c2c Farm Shelterbelt Scheme

The c2c Farm Shelterbelt Scheme offers landholders new to Landcare or who have not undertaken a project since 2005 the opportunity to receive funding for .2ha of Direct Seeding. The project aims to introduce Landcare to those who haven’t been involved before and to help reinvigorate landholders that may not have undertaken a project for some time. Shelterbelts improve farm productivity by increasing shelter for stock and pasture, and provide wildlife habitat, particularly for birds, which are the predators of many pest insects, resulting in a reduction of insect attack on surrounding pastures. 

Project Outcomes

• 13 direct seed shelterbelts created across the HDLN area. 
• Increase the understanding of 13 landholders about Landcare concepts and sustainable agriculture, and provide the skills and capacity for these landholders to undertake further works in the future, and become advocates of Landcare and the Alliance.
• A community and agency staff field day, focused on direct seed and other technical skills.
• An increase in the environmental values of the local area compared to current levels.    

How will it happen?

An add will be place in local newspapers and Glider Gazette calling Expression of Interest from Landholders interested in partaking in the program. Once all places in the program being filled, a list of participating landholders will be passed on to a direct seeding contractor to implement the program. The contractor will be required to contact all participants and in some cases undertake site visits to determine sites suitability, provide technical advice in site preparation and provide a time schedule for when activities should be undertaken. Landholders will be required to adequately prepare the site which includes undertaking appropriate weed control and ploughing (moldboard) the site prior to sowing, followed by the site being rolled. 

Photo: direct seeding © Direct Seed www.directseed.com.au 2008