National Agriculture Day profile: Dan Armstrong

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From studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science to running a beef cattle hobby farm in Gippsland, RMCG Senior Consultant Dan Armstrong’s life and career runs deep in the agriculture industry.

National Agriculture Day profile: Dan Armstrong

17 NOV 2022

Fresh out of university, Dan joined the Victorian Department of Agriculture where he worked on farm systems and farm business analysis in the dairy industry for 14 years, initially in Kyabram in north...

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National Water Week: Natasha Frazer’s water story

19 OCT 2022

As a graduate of chemical engineering at the University of Melbourne, Natasha was keen to follow her interests in water, the environment and agriculture. A chance ‘COVID lockdown’ project to help ...

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Walking Together: When a government body truly partners with Traditional Owners

10 OCT 2022

In the spirit of reconciliation and partnership, staff gathered to strengthen the significant institutional relationship between Dja Dja Wurrung Group and the CMA by considering partnership opportu...

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Making waves in environmental projects for Geelong and the Surf Coast

21 JUL 2022

Hosted by our Torquay-based team, the day was an opportunity to learn from our colleagues who are working on projects in Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast and, of course, make the most of a fa...

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Achieving meaningful engagement with Traditional Owners

07 JUL 2022

Jamie became actively involved in the research and management of cultural heritage projects for Traditional Owners while working as a field archaeologist in the United Kingdom as well as Tasmania, Far...

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RMCG talks all things extension at APEN conference

08 FEB 2022

The Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Conference will return from 9-11 February 2022. While we were looking forward to attending the event in Melbourne to learn from local and international...

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Careers in agriculture: RMCG staff reflect on their #AgVenture

18 NOV 2021

Clinton Muller Despite growing up on a mixed horticulture and sugarcane farm in Childers – just outside of Bundaberg, Queensland – Clinton Muller never planned to forge a career in the agricultur...

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Carbon neutral farming learnings to be shared at field day and forum

22 FEB 2021

The events are part of the Carbon Neutral Project which is funded by the National Landcare Program and delivered through Tamar NRM. The project focuses on how to measure and change management practice...

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Resilience: It’s not a fad

28 JAN 2021

Resilience – growing in use The concept of resilience has become widely adopted over recent years. It is being used by a broad spectrum of public and private sector organisations to shape strategy ...

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An urban home for high tech horticulture in Australia

12 JAN 2021

Vertical farms, aquaponics, floating farms – these are just some of the many possibilities of high technology horticulture in urban areas across the globe. But are they feasible for Australian gro...

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