By Dr Chris Reed
Climate change has increased the intricacy of our land management. As an industry we need to look more intently at environmental rehabilitation and continue to put into place strategies that protect our ecosystems, lives and livelihoods.
I have always been a bit of a bush kid.… Continue reading
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Revegetation is the process of replanting vegetation and rebuilding the soil of disturbed land for the principal purpose of rehabilitating or protecting degraded land. Revegetation is used in many sectors of Australia, such as mining, farming, infrastructure, and urban centres.… Continue reading
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Peach crop and leaf vigour is under threat as temperatures warm (Image: Alabama Extension via Flickr under CC0 1.0)
By Gabrielle Stannus
As we plan for climate change, we hear a lot about street trees planted for their ornamental and environmental amenity. What about fruit trees in these and other public landscapes and home gardens? What can we learn from commercial orchardists now to help improve how we select and maintain fruit trees to survive our changing climate, particularly those varieties that require winter chill?… Continue reading
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