Tour 1 – Raised beds and controlled traffic

Visit the rapidly growing grain producing area in the Barwon region. We will see raised bed and controlled traffic farming systems operated by Southern Farming Systems. We will also visit the Rowan Peel ‘Concept farm,’ which has trees and raised bed cropping, and research on water and environmental impacts from raised beds.

A second farm visit will look at free range pigs and integration with cropping, precision guidance equipment on raised beds. The final visit will look at how water from raised beds can be harvested and used for summer vegetable production.

Hosts – Bruce Wightman and Col Hacking