Trees on Farms event
Trees on farms improve biodiversity, enhance soils and sequester carbon, all while improving farm productivity and health.
Learn how trees can benefit your farm and the opportunities for agroforestry in livestock enterprises at this free farm field day event presented by the West Gippsland CMA and Maffra and Districts Landcare Network.
Speakers:
- Forestry expert Tim Fowler from Heartwood Unlimited will talk about plantation management and how is agroforestry and how is agroforestry company works with landholders to plant and protect trees on farm.
- Callam Reynolds from Maffra and Districts Landcare Network will explain how the Victorian Trees on Farms Program works and the funding opportunities available for landholders.
Date: Monday 27 October, 2025
Time: 9.45am – 12.30pm (lunch provided)
Location: McMaster’s property in Giffard West. Address: 3310 South Gippsland Highway, Darriman
Google Maps pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ENYKsfJEaeqN1fb3A
Cost: Free – all welcome but please register
This event is one of a series of workshops offered under our Carbon Farming Outreach Program, which provides free training for farmers across the West Gippsland catchment to better understand their emissions and learn the benefits of carbon farming.
Event partners:
The Victorian Carbon Farming Outreach Program is delivered with funding support from the Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the National Carbon Farming Outreach Program. The Program is delivered through a partnership between Agriculture Victoria, 10 Catchment Management Authorities and Landcare Victoria and other bodies.
