Apsley Workshop – Boosting Soil Health for Better Farm Performance
Emissions and productivity: What farmers need to know with Cam Nicholson
Date: Tuesday 15th July 2025
Time: 10am – 2.30pm
Address: Apsley Golf Club, Chris Simpsons Rd, Apsley VIC 3319
Cost: FREE, Lunch provided
RSVP: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/79qm9kqP9L
Any questions contact: Bronwyn Bant, Wimmera CMA, 0427 529 232 or bronwyn.bant@wcma.vic.gov.au
This workshop will provide an overview of the external forces driving the need to track farm emissions.
It will assist farms to position their business for a low carbon emission future and highlight the relationship between emissions and productivity.
Why should farmers attend?
New legislation requires large business and financial institutions to report their carbon emissions. Many global and national businesses have signed up to voluntary targets and emissions reporting. This means there will be increasing supply-chain demand to provide your farm’s carbon emissions.
Meet the Presenter
Cam Nicholson: Cam is a farmer, agronomist and industry advisor with in-depth knowledge and firsthand experience in agricultural emissions and sequestration.
Cam is an excellent presenter who won this year’s GRDC ‘Seed of Light’ award.
Topics to be discussed:
- Farm emissions and their relationship to productivity
- External factors driving the need to track farm emissions
- Carbon neutrality vs carbon intensity
- Best calculators to use to determine farm emissions
- Farm data required to calculate emissions
- Definition of ‘scopes’
- Short-, medium- and long-term options to reduce farm emissions and boost productivity.
