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CONSERVATION FARMERS INC.

Conservation Farmers Inc. is a non profit organisation built on the information and experience shared and collected amongst farmers for profitable and sustainable farming and for environmental preservation.


Warakirri Agland Trust being presented with their prize by Bill Adams - Syngenta Agriculture, Ian Pates of Warakirri, John Willis - ANZ Bank, Tom Murphy of Warakirri, Jim Maunder - ANZ Bank, Scott Reichelt and David Crook (at front) of Warakirri (http://www.watag.com.au/)

Conservation Farmer of the Year

Award

The Winners were

WARAKIRRI AGRICULTURAL TRUSTS

(see photo left and the article in the June 2008 newsletter).

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Ground cover the key to productivity in grazing and zero-till systems
Warakirri Agricultural Trusts, Winner of the 2007 Conservation Farmer of the Year Award
First 2008 reports of cereal rusts
Nitrogen volatilisation in northern cropping soils
Coggan's Run

Current CFI Projects

CFI currently has projects in Managing and Understanding Soil Water, Conservation Farming Training, Webinars, WUE Benchmarking, Conservation Farming on sloping country, Atrazine Management, Precision Agriculture and plastic mulches for Water and Heat Conservation.

Nuts & Bolts

Conservation Farming Tips from CFI Members. Hear what farmers have to say about key conservation farming practices.

How Wet or maybe How Often???

Downloadable computer programs from the APSRU website which allow you to uncover meaning in your own rainfall records

Fleabane trial results

Andrew Somervaille conducted trial at Black’s family property, Brookstead, Qld.... Click here for trial results

Brendan Griffiths and Brooke Phelps conducted a trial at Bartelens family property, Tulloona, NSW.... Click here for trial results

NEW Glyphosate label changes for Central Queensland growers

CFI has successfully gained a minor use permit from the APVMA to increase the application rates for Nufarm Glyphosate CT450g/L and Monsanto's Roundup Power Max 540g/L.