In late 2024, Weddin Landcare received funding for their project titled ‘Over the Fence – Connecting farmers with farmers and other experts to increase local adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in the Weddin district’. The project will run over two years 2025 and 2026.
This project extends on the concept that great ideas and practice change often result from the conversations that occur between farmers ‘over the fence’ and when farmers are prepared to look beyond their farm gate. The project will utilise Weddin Landcare’s extensive network to connect farmers with leading or early adopting farmers and experts to gain the practical advice and guidance they need to adopt climate-smart agricultural production systems.
Six field days will be held to demonstratethe viability of various best practice methods in a local context. Experts will be engaged for these events to help facilitate conversation and provide technical knowledge and advice.
Two bus trips will be run to encourage farmers to think more broadly and expose them to other, proven ideas that could be adapted locally.
Six visual stories featuring local farmers, properties and projects will be created to cater for the increasing number of farmers who gain their information online. The visual stories will showcase some of the great outcomes being achieved by our local farmers in the Weddin district and will be produced by Grenfell boy, Stuart Walmsley – one of Australia’s most multi-faceted content producers who has a passion for sustainable agriculture and stories from rural and remote areas.
This project, is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.
How can you get involved?
Planning for the field days, bus trips and visual stories is currently underway. If you know of a particular expert in the sustainable farming realm that you would like us to bring to our district, please let us know.
Watch this space for details on upcoming field days and bus trips.
Weddin Landcare are also looking for local farmers to participate in the visual stories so, if there’s a project you have done or an aspect of your farming operation that you think others could learn from, please get in touch with Melanie on 0417 963 475 or weddinlandcare@outlook.com
