Land Water and Wool Case Study: Benalla 2008-12-11T04:42:50Z 2009-09-11T06:32:10Z Land Water and Wool Case Study: Benalla Business approach reaps rewards for environment <p>Agricultural researcher Jim Moll has seen first-hand the benefits of woolgrowers taking a whole farm approach to agronomy, economics and the environment.</p> <p>Jim was responsible for crunching the economic numbers in Land, Water &amp; Wool&rsquo;s groundbreaking study of how to run stock more profitably while improving the environment in the hill country of central Victoria. Land, Water and Wool was a $20 million national program which aimed to boost the sustainability and profitability of wool growers.</p> <p>Results from the project so impressed the Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry that it funded the recent &lsquo;Green Graze&rsquo; trial, where 16 wool growers tendered for financial incentives to modify grazing and management practices, to improve on-farm biodiversity.</p> PN22111 PN22111