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The Hon. Tony Burke, MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry visited the RLI and I & I NSW Biochar trials.

Tony Burke visits coffee farm

The Hon Tony Burke MP (second left), inspected the biochar trials underway at Jos and Wendy Webber's coffee farm at Booyong on the 18th of January. The minister also visited the biochar trials at the Wollongbar Agricultural Research Institute. Pictured above with the minister are (from left) Steve Kimber (I & I NSW), Jos Webber and Lukas Van Zwieten (I & I NSW).

Joining the minister on the visit was the newly appointed National Landcare facilitator, Mr Brett de Hayr (pictured left) with RLI secretary/treasurer, Tony Walker (centre) and the Hon. Tony Burke MP (right).

THINGS OF INTEREST :

Richmond Landcare Inc e-newsletter July 2010

Read about the great wetlands project initiated by Holy Family School teacher, Peter Cassidy, and his environmentally active students.
Holy Family Wetland Project Story

Carbon in the soil is essential to the planet and one way to replenish it is by composting food.
watch this video

Download the industry specific Soil Health Cards and Soil Best Management Guidelines for coffee, macadamia, perennial horticulture and vegetable industries here.

The latest north coast Weed Read newsletter can be found here.

Weeds awareness newsletter. Are the plants in your garden environmental weeds?

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