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Benefits to on-farm net-zero

BY JAMIESON MURPHY emissions and management proaches and all-of-system
practises that expedite the approaches."
LIVESTOCK accounts for time it takes for livestock to Modelling indicates that
three-quarters of agricul- get to market, which reduces while the sector can reduce
ture's emissions, but rather methane emissions along its emissions to an extent,
than seeing it as a burden, the way. dramatically increasing the
the industry has been en- Tropical legumes that in- amount of carbon stored
couraged to embrace the crease feed and soil quality in soil will go a long way to
associated opportunities. are also being investigated. reaching net zero.
The 2021 Livestock Forum, "We are the only sector to Both federal and state
hosted by Charles Sturt Uni- make a claim of significant governments have formed
versity and the NSW govern- reduction in greenhouse gas schemes that financially
ment, flagged the on-farm emissions in Australia, that's reward farmers for carbon
benefits of transitioning to a fundamentally amazing farming, which many experts
a carbon neutral industry, statement for a sector to believe will become a nor-
including increasing produc- be able to make," Mr Mc- mal part of farm operations
tivity through soil carbon, Nicholl said. in the future.
additional revenue streams NSW Department of Pri- Wilmot Cattle Co is the
from carbon credits and in- mary Industries researcher livestock poster-child for a
creased market access from Kathy Waters said livestock successful transition into
net-zero status. emissions - primarily meth- a carbon-neutral livestock
The Meat & Livestock ane - contributed to about business, selling carbon
Australia has already rec- three-quarters of the total credits to Microsoft earlier
ognised the numerous op- emissionsforagriculture.Re- this year in a deal that net-
portunities that come from ducing methane emissions ted them about $500,000 or
reducing emissions, estab- has a tangible impact on roughly $62 a hectare.
lishing a net-zero 2030 goal farm productivity, she said. Wilmot general manag-
for the sector. OPPORTUNITIES: Livestock farmers are being urged to embrace the benefits of going "Methane produced by er Stuart Austin said stock
MLA sustainability and on-farm net-zero. livestock essentially repre- density was one of the most
innovation manager Doug sents a waste of energy," Dr powerful tools farmers had
McNicholl said working "Just imagine by 2030, the front foot for high-value thisarea,"MrMcNichollsaid. Waters said. for landscape restoration.
towards carbon neutrality consumers buy Australian international markets, stay MLA is focusing on a range "Any strategies to reduce "It's something we focus
was an important step in the red meat knowing it's good ahead of government policy of practical measures for methane will not only ad- on quite heavily here, we're
goal of doubling the value of for the environment," Mr intervention and opens the the industry to incorporate dress climate concerns, but continually challenging
red meat sales over the next McNicholl said. door for farmers to request in their daily operations, in- can also improve productiv- how high a density we can
decade, particularly in main- Carbon neutrality also low-interest loans. cluding food additives (such ity. Those strategies fall into manage our livestock at," Mr
taining consumer trust. allows the industry to get on "There are multiple wins in as seaweed) that reduce two approaches - dietary ap- Austin said.
John Deere to scrap annual fee for service

BY GREGOR HEARD agriculture manager, Benji dational to agriculture and
Blevin, said ensuring JDLink
to data and information
JOHN Deere customers us- ing a robust and accessible‘‘ farmers understand access
connectivity was available to
ing the JDLink digital service all farmers was a key mile- JDLink will be about their equipment, farm
will be able to get the product stone for the company in and paddocks is crucial to
with no annual fee. achieving its vision of build- put into the unlocking productivity and
The decision to remove hands of more efficiency gains," he said.
ongoing costs to the data digital ecosystem. customers JDLink was introduced
collection technology, which "The announcement to the Australian market
JDLink offers, sets a new means JDLink, which facili- to give them in 2011.
precedent in the agriculture tates automatic data transfer greater insight In the past, John Deere
industry, is believed to be the from a machine to the John dealers had managed their
first of its kind in Australia. Deere Operations Center, into their customers' connection to the
The company said it had will be put into the hands of machinery. subscription service, howev-
decided it wanted to ensure more customers to give them er farmers will now have full
JDLink was easily available greater insight into their ma- Benji Blevin, John Deere control to connect individual
to all farmers. chinery and their business," precision agriculture machines or their entire fleet MAKING CHANGES: John Deere Australia and
John Deere Australia and Mr Blevin said. manager through John Deere Opera- New Zealand, precision agriculture manager, Benji Blevin.
New Zealand, precision "Connectivity is foun- tions Center.

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