Farm consultants and agricultural advisers could hold the key to boosting the adoption of Controlled Traffic Farming beyond the 10 per cent of farmers currently using the technique. As seen on www.farmonline.com.au
The Herbert family feed lot boasts a proud farming heritage stretching back six generations to 1791. Currently the Herbert family are a major supplier of beef cattle, even growing and fermenting their own silage. When they tried to expand their agriculture business there was no support. With the help that came from Bankwest and their agricultural finance, Australia’s oldest farming family are back on track and looking forward to the next 200 years on the land.
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Focuses on the effect of factory farms on independent family farms and rural communities. Also discusses economics, the effect of pollution on people and the environment, as well as regulations and animal welfare. Filmed in Lincoln Township, Missouri but applicable everywhere. To obtain a copy, please contact Wendy Swann at the Animal Welfare Institute - (202) 337-2332. per copy. (1998)
Excellent Development supports community groups in semi-arid rural Kenya to improve their enviroment sustainably through soil and water conservation, improving food and water supply, health and incomes. The key activities are terracing land, building sand dams and planting trees. These three work together to significantly improve conservation of soil and water in this delicate environment.