FARM PRODUCTIVITY & DELIVERY PROGRAM WHAT WE SAID WE’D DO WHY WE DID IT WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE? NRM On-farm Change Provides strategic leadership in the development and adoption of sustainable environmental practices, in particular practices which improve resource use efficiency and productivity Maintain the dairy industry’s perception of being a credible environmental manager Maintain access to the resources required to sustainably build dairy profitability Produced final report on DAFF-funded Environmental Management System (EMS) Pathways program. More than 12% of Australian dairy farmers participated in the Dairying for Tomorrow (DfT) EMS programs and 85% of these farmers implemented changes in environmental practices Co-ordinated regional DfT positions and met DAFF milestone reporting requirements. These positions have leveraged approximately $2 million worth of funding for regional NRM programs in 2006/07 Lobbied the Australian Government for future funding for regional DfT co-ordinator positions. The positions will be evaluated and a decision made late 2007 Conducted a mid-term review of the ‘Incorporating DairySAT into Dairy Businesses’ project, which recommended that DairySAT delivery be broadened to include service providers and regional NRM agencies Reviewed the DfT communication and recognition strategy, which resulted in a successful submission to DAFF for $285k to broaden the industry EMS delivery base Responded to more than 30 requests for presentations about DfT by regional NRM agencies, state and federal government NRM agencies Sustainable Catchments Build upon farm-scale nutrient and pathogen research to better understand how farm management impacts upon catchment health Dairy farming needs the capability to explain clearly the contribution its use of resources makes within catchments shared by other farm businesses, communities, tourism and manufacturing industries to maintain access to resources and the right to farm. This investment builds that capability Completed contracts for Brucknell Creek, Coorong, GipRip and Montagu Sustainable Catchments projects. These projects increased industry and stakeholder understanding of the interaction between management practices, off-farm nutrient loss and salinity Developed Sustainable Catchments business plan in line with recommendations from the Sustainable Catchments Program review Received and evaluated 14 project proposals for new Sustainable Catchments projects commencing in 2007/08. Developed Sustainable Catchments implementation plan incorporating the successful project applications. Developed and distributed Sustainable Catchments Program report and communications material
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