Love thy Neighbour: Neighbouring farmers joining forces
Event description
Love thy Neighbour: Neighbouring farmers joining forces
Hear the stories of neighbouring farmers who have collaborated while adopting regenerative agriculture practices to achieve greater performance and profitability.
Learn How sharing knowledge and resources, can improve decision making and yield better results.
Stories include how regenerative farmer, director and actor, Rachel Ward and neighbor Mick Green joined their herds together and started cell grazing.
Speakers
RACHEL WARD, FARMER AND ACTOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR
Two years ago Rachel joined her herd with her neighbour and stopped drenching, applying any chemical fertilisers or biocides and began cell grazing.
Rachel Ward is a former actress who starred in CBS’s biggest rating mini-series ever, The Thornbirds and the films, Against All Odds, Sharkey’s Machine with and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award 3 times and is an award-winning director. She is currently combining her knowledge of film and 30 years of beef production to explain her passion for regenerative farming with a new documentary
MICK GREEN, FARMER
Former boilermaker and welder, Mick took over his father’s role of manager on Rachel and Bryan’s farm next door in 2010. He has completed Joel Salatin mentoring sessions.
GLEN CHAPMAN, CEO OF SOUTHERN BLUE REGENERATIVE
Glen Chapman has been working in regenerative farming for over 20 years and is an accredited Holistic Management Field Professional with the Savory Institute. As well as having worked with leading consulting firms as a trainer and facilitator, he has travelled internationally researching regenerative farming practices and brings this knowledge and his varied strategic business management experience to Southern Blue Regenerative, helping farmers improve their businesses and lives. Along with training, educating and sharing his passion for regenerative agriculture, he and his wife run Tarinore Farm near Armidale on the Northern Tablelands of NSW, applying the principles themselves, and selling Beef and Lamb to the local region.