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Looking for the latest information and events about sustainable farming and community wellbeing - here it is! As part of our commitment to sharing information to enable landholders to create sustainable land management practices, LPLM contributes a regular Down To Earth column to local newspapers and produces informative articles for the public.
These articles were originally printed in the Quirindi Advocate and the Namoi Valley Independent newspapers. Look for more informative Down To Earth columns in future editions of these local papers.
Latest articles
Kitchen scraps and garden waste are great garden improvers
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, December 29, 2011
I recently came across an interesting on-line publication called G Magazine; an Australian consumer sustainability magazine, published in Sydney since November 2006 providing lots of interesting tips. A recent posting by Liza Ellis gives some great information on composting.
Bees in crisis
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, December 19, 2011
One of every three mouthfuls of food we eat is the result of insect pollination, while honey bees also pollinate food for native animals and play a big role in maintaining biodiversity.
The importance of revegetating with local natives
By: Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator, December 11, 2011
If you have been involved with revegetating with native plants you may have heard people talk about ‘local provenance’. Local provenance is considered important to ensure the success of revegetation projects.
Can we get a win-win for the Murray-Darling Basin?
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, December 5, 2011
The Murray-Darling Basin Commission last week released its revised Draft Plan for the MDB, twelve months after the earlier ‘Guide’ caused such outrage across the irrigation communities of the Basin.
A flourishing economy in a finite world?
By: Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitators, November 30, 2011
It has been said that our current growth-focused economy is based on spending money we don’t have, on things we don’t need, to create impressions that won’t last, on people we don’t care about.
Previous Articles By Topic
Climate Change | Carbon Farming | Landcare | Native Pastures | Project News |
Soil Health | Trees | Water | Wildlife | Coal & Gas | Other
Climate Change
- Livestock and Green House Gases
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, September 21, 2011
- The Science behind the climate debate
June 1, 2011, By: David Walker
- Where has all the rain gone?
May 19, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Regenerative Grazing in Practice
April 18, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Where did all the rain come from?
January 25, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Flooding Impacts
January 18, 2011, By Rachel Webster, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- It’s wet and cool pretty well everywhere
December 20, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Increasing rainfall in the Namoi Catchment
October 25, 2010, By: Rachel Webster
- Productive farmland, research and climate change
June 20, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Just why are we trying to reduce carbon “pollution”?
7 December 2009, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Why are we so slow to act in response to the threat of climate change?
September 6, 2009, By: David Walker, Executive Officer.
- Why are so many people sceptical about climate change?
August 30, 2009, By: David Walker, Executive Officer.
- The Science behind the climate debate
August 3, 2009 By: David Walker, Executive Officer.
- Where is the climate change debate taking us?
June 19, 2009, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Farming in an even more sunburnt country
June 1, 2009 By: Rachel Hill, Landcare and Community Support Officer
- Sustainability saves the globe and your pocket
April 20, 2009, By: Rachel Hill, Landcare Coordinator, LPLM
- Indian Ocean Water temperatures impact on SE Australian rainfall
February 9, 2009, By: David Walker, Executive Officer, LPLM
Carbon Farming
- Carbon Farming
August 17, 2011, By: Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- The Carbon Tax
August 3, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Dollars from vegetation
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, July 28, 2011.
- Carbon Farming Initiative can reward better fertiliser management
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, July 5, 2011
- Carbon Farming Initiative looks likely
June 22, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- On-farm carbon dynamics
June 27, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Carbon Farming Initiative
March 9, 2010, By Rachel Webster
- The Carbon Market – what it will mean for farmers
April 21, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
Landcare
- Pasture Field Day at Tamworth Ag Insitute
By David Walker, Executive Officer, October 28, 2011
- The Gunnedah Landcare Community
By: Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator, September 30, 2011
- Urban Landcare
September 12, 2011, By: Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- MERI Madness no match for Landcare
November 15, 2010, By: Rachel Webster, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- Recognition for Environmental Stewardship
By: Rachel Hill, Project Officer, August 2, 2010
- Become a Citizen Scientist in the Lead-up to Landcare Week
August 2, 2010, By Rachel Hill, Project Officer
- Conservation the focus in Landcare Week 2010
September 5, 2010, By Rachel Hill
- A renewal for Landcare?
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, April 4, 2010
- Brownhill Cup Recipient on display
March 1, 2010, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- Natural Resource Management on Small Areas
January 11, 2010, By: Lorraine Kent, Administrative Officer
- Investigating White Cypress Pine Clearance through scientific theory and a field day
By: Rachel Hill, October 12, 2009
- Landcare NSW comes of age
September 21, 2009, By: Carolyn Bridge, “Glendenning” Quirindi
- PlaceStories: Landcare tales in Cyberspace
June 25, 2009, By: Rachel Hill, Landcare and Community Support Officer
Native Pastures
- Pasture management and soils – looking deep
February 23, 2011, By: Rob Banks, Recipient of LPLM’s ‘Applied Science’ Award for 2010
- The Risks of Surface Spreading Nitrogen Fertilizer on Grass Pastures
March 5, 2010, By: Bill Manning, DPI Agronomist Gunnedah
- Time to give those pastures some TLC (Tender Loving Care)
January 27, 2010 By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- Coolatai grass - it seemed like a good idea at the time
Updated article: October 18 2010 by David Walker
Original article: January 25, 2010 By David Walker
- Now’s the time to act on Lippia
January 18, 2010, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- Pastures in a dry time
November 30, 2009, By: Bill Manning, DPI Agronomist Gunnedah
- Ten Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment
Mark Kesby LPLM Project Officer
- Native pastures can be productive
February 23, 2009 By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer, LPLM
- How best to manage our native pastures?
January 31, 2009, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer, LPLM
Project News
- Interested in improving your property and your business?
June 29, 2011, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- What koalas want
June 8, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Sustainable Living Festival
April 5, 2011, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- Building for sustainability
April 12, 2011, By: Rachel Webster, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- What’s good for the land is good for koalas
March 15, 2011, By David Walker, Executive Officer
- Where have all the Koalas gone?
November 20, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Recognising Women Farmers Forum
By: Rachel Hill, October 3, 2009
Visit the Recognising Women Farmers Project Page...
- Recognising women farmers in the Namoi catchment
July 17, 2009, By: Rachel Hill, Landcare and Community Support Officer
- Maintaining strong community networks is vital for the future viability of rural communities.
April 27, 2009, By: Rachel Hill, Landcare Coordinator, LPLM
- A ‘one-stop-shop for information’
February 2, 2009, By: Carolyn Bridge, Community Support Project Officer, LPLM
Soil Health
- Peak Soil
By: David Walker, Executive Officer, October 20, 2011
- Managing heavy crop stubbles
January 4, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Good groundcover keeps our soil where it should be – on our paddock
December 27, 2010, By David Walker, Executive Officer
- Fertile Farm
December 6, 2010, by Julian White
- Soil carbon
June 11, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
Soil health and soil biology in particular is vital to the long term viability of farming (and gardens as well!).
- Good groundcover keeps our soil where it should be – on our paddock
March 21, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- Soils are the basis of our industry
March 15, 2010, By: Rob Banks
- Fungi are vital for soil and plant health
July 6, 2009
- Not all soil nematodes are bad!
June 15, 2009
- Dung Beetles – not a very glamorous job!
May 25, 2009
- Looking after underground “Livestock” critical for soil health
May 6, 2009
- Great rain but ...
February 16, 2009, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer, LPLM
Trees
Water
- Reviewing the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s Consultation Process
November 29, 2011, By: David Walker, Executive Officer.
- The Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the Namoi
October 11, 2010, By: David Walker
- A wet season provides some cropping alternatives
October 4, 2010, By: David Walker
- Potential problems putting laundry water on your garden
By Mark Kesby, Projects Officer, November 23rd, 2009
- Urban water recycling – nature does it anyway
June 5, 2009, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
Wildlife
Coal & Gas
Other
- Growth & Prosperity x 7 billion
By: Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator, November 4, 2011
- Biodiversity?
By Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- Focusing on ferals!
By: Jessica Marsh, NRM Liaison Officer - Invasive Animals CRC, NSW Department of Primary Industries, October 13, 2011
- Sweet Success- Controlling Weeds in Grassy Woodlands
31 August, 2011, By Ken Baker, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- Fuel prices will get higher
May 5, 2011, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- Nothing is straight in nature, least of all streams
February 1, 2011, By: Rachel Webster, Regional Landcare Facilitator
- Wind energy
September 20, 2010, By: David Walker
- Solar energy
July 12, 2010, By: David Walker, Executive Officer
- What’s wrong with introducing a plant or animal?
April 30, 2010, By: Mark Kesby, Projects Officer
- Kitchen scraps and garden waste are great garden improvers
By: David Walker, October 19, 2009
- Consumers are starting to think more about the environment
May 18, 2009 By David Walker, Executive Officer
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