Ep.29 Sustainability & regeneration in Aussie agriculture - Michael Guerin (Agforce QLD)

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Michael Guerin is the CEO of Agforce, a peak organisation representing Queensland's rural producers, and in this episode he explains how Aussie farmers are using sustainable and regenerative methods when using their most precious resource: their land. He speaks about cover crops, rotations, no-dig, the value of carbon in the soil, and he also defines the terms "sustainable" and "regeneration".
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Visit the Agforce website: https://www.agforceqld.org.au/
Follow Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelS_Guerin
Follow Agforce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgForceQLD
Here's a well-referenced article, not associated with Agforce, that covers some of the discussion points that point towards cattle being beneficial to the environment: https://sustainabledish.com/meat-is-magnificent/
Here's an article from the Independent that's also not a bad read: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/cows-beef-farming-reverse-climate-change-global-warming-a8202121.html

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