Emissions reporting is one area that can present opportunities to local landholders.
A Know Your Number, Control Your Future workshop will be held at Cohuna Fire Brigade shed on June 17, from 9.30am to 2pm.
The session will feature practical insights and locally relevant strategies, delivered by people who have practical experience in agriculture.
“While primary producers are not expected to eliminate their emissions, they do need to understand the basics of on-farm emissions,” North Central Catchment Management Authority carbon farming outreach project manager Katrina Rast said.
“This includes not just on-farm emissions such as fuel use and livestock methane, but also indirect emissions from electricity and, crucially, those that occur up and down the supply chain such as fertilisers and transport.”
Instead of the process being something to be feared, Ms Rast said there were opportunities for local farmers to make small changes in their whole-farm plans, improve productivity and gain access to emerging and changing markets.
“Reducing on-farm emissions doesn’t mean radical changes to the way you farm. In our region, it’s the opposite,” she said.
“For local irrigation farmers, simple things such as improving irrigation efficiency by using a drip or centre pivot can quickly reduce on-farm emissions.’’
Go to nccma.vic.gov.au/knowyournumber to find out more.
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