Rufous and Co | Agricultural service
Rufous and Co
Phone: +61 401 042 223
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24.01.2022 We are searching for a Manager for our 2000ac mixed farming operation at Crowther, between Young & Cowra in SW Slopes NSW. Currently running 2000 1st cross ewes..., 170 self replacing cows & forage crops. Applicant prerequisites: 1. Interest in regenerative farming principles. 2. Livestock and fencing experience. 3. Self motivated with a can doattitude. 4. Ability to work independently whilst in collaboration and consultation with management. Salary package to be negotiated based on the successful candidate’s experience and fit for the role. Please phone Ben Reid on 0428864870 for more information.
24.01.2022 Our new booklet, Ten ways to improve natural assets on a farm, highlights some of the ways that farmers can create havens for wildlife, shelter for stock and lo...vely, well-vegetated areas on their farms. In this article three of our ecologists, Dan Florance, Dave Smith and Colleen O'Malley, share some of their insights into the multiple benefits that can come from planting shelterbelts, protecting rocky outcrops or fencing farm dams. Read more at www.sustainablefarms.org.au//towards-healthy-farms-healthy Photo: Ecologists Dan Florance and Dave Smith discuss riparian restoration with a farmer.
22.01.2022 Catching caterpillars. It's all in a day's work at the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board. Landscape Officers David, Ben and Ronnie collected more than 1000 ve...ry tiny and hopefully very hungry plume moth caterpillars in the Barossa Valley today. What’s great about these caterpillars is that they only eat horehound, a noxious weed that takes over paddocks, catches in sheep wool and taints milk and meat. Now we’ve bundled them up, the next step is to share them with landholders who want a low-cost and chemical-free way to tackle horehound infestations on their properties. We’ll release the army of caterpillars at 22 properties and then let them get to work. Nature at its best! Do you have a horehound issue at your place? Get in touch with us on 8841 3400 to express your interest. . . . Yorke Peninsula Council Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council Regional Council of Goyder Wakefield Regional Council Barunga West Council Northern Areas Council Port Pirie Regional Council The Barossa Council Town of Gawler Light Regional Council District Council of Mount Remarkable
21.01.2022 Having trouble keeping track of all the great events UNFS is holding across the region? This calendar should help. For event details visit www.unfs.com.au Please RSVP for COVID management requirements.
19.01.2022 Excited to be helping out at this event in a little over a week. Great line up of speakers and followed up with interesting tours of those putting the theory into practice.
18.01.2022 IPM tools and a manage for damage not just an aphid presence effective in managing the Russian Wheat aphid.
15.01.2022 If you missed our recent webinar on new ideas for sustainable farm financing, the recording is now available at http://sustainablefarms.org.au//sustainable-far...m-financing. Thank-you National Farmers' Federation and the Australian Government Regional Investment Corporation for your fantastic contribution to this event!
15.01.2022 Number 9 In 1927. Still true today.
15.01.2022 The 2020 AgriEducate Essay Competition is now open for entries. Are you the undergraduate or postgraduate student enrolled at an Australian university who could... help solve some of the serious challenges facing agriculture and the world's food security? Students from all disciplines, from business to biology, education to engineering, and health to humanities are invited to offer their perspective and insight to solve practical problems that impact all of our futures. To learn more about the details and the great prizes on offer, go to https://agrieducate.com/essay-competition/
15.01.2022 From the vault... If you missed our Designing Shelterbelts webinar back in June, you can watch the recording here: https://buff.ly/3nurmxH Check it out to he...ar about designing shelterbelts for multiple benefits: Livestock health and productivity Woodland bird biodiversity, and Beneficial insects See more
12.01.2022 We had a huge response to last week's Brilliant Birds webinar with Sustainable Farms ecologist Dave Smith and Birdlife Australia's Ben Humphries. Thank you to e...veryone who joined us! A recording of this webinar is now available to view online. We also received lots of great questions from webinar participants, so we've provided answers to many of your questions too! View the recording and see the Q&A's here: http://www.sustainablefarms.org.au//discover-birds-love-ou
10.01.2022 George Wilson, Melanie Edwards & Neil Byron have been studying extinctions and threatened species in Australia. Their work confirmed that most biodiversity loss...es have occurred on private lands and that national parks are insufficient to reverse the alarming trend. Their paper proposes a new model that could increase the abundance and distribution of Australia's biodiversity, while at the same time providing financial incentives to private landholders to undertake this important work. You can read their paper "Custodianship of wildlife on private land to support conservation an Australian model" at https://www.publish.csiro.au/RJ/pdf/RJ20039 See more
06.01.2022 What a great opportunity. Great to see companies actively recruiting for the improvement of their whole farm and enterprise.
05.01.2022 There has never been a more urgent need to restore damaged ecosystems than now. Ecosystems support all life on Earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the heal...thier the planet - and its people. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. It can help to end poverty, combat climate change and prevent a mass extinction. It will only succeed if everyone plays a part. Find out more about ecosystems and the UN Decade, and join the global movement to restore our world. We must restore farmlands by Using nature as a boost Planting trees on fields Growing more diverse crops Adopting regenerative agriculture The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will start in 2021. Here are ten actions in the strategy of the UN Decade that can build a #GenerationRestoration. https://www.unenvironment.org//10-years-restore-our-planet
04.01.2022 Introducing.....Bruce Maynard's presentation: Boosting Bottom Lines by Behaviour. It's the first session offered in our Summer Series, bringing you presenters f...rom the postponed SA Arid Lands Pastoral Field Day in the comfort of your own home. This session will be held at 1pm Wednesday. To join the webinar, go to https://bit.ly/BruceMaynardSS Livestock SA Upper North Farming Systems The Pastoral Network Primary Industries and Regions SA Nutrien Ag Solutions Port Augusta Elders
03.01.2022 Soil is the backbone of good biodiversity - both above and below the ground. Join in for this 4 part webinar series from Soil Land Food to learn more on: ...Balance the physical, biological & chemical aspects of your soil to maximise your farms productivity . Learn skills to navigate & read through your farm enterprises soil tests. For more info & tickets https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-making-sense-of-soil-t
02.01.2022 What a beautiful way to be reminded that our woodland birds can be of great benefit to agricultural crops. This Welcome Swallow was in a large group swooping a...bove a canola crop just west of Coonabarabran. Welcome Swallows feed on a wide variety of insects, and research studies have found that swallows may be able to significantly reduce crop pest insect populations. https://eorganic.org/node/21859
