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Carbon Farming
EXPo & ConFErEnCE
Carbon Farming is the New Agriculture. It is land and stock management designed for the Era of Climate Change.
Carbon Farming includes:
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grazing management
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biochar
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low/no-tillage
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mulching
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pasture cropping
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keyline planning
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biological farming
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natural sequence farming
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biodynamics
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alternatives to nitrogenous fertilisers
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composting
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and many others…
These are methods of capturing and holding Carbon in soils.
On the deficit side, growers face the challenge of emissions from stock (methane) and fertilisers (nitrous oxide).
The farm plan which incorporates both carbon capture and emission reduction is called Carbon Farming.
agricultural rural & Education Centre, mudgee
9.00am — 5.00pm, 16th — 17th November, 2007
“It is an historical event of international importance”
Rattan Lal, Professor of Soil Science, SENR President, Soil Science Society of America
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PraCtiCal Carbon Farming: thE voiCE oF EXPEriEnCE
The World’s First Carbon Farming Conference is a unique opportunity to see the entire issue from all angles. Speakers will
include senior scientists who were centrally involved in creating the Australian Government’s greenhouse strategies as well as
leading ‘carbon farming’ practitioners and expert market observers. The Draft Program includes the following topics:
Carbon CoCky oF thE yEar
The first annual “Carbon Cocky of the Year” Competition will be conducted
in conjunction with the Expo and Conference. Each Catchment Management
Authority will conduct a search for outstanding Carbon Farmers in their catchment.
An overall winner will be declared during the event. The winner will be entered
into the Australian Government’s Greenhouse Challenge Awards for 2008/09.
For more information:
www.carbonfarming.com.au
Prize
money to
be won!
techniques and Costs of
measuring Soil Carbon
Dr Brian Murphy
Senior Soil Scientist,
NSW Department of
Environment and Climate
Change
Federal government
assistance to Soil Carbon
trading
Hon. Kerry O’Brien
Shadow Minister for
Agriculture
biochar’s Promising trials
Adriana Downie
Research Scientist,
Best Energies
your Farm’s Carbon
Footprint: treading lightly
David Marsh
“Allendale” Boorowa
Dynamic results From
Combining grazing
management, Pasture
Cropping and biological
Farming
Col Seis
“Winona” Gulgong
Soil Carbon trading:
Cma audit Scheme for
voluntary market
John Lawrie
Soils Officer, Central
West Catchment
Management Authority
Successful biological
and biodynamic
Farming
Cam McKellar
“Inveraray Downs”
Spring Ridge
Soil Carbon trading
Schemes: State of the
market
Michael Kiely
Carbon Farmers of
Australia
how to use Carbon
Calculators to manage a
Carbon Farm
Dr Jeff Baldock
Research Scientist, CSIRO
Land & Water
agriculture and
greenhouse Emissions:
Challenge for Farmers
Dr Bill Slattery
Australian Greenhouse
Office
Carbon Farming:
bringing it all together
Ian Packer,
Soils Officer, Lachlan
Catchment Management
Authority
opportunities on
global soil carbon
markets
Mike Walsh
SVP, Chicago Climate
Exchange
Chairman’s introduction:
Climate Change Challenges
& opportunities
Gary Allan
Climate Change Project
Manager, Department of
Primary Industries
CarbonCredited Produce:
Emissions reductions
Scheme for Farmers
Louisa Kiely
Carbon Coalition Against
Global Warming
a Farmer’s Experience with
natural Sequence Farming
Craig Carter
“Tallawang” Willow Tree
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thE FirSt oF itS kinD
Carbon Farming as a movement had its origins in the Central West of NSW. This event is the first dedicated conference
and trade show ever held.
The future of Agriculture is being created by the leaders in Carbon Farming. This is your opportunity to play a part in the
growth of the largest commodity market the world has ever seen.
rEgiStration For DElEgatES: $165
(inCl. gSt)
oFFiCial SuPPortErS
www.carbonfarming.com.au
Phone 02 6374 0329
Fax
02 6374 0354
Email:
louisa@carboncoalition.com.au
Please forward applications to:
Carbon Farmers of australia
ACN: 127 011 134
“Uamby”
Via Goolma 2852
Phone 02 6374 0329
Fax
02 6374 0354
Email:
louisa@carboncoalition.com.au
I have a copy of the final programme if you want to send me your email address or message via HiPog
