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Improving phosphorous management in Australian macadamias

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Southern Cross University (SCU), in collaboration with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), is leading innovative research to strengthen the sustainability and productivity of the $280 million macadamia industry. The project focuses on optimising nutrient use efficiency, especially phosphorus (P), which is a finite resource […]

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Woman holding a baby in a macadamia orchard.

Farming regeneratively and productively with Eleanor Revell

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Alongside her parents, Andrew and Kim, and brother Jon, Eleanor Revell is taking a more hands on role in the management of her family’s 10,000-tree macadamia farm. Her goal is to farm regeneratively while maintaining good productivity. Program: Regenerative Agriculture Mentoring Program (delivered by Southern Cross University through the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance and Farming Together,

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Side by side photos showing macadamia orchard before cover crops and after cover crops were planted.

Macadamia farmer Jamie Williamson: My regen journey

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Jamie Williamson and his wife, Jenette, have 3000 macadamia trees. The farm was dark, overgrown and faced serious soil, pest and erosion issues when they bought it in 2017. It didn’t take long for Jamie to question the existing conventional farming practices, and to start looking for alternatives. Program: Regenerative Agriculture Mentoring Program (delivered by

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