NEW England farmers will get the chance to hear from each other and a range of experts about how to best rehydrate their land so they can both rebound from the drought and prepare for the next one.
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Upper Mooki Landcare (UML) is hosting a workshop on Thursday, May 13 dubbed Creating Resilient Landscapes to Secure our Farming Future, which is set to be a think thank and learning experience for landholders.
Good land hydration is key to pushing through difficult times and different tactics on similar soil can often produce very different results.
The upcoming event will be held at Windy Station in Quirindi, and feature more than 20 exhibitors and 13 innovative local landholders, who will discuss their regenerative practices across a variety of farms.
Chair of UML, Nicky Chirlian, said it can be incredibly beneficial for farmers to hear each other's ideas and bounce off each other.
"There's so many different products that come from this region, depending on whether they like to grow crops, depending on whether they like to produce cattle, depending on whether they're sheep farmers," she said.
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"There's a whole bunch of different agricultural products that are coming out of here, so there's lots of different strategies I'm sure we'll hear about."
Industry experts will also play a major part in the event, bringing the latest theories and trends from recent research and advising farmers as to how they can put it into practice.
Attendees will also get to witness the first showing of a documentary on the Upper Mooki Rehydration Project, which is set to be an informative experience.
An report on that $660,000 project - which focused on retaining water in the land, rather than only considering water supplies on the land - will also be spoken about at the workshop.
Leading local agronomists, other landcare groups and the University of New England will be among the exhibitors available on the day.
Bob Hawke Landcare Award 2018 winner Charlie Arnott will be facilitating the day. The project is supported by North West Local Land Services, and funded by the Australian Government's National Landcare Program and Catchment Action NSW.
Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite or calling Ms Chirlian on 0488 056 199; the first four people to contact her will receive free tickets.
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