The feasibility of biogas on Australian vegetable farms

Agriculture

Kym Whiteoak, Carl Larsen and Anne-Maree Boland

The feasibility of biogas on Australian vegetable farms

13 JAN 2017

There is significant interest within the vegetable industry in maximising efficiency and productivity across the production process, including maximising value from waste streams. Biogas is methane...

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Bunyip Food Belt – Lessons Learned

12 JAN 2017

The Bunyip Food Belt is a large region south east of Melbourne that contains some of Australia’s most fertile and valuable land and produces fresh food for Melbourne’s rapidly growing population. ...

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Expert Witness Reports

10 JAN 2017

RMCG has a comprehensive knowledge of many rural industries and processes, which has been successfully applied to a wide range of projects where a client requires an objective, well-reasoned, ...

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Innovation in a complex environment

09 JAN 2017

The modern farming environment has turned everything we thought we knew about extension on its head, Australian social researcher Nigel McGuckian told the Beef and Lamb Conference in New Zealand (2013...

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Collaborative Improvement Framework – Creating a Legacy Through Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Evaluation

08 JAN 2017

The purpose of this paper is to describe and highlight the key themes and success factors for the design, implementation and legacy of programs in the agriculture and NRM sector. This paper presents t...

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Farm business decision making – how can we help?

03 JAN 2017

Australian farmers are currently challenged by a mixture of circumstances including drought, uncertainty of prices, rising input costs and the long term uncertainty of climate change. There are changi...

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What Will Climate Change Do to Spaghetti Bolognese?

13 DEC 2016

Social researcher and author Rebecca Huntley uses the recipe for this very popular and accessible dish to highlight the varied threats to our future food supply from global climate change. A very p...

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RMCG staff embrace innovation

10 DEC 2016

Clinton Muller and Carl Larsen from RMCG attended the Regional Innovation Forum at the Horticulture Centre of Excellence in Tatura. This was a great opportunity to show case the progressive Victorian ...

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TasForage currently seeks Tasmanian producers tackling this winter with a forage crop

08 DEC 2016

Are you growing forage crops for winter finishing on your farm in the coming season and want to have a closer look at how they are performing on your farm? The TasForage project, has been developed...

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Integrated Crop Protection extension project delivering great outputs for vegetable growers and advisors

06 DEC 2016

The Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) extension project aims to promote best management practices for plant health in the Australian vegetable industry, including responsible chemical use. To learn ...

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