FPJ1701B – Sevenster, M, Ogilvy, S & Kirkegaard, J (2020), Conservation agriculture in a new world of enterprise-level sustainability metrics, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Autumn 2020, pp. 4-13, Surry Hills, Australia.
Autumn 2020: Evolving conservation agriculture
Autumn 2020: Evolving conservation agriculture
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Conservation agriculture is the dominant cropping system in Australia, yet many conservation agriculture practices are under threat. Accelerated evolution of farming systems is necessary to ensure that Australian farmers can continue to farm in a profitable, productive and sustainable fashion. This edition explores some of the drivers for change to current systems and forecasts what future systems may look like. Environmental, societal and practical challenges to current practice are driving a clear need for change.
FPJ1701C – White, R & Davidson, B (2020), Is carbon farming an efficient means of offsetting Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions?, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Autumn 2020, pp. 16-21, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1701D – Dickmann, R (2020), Conservation agriculture and beyond: a view from the plant science industry, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Autumn 2020, pp. 22-31, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1701E – Beckie, HJ, Flower, KC & Ashworth, MB (2020), Glyphosate-free farming in Australia?, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Autumn 2020, pp. 32-42, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1701F – Walsh, MJ (2020), Meeting the weed control challenge in Australia’s future conservation cropping systems, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Autumn 2020, pp. 44-52, Surry Hills, Australia.
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