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Northern Tablelands Fact Sheets

A Quick Guide to the Case Study and Testimonial Farms.

Northern Talbelands Project Fact Sheet: 11

The Land, Water and Wool Northern Tablelands Project (NSW) aims to raise awareness of the importance and value of biodiversity to the wool industry, demonstrate the many ways in which biodiversity drives profitable production on New England wool propertie

How to Lift Wool Profits and Improve Biodiversity

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 10

Research by the Land, Water and Wool Northern Tablelands Project (NSW) identified a wide range of innovations and management practices for profitable, biodiverse wool production in temperate regions.

The project found 41 ways in which Northern

Biodiversity and Wool Production- Answers to the 10 Big Questions

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 9

Early in the Land Water and Wool (LWW) Northern Tablelands Project (NSW), local woolgrowers developed a list of ten critical issues they wanted answered, about wool production and biodiversity. These ten issues are pivotal to profitable, biodiverse wool

Economics and the Environment: not Mutually Exclusive!

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 8

Between 2004 and 2005 , the Land, Water and Wool Northern Tablelands Project (NSW) collected paddock, production and financial information from 21 Monitor farms. The farms varied in grazing management, input levels, target markets and family goals. Based

Fauna on Case Study farms

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 6

During the Land, Water and Wool Northern Tablelands Project (NSW), three Case Study farms- ‘The Hill’, ‘Lana’ and ‘Nant Lodge’- were selected to demonstrate three quite different examples of profitable, biodiverse wool production. The owner managers of a

Water Quality on New England wool properties

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 5

During the Land, Water and Wool (LWW) Northern Tablelands Project (NSW), water quality in Monitor farm dams and creeks was measured to establish a baseline for the future. This Fact Sheet reports the results of water chemistry testing, and the diversity

Pastures on New England wool properties

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 4

Pastures are the engine room of every grazing property. As part of the Land, Water and Wool (LWW) Northern Tablelands Project (NSW), pasture composition was assessed in relation to land management and environmental factors on Monitor Farms. This Fact She

Arboreal Marsupials on New England wool properties

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 3

Arboreal marsupials are possums, gliders and their relatives, which live mainly in tree canopies. They fulfill an important role in farmland timber - the natural control of dieback-causing insects and parasitic mistletoes.

Bats on New England wool properties

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 2

Small, insect eating bats (‘microbats’) fulfill an important role on wool properties, that of natural pest control. Microbats eat a wide range of invertebrates, predominantly moths, beetles and bugs, with some species also consuming mosquitoes and grasshopppers.

Birds on New England Wool Properties

Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet: 1

Twenty species of woodland bird have been identified that are destined for extinction in the NSW wheat-sheep belt, where little habitat remains (Reid 1999). We found ten of these species on New England wool properties between 2002 and 2005.