Author Archives: Maarten Stapper

Farmers urged to make most of soil microbes

Published in : Farm Weekly, August 20, 2009, p 20 By Peter Lee About 40 of the faithful and the hopeful, with probably the odd sceptic, gathered at Wongan Hills recently to hear an alternative to traditional agricultural thinking and … Continue reading

Spearheading alternative agriculture

Published in : ABC Rural –  Tuesday, 22/09/2009 By Sarina Locke The former Governor General Michael Jeffrey is so worried about the state of agricultural land degradation in Australia that he’s spearheading an organisation to push for a different farming … Continue reading

Former GG backs alternative agriculture

Published in : ABC Rural  – Thursday, 09/07/2009 By Sarina Locke from Canberra , ACT The former Governor General is heading a group pushing for sustainable food production in Australia. Major General Michael Jeffrey will chair a taskforce that groups … Continue reading

ABC News: Farmers urged to focus on soil biology

ABC- News    Posted Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:16pm AEDT 

ABC Rural: Dramatic Evidence Presented at Fertiliser Inquiry

By Mary Goode ABC Rural – Wednesday, 12/11/2008  

Farmers Lifted by New Hope for Farming for the Future

Media Release – October 2009

Farmers Lifted by New Hope for Farming for the Future

Media Release – October 2009

Sustainable Healthy Food Production and the Environment Workshop

The increased cost of petrol is providing an incentive for some farmers to consider alternatives such as organic and bio dynamic farming reports Hamish Fitzsimmons on ABC 7.30 Report, 18 September 2008.

VIDEO: How to get rid of Blue Green Algae

How to get rid of Blue Green Algae? This is a massive problem where dams and inland waterways become toxic. Listen to this simple solution from Ron Smith as he visits his dam with Bev and Maarten.

VIDEO: Succession in regenerating pastures from bare earth to native perennials

Craig Carter tells of observations on his farm when pastures are left to regenerate in succession from bare earth to native perennial grasses. When Mother Nature is allowed to do her work!