The Principles of Soil Health
“Upon this handful of soil, our survival depends. Husband it, and it will grow our food, our fuel and our shelter and surround us with beauty. Abuse it, and the ...
The Bullies of Biological Farming
A curious thing happened the other day. I rang a guy to follow up on his decision to attend a Farming & Grazing for Profit school. He was tentative, to ...
Vale Dr Stan Parsons
Note from Hazel Parsons this morning Stan passed away today, July 15 2020. It was pneumonia, helped along by COVID I guess. The hard part was not being allowed to ...
There’s something big on the horizon
A groundbreaking approach is being planned for Australian regenerative agriculture. "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller Australian agriculture is blessed with ...
International Interest in Grazing for Profit™
The RCS Team was excited to have overseas participants at the Rockhampton GrazingforProfit™ and the Perth Farming&GrazingforProfit™ Schools this year.
Read on for first hand accounts of the schools from our presenters and how the international guest made for some interesting schools!
Actions arising from the changing seasons
RCS Chairman, David McLean, explores what the change in season means for crop and livestock producers and provides some points to consider in the future.
Being Prepared vs. Panic Buying
I listened to a very clear and concise podcast yesterday. Joy McClymont, from Off The Track Training, interviewed Dr Clare Walker from Longreach (also President of the Qld Rural Doctors ...
Update on Agriculture, RCS Activities and Coronavirus
If Dorothy Mackellar were alive today, she may write ‘of droughts and flooding rains, plus bushfires, pandemics, record prices, record crashes and the infamous 2020 Australian toilet paper debacle’! What …
Pierre Weill to speak at RCS International Conference!
For what will be his first Australian speaking engagement, RCS is excited to bring you French researcher, agronomist and animal nutritionist, Pierre Weill! Pierre’s important work in building nutrient-dense food …
What to do with the rain
Now that there have been some good falls about, with at least enough to grow some grass and add a bit to a very dry profile, the question is – ...