Natural resource management

 

Natural areas on and surrounding cotton farms provide benefits to the farming enterprise, known as ecosystem services.

Recent Submissions

  • NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT case study - Demonstrating whole farm sustainability 
    Barlow, Anthony (2015-07-03)
    Managing riparian vegetation for multiple benefits
  • NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT case study - Valuing our riparian assets 
    Unknown author (2015-07-07)
    Auscott's Midkin property at Moree has a long history of environmental and riparian management. It's been 14 years since work on the regeneration of riparian areas was initiated at Midkin back in 2001.
  • Water and woodland birds on cotton farms - focus on NRM research 
    Smith, Adam (2015-04-13)
    This project is investigating water bird communities on cotton storages in the Gwydir and Namoi Valleys. This project will provide information on the use of water storages by water bird populations with links to habitat ...
  • Getting back to nature - CottonInfo fact sheet - May 2014 
    Vogel, Stacey (2015-01-21)
    In the Namoi valley a pilot project has trialled exciting new ways to engage growers and their families in managing natural vegetation on their farms under best practise. Engagement has focused on families using existing ...
  • CARBON NEUTRAL COTTON FARMS - 17th Australian Cotton Conference 
    Smith, Rhiannon; Visser, Francois; Welsh, Jon; Vogel, Stacey; Trindall, Jane (2015-01-21)
    In the Australian cotton industry nutrition is a significant cost with 75% of irrigated cotton respondents to the 2012-13 grower practice survey spending between $300 and $600 per hectare on nutritional inputs for their ...
  • Riparian vegetation and land management - CottonInfo Focus on NRM research 
    Capon, Sam; Balcombe, Stephen (2015-04-13)
    An Investigation on where, when and how riparian vegetation regeneration occurs across the northern Murray-Darling Basin. Examining spatial patterns in plant dispersal, germination, seedling establishment and reproduction ...
  • River red gums in cotton landscapes - CottonInfo Focus on NRM research 
    Smith, Rhiannon (2015-04-13)
    Research has shown that well-managed, good condition river red gum ecosystems on cotton farms provide important habitat for threatened and declining woodland birds. Riparian areas provide biodiverse, structurally complex, ...
  • How quickly do floods recharge aquifers? - Focus on NRM Research 
    Anderson, Martin; Li, Calvin (2015-04-13)
    This research studies the rate of recovery of a depleted aquifer under variable climatic conditions. Fundamentally, it is aimed at quantifying the relative importance of stream recharge via stream channels and diffuse ...
  • How can trees intercept salinity? 
    Biggs, Andrew (2015-05-04)
    The Focus on NRM research series introduces you to the key cotton NRM researchers and their work. In this case study, Dr Andrew Biggs talks about his research into the role of native vegetation buffers in ‘soaking up’ ...
  • New and rare species of stygofauna in our aquifers 
    Korbel, Kathy; Little, John (2015-05-04)
    The Focus on NRM research series introduces you to the key cotton NRM researchers and their work. In this case study, Dr Kathy Korbel and John Little outline their project to investigate the groundwater ecology of the ...
  • Is your farm carbon neutral? This one is. 
    Welsh, Jon (2015-04-15)
    Case study of Mungindi farm managing Riparian vegetation for multiple benefits
  • Building capacity for change Bugilbone Ridge Feral Pig Management Group 
    Vogel, Stacey; Trindall, Jane; Redfern, Ruth (2014-05-20)
    Bugilbone Ridge Feral Pig Management In the Namoi Valley a pilot project has trialled exciting new ways to engage growers and their families in managing natural vegetation on their farms under best practice. A series ...
  • Benchmarking Biodiversity Mungindi Area Wide Management Group 
    Vogel, Stacey; Trindall, Stacey; Redfern, Ruth (2014-05-20)
    Snapshot of project achievements: • Five farmers with improved natural resourcemanagement knowledge and skills • 16,830ha of native vegetation conditionbenchmarked • Co-ordinated approach to natural pest control • ...
  • Building capacity for change Ashley & Rowena Area Wide Management Groups – Feral Pig Eradication project 
    Vogel, Stacey; Trindall, Jane; Redfern, Ruth (2014-05-20)
    Ashley & Rowena Feral Pig Management In the Gwydir valley a series of workshops on vegetation management were held with 43 landholders within the Ashley and Rowena area attending them. As part of the workshops ...
  • Pests and Beneficials in Australian Cotton Landscapes 
    Williams, Sandra; Wilson, Lewis; Vogel, Stacey (The Development and Delivery Team (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC), Cotton Grower Services and the IHD Group. (2011), 2011-07-12)
    This ute guide can assist consultants and growers correctly identify their pest and beneficial insects and creates awareness of the role that native vegetation can play in IPM. Ultimately this information supports responsible ...