Tour 2 – High value agriculture

The Ballarat region is developing a diversity of cropping and grazing enterprises and this tour will investigate developments towards environmentally acceptable high value production. Disposal systems for piggery waste and waste water integrated into raised beds just west of Ballarat will be highlighted. Water is a key issue for the area and part of the tour will look at water harvesting, irrigation, water use efficiency, with particular reference to the potato industry. We will also see commercial and experimental buckwheat and pyrethrum sites in the region.

Host – Chris Bluett