Natural Asset Farming: Creating Productive and Biodiverse Farms

Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation, and rocky outcrops are essential for healthy, sustainable farms. Protecting and enhancing these elements of natural capital supports biodiversity, farm productivity, and farmers' and farming communities' well-being. Natural Asset Farming: Creating Productive and Biodiverse Farms is a book that combines ecological science with farmers' experience to help foster ideas, boost resilience, and improve the sustainability of agricultural production.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation, and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms. Protecting and enhancing these elements of natural capital on farms not only supports biodiversity but also contributes to farm productivity and to the well-being of farmers and farming communities.

Natural Asset Farming: Creating Productive and Biodiverse Farms delves into seven key natural assets and their significance for biodiversity and productivity on farms. Drawing on two decades of long-term ecological monitoring and knowledge exchange with farmers, Landcare groups, and natural resource management experts, this book serves as a valuable tool for building and enhancing natural assets in agricultural landscapes. By bringing together ecological science and the experience of farmers in the wheat–sheep belt of south-eastern Australia, Natural Asset Farming aims to foster ideas, boost resilience, and improve the sustainability of agricultural production.

The book offers a comprehensive exploration of why protecting and enhancing natural assets can be a fantastic investment for a farm, delivering biodiversity, productivity, and well-being benefits. It includes insights and experiences from farmers who have undertaken natural asset management actions, providing valuable practical insights into the science and practice of managing natural assets on farms. The book also offers principles on how to manage natural assets on farms, guiding farmers in creating sustainable and productive agricultural landscapes.

Furthermore, the book includes images that showcase the key features of an enhanced natural asset, illustrating the visual impact and benefits of implementing natural asset management practices. Whether you are a farmer, land manager, or interested in sustainable agriculture, Natural Asset Farming offers valuable knowledge and guidance for building and enhancing natural assets on farms, contributing to a more sustainable and resilient agricultural future.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 170 x 245 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781486314836