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MODULE 5: Protect Your Farm's Natural Assets
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Monitoring tools

Quickchecks - Natural Resource Monitoring Tools for Woolgrowers: tools to measure the health of your pastures, soils, woody vegetation, farm watercourses, paddock production levels and birds. For further information visit: www.wool.com/on-farm-research-and-development/production-systems-eco/environment/biodiversity/ or download a copy of Quickchecks here.

The MLA Pasture Health Kit – a field kit for producers to assess pasture health in the paddock. The kit can be ordered from MLA by:

Self-assessment tools

Australian Good Meat website: MLA has developed the Australian Good Meat website to showcase the red meat industry's environmental and animal welfare credentials. The website informs consumers about the great work of Australian red meat producers and the high quality product they produce. It also provides a platform for red meat producers to share their story and demonstrate their commitment to best practice and continual improvement.Visit:  https://www.goodmeat.com.au/environmental-sustainability/

Environmental Farm Plan: http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/farm-management/business-management/environmental-farm-plan

Certification

Certified Land Management program: Visit the Australian Land Management Group website to find out about the Certified Land Management Program at www.almg.org.au/