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BRPG raise the bar on good stewardship

The Barfield Road Producer Group  (BRPG) has recently been awarded a grant through the Landcare Farming Program to demonstrate good stewardship of their natural resources. “As a group we’d like to gain a better understanding of environmental market opportunities and risks in our region” says Melanie Shannon.

Committed to finding evidence-based pathways to demonstrate their stewardship, the Barfield Road Producer Group will assess the feasibility of a soil carbon project with the assistance of the Land Restoration Fund as well as undertaking accreditation under Accounting for Nature – an internationally recognised framework.  “There’s a wealth of information out there about environmental markets however it was difficult to know where to start. This grant has allowed our group to find opportunities in a daunting and complex field with minimal risk to individual businesses”, says Melanie Shannon.

The group will collaborate with DAF, Cibo Labs, Integrity Ag, and Farmlab to name a few.

“A changing climate is the new normal for landholders. How we care for our landscape has become a significant part of new learnings for our producer group” says Melanie Shannon.  The Barfield Road Producer Group began in 2019 and evolved out of a passion to connect and share information with like-minded producers. In response, the group builds extension and adoption networks to strengthen their local knowledge.