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A single gram of farming soil will contain more than 10,000 different species of micro-organisms.

Posted on October 18, 2012 by hoddlecows

Look after the soil physical and chemical properties and the soil biology will look after itself. That was the key message I took from a recent soil biology forum I attended. “The diversity of micro-organisms in soils is far larger … Continue reading →

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Getting a grip on Dairy farm GHG emmisions

Posted on April 11, 2012 by hoddlecows

In 2010 we undertook our first analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from our dairy farm. To do this we used the industry developed tool DGAS. DGAS software is intended to give the user an understanding of the greenhouse gases emitted … Continue reading →

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Checking up on Soil Carbon

Posted on February 28, 2012 by hoddlecows

Last year we offered up some soil from one of our paddocks as part of a national research project.  Scientists who are part of The Victorian Soil Carbon Project came one rainy day to take the samples. The project’s aim … Continue reading →

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Lights cameras action

Posted on December 16, 2011 by hoddlecows

I spent some time on the other side of the camera yesterday. We had a film crew here who were doing a series of stories for DAFF (Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) on the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emission’s from … Continue reading →

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