Projects Overview
Here's just a small sampling of projects that Landly has managed in recent years. Several of these have been under contract to DairyTas.
CLEAN RIVERS
On-ground practical projects to protect and improve water quality. 137 Clean Rivers projects funded to date. Clean Rivers recognised with Australian Government Landcare Award for Excellence in Sustianable Agricutlure for 2018.
“Every farmer is happy to swim, fish and drink the water downstream of their farm
— CLEAN RIVERS MISSION STATEMENT
KING ISLAND SOLAR HOT WATER PROJECT
This project helped King Island dairy farmers to install solar hot water systems. Darren Cooper from Tas Energy and Heating did a fantastic job working on the Island - installs on dairy sheds are challenging at the best of times, let alone the logistics of getting gear to remote farms on an island in Bass Strait, where the weather can pretty wild.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The Smarter Energy Use in Australian Dairies project in Tasmania undertook dairy shed energy audits for 200 Tasmanian dairy farms.
COWS OUT OF CREEKS
Cows out of Creeks is helping beef and dairy farmers in Circular Head to install fencing, water troughs and stock crossings to protect water quality. Greenhams/Cape Grim are assisting as project partners.
EFFLUENT MANAGEMENT
Rachel has extensive experience with effluent management on Tasmanian dairy farms. She knows and understands the diversity of management systems used on Tasmanian farms. She led the training of Tasmania's accredited effluent system designers and has promoted their services through the dairy industry. She has developed extension resources around the motto "Ready to Go, Keep it Low".
EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
Throughout her career Rachel has been involved in communicating complex technical information to a variety of audiences. As an agricultural researcher, she prepared scientific reports for clients and authored scientific papers. Rachel has produced over 200 agricultural fact sheets and extension notes.
Rachel has also organised and led numerous farmer field days and workshops on a broad range of topics. Some of these have been among the most well attended in Tasmania. She has always sought to engage interesting and relevant guest speakers and run events on farms that others are keen to see.
FERTSMART
Fert$mart is a program developed by Dairy Australia to assist dairy farmers with best practice nutrient management. Rachel Brown has managed Fert$mart delivery in Tasmania - assisting five Fert$mart advisers to become accredited and undertake over 200 Fert$mart plans. Nearly half of all Tasmanian dairy farms now have a Fert$mart plan for 4R nutrient management - right product, right rate, right time and right place.
DAIRY CARES FOR THE DERWENT
Dairy Cares for the Derwent is a collaborative initiative from local Farmers, Dairy Tasmania, The Derwent Catchment Project, NRM South, Taswater and both State and Federal Governments to ensure environmental sustainability underpins expansion of the southern Tasmanian dairy industry.
SCAMANDER RIVER PROJECT
Our family has undertaken a personal project to restore the section of Scamander River that runs through the Brown family farm. This video shows what we've done.