2022/23 ANNUAL PLAN PROGRESS REPORT – Q3 Stronger Councils, Stronger Region

Strategic Intention

Annual Plan Action

Activity this quarter Status

• Trapped and provided 5,000 Geotrupes spiniger dung beetles for farmer Matthew Robinson

• Delivered workshop session for TasTAFE apprentices

‘Identification & function of tunnelling dung beetles’

• Delivered workshop session for TasTAFE apprentices

‘Introduction to plant diseases’

• Delivered workshop session for TasTAFE apprentices ‘Plant diseases of a pasture-based system & case studies of disease management in the pyrethrum industry’

• Assisted with Soil Extension Officer workshop, field day, site visits and follow up soil test result discussions

• Assisted with Protecting our Productive Soils workshop, field day and procuring one agreement

• Assisted with soil health assessments and gathering baseline data at Drought & Innovation Hub project sites

• Coordinated NRM stall at Waratah/Wynyard agricultural society show

• Provided eight agribusiness contacts for PhD student Samuel Hong to interview

Protecting Our Productive Soils

• Workshop session delivered to TasTAFE apprentices

‘Understanding and managing soil erosion through the use of seasonal cover crops’

• Workshop session delivered to Greenham Tasmania farmers

‘Identification & function of tunnelling dung beetles and how they help mitigate soil acidity in an intensive grazing system’, 7,000 Geotrupes spiniger dung beetles released across three farms at Repda

• One agreement signed with Greenham Tasmania farmer to manage soil acidity