

Unlocking Regenerative Opportunities in the Perth Hills What do you get when you mix weeds, microbes, clover and fungi, with a good dose of apple cider? Our recent Regenerative Horticultural Systems Field Day, that’s what! We welcomed more than 60 engaged and eager participants to the Core Cider property in Pickering Brook on 16 February […]

Soil workshops to feature leading Australian ecologist

Soil workshops to feature leading Australian ecologist Released by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on Friday, 20. January 2023 – 9:30. See original post here.  Leading Australian pasture ecologist and carbon farming advocate Dr Christine Jones will tour Western Australia in February, sharing her vast knowledge and experiences with building sustainable and […]

RegenWA Media Release 8th November 2022

RegenWA Media Release 8th November 2022 On behalf of RegenWA’s 430 farmers members, plus 968 interested stakeholders, we would like to thank Western Australia agriculture minister Hon Alannah McTiernan for her vision and support of regenerative agriculture in WA. Minister MacTiernan officially launched RegenWA, initiated by Perth NRM as a Regenerative Farmers Network, at the […]

WIG Regenerative Farming Field Day 2022

WIG Regenerative Farming Field Day 2022 Close to 30 people converged for a beautiful October day in Newdegate for the 2022 Wheatbelt Integrity Group (WIG) Regenerative Farming Field Day, exploring the links between soil, plant, animal and human health with an interactive session by Peter Norwood from Full Circle Nutrition. WIG Chair Nick Kelly opened […]

Launching the WA Landscape Rehydration Information Hub

Launching the WA Landscape Rehydration Information Hub The Mulloon Institute in collaboration with RegenWA have launched a Landscape Rehydration Information Hub. The hub is a central point for WA specific landscape rehydration resources including case studies, educational videos and manuals. This space will encourage and support participants and communities through their regenerative journey with tailored resources.   […]

Massy tour re-energises regenerative conversation

Massy tour re-energises regenerative conversation Esteemed author, farmer and scientist Dr Charles Massy returned to Western Australia in August to spark conversations about regenerative agriculture, biodiversity, and building farm, community and personal resilience in the face of future challenges. RegenWA hosted three events in the Southwest, kicking off with a ‘Biological Farming Systems Field Day’ […]

Charles Massy Tours WA

Charles Massy Tours WA Charles Massy is back in WA to continue and expand on the national conversation he started with the launch of his book Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, a New Earth. Charles is a forthright advocate for healing earth’s systems which have been challenged by industrialised agriculture at the […]

Soil Carbon Workshop Buzz

Soil Carbon Workshop Buzz The WA Future Food Producer Group partnered with Regen WA to host a Soil Carbon Workshop and Field Walk in Benger on July 19, bringing together farmers and industry stakeholders to discuss and explore the latest in practical, on-ground methods to measure and improve soil carbon. C-Wise Director Andy Gulliver presented […]

SOILS FOR LIFE ‘CROPPING CASE STUDY’ – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Soils for Life ‘Cropping Case Study’ – Expression of Interest For more than a decade, Soils for Life has been producing case studies of farmers’ inspiring stories of transition to regenerating their soils and landscapes. It is the largest body of regenerative farming case studies in Australia and has been used by farmers, researchers and […]

Regen Sheep Farmers required for study

Regenerative Agriculture sheep farmers in Australia, we need you! Aim of this research: To co-develop profitable, sustainable, practical pathways for reducing farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improving profitability and biodiversity of sheep farms. As part of this we will be comparing ‘regenerative agriculture’ sheep farms with those practising more conventional methods. How: Each case study […]

New soil health app

New app provides fertile ground for soil health knowledge 27/05/2022 Original Source: https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2022/May/New-app-provides-fertile-ground-for-soil-health-knowledge   The University of Western Australia’s Emerita Professor Lynette Abbott has compacted more than five decades of soil biological health research into a new app. The SOILHEALTH app was funded by the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program Smart Farms Small Grants to provide […]

WA’s first Climate SmartAgriculture Fellowship

WA’s first Climate SmartAgriculture Fellowship Climate change? Carbon farming? Emissions? IPCC? Ever wondered how to make sense of how it all relates to your clients, or your farm business? Farmers for Climate Action and AgZero2030 are partnering to deliver WA’s first Climate Smart Agriculture Fellowship. The Fellowship will support 20-30 WA farmers in exploring climate, […]

Natural Capital Update

Natural Capital Update Original article can be found on the Perth NRM website here.   The Measuring On-Farm Natural Capital Program has been working on farming properties across Western Australia, exploring new methodologies to account for the value of natural resources. New reports share some early learnings.   NCA Learning Case Studies As part of […]

DROUGHT RESILIENCE LEADERS MENTORING PROGRAM

DROUGHT RESILIENCE LEADERS MENTORING PROGRAM The Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring Program is open for a third round until 19 April 2022. The program is connecting more farmers and industry professionals from across Australia to share knowledge and build resilience during challenging times. Delivered by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation and National Farmers’ […]

NATIONAL Q&A TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR NEW FILM REGENERATING AUSTRALIA

TRAILER RELEASED AND NATIONAL Q&A TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR NEW FILM REGENERATING AUSTRALIA FROM DAMON GAMEAU CREATOR OF THAT SUGAR FILM AND 2040 WATCH OFFICIAL TRAILER HERE Monday, 21 February 2022 – Regen Studios has today released the official trailer for award-winning filmmaker Damon Gameau’s (That Sugar Film, 2040) new documentary short, REGENERATING AUSTRALIA. The hit […]

SMALL RURAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – ONLINE WORKSHOPS

SMALL RURAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – ONLINE WORKSHOPS It is estimated there is over 15,000 thousand small rural properties in the Perth Metropolitan Region. If you own a small rural property, you are part of a group of land managers who can play an important role in maintain and improving the health of our natural environment. […]

Summer Soil Sampling

 Summer Soil Sampling – Natural Capital Accounting Project Update This summer the Perth NRM team have been out soil sampling at properties participating in the Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) project. Two properties were visited in recent weeks – one agroecological system in Kojonup, and one mixed livestock and horticulture enterprise in Manjimup. In the agroecological […]

Climate Resilient Farming Systems Merredin – Trial Update

Climate Resilient Farming Systems Learning Hub Merredin – 2021 Harvest results and July-December Activity Report Report compiled by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) 14th February 2022 Harvest Results In 2020, the entire trial site was sown to a conventional wheat crop. The 2021 season was the first year in which different […]

 

Soil Wise is funded by the National Landcare Program Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government initiative. It is supported by Healthy Estuaries WA – a State Government program.

Perth NRM and RegenWA acknowledge the significant early support of the State Natural Resource Management Program, and its critical role in establishing RegenWA.