Discover how natural capital, sustainable grazing and landscape restoration can work together to build more productive, profitable and resilient grazing enterprises.
Hosted at Hazeldean, this practical field day brings together local producers, industry specialists and project partners to explore on-ground approaches that improve landscape function, strengthen drought resilience and reduce erosion, nutrient loss and sediment movement across the Inland Burnett Catchment.
Participants will tour the Leather family property and see how soils, vegetation, waterways and groundcover can be managed as valuable natural capital assets. The day will also explore how measurable environmental improvements can support better farm decisions and create future opportunities in carbon, biodiversity and natural capital markets.
What you’ll learn:
* Practical grazing strategies to improve groundcover, pasture utilisation and profitability
* How to assess and monitor natural capital assets at farm scale
* Natural Sequence Farming approaches that slow water, restore landscape hydration and reduce sediment loss
* How improved land condition supports water quality, biodiversity and drought resilience
* Emerging opportunities through carbon, biodiversity and environmental markets
* How natural capital accounts and action plans can support informed business and investment decisions
Featured speakers:
Melinee and Adam Leather will share their landscape restoration journey and guide participants through the property.
Andrew Zerner, RCS, will discuss grazing management principles that support productive enterprises while improving land condition.
Dr Amanda Hansson, Accounting for Nature, will explain how natural capital assets can be measured and used to guide management and investment.
Dr Matt Taylor, BMRG, will explore environmental markets and pathways for landholders to create value from measurable environmental outcomes.
Stuart Andrews, Tarwyn Park Training, will demonstrate how Natural Sequence Farming can improve water retention, ecosystem function and drought resilience.