Trees on Farms event
Planting trees on farms offers opportunities for farmers to diversify their income through revegetation, carbon benefits, increased agricultural productivity, and timber supply.
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:
- Sheep and wool farmer Bob Gray will share his experience establishing a hardwood agroforestry system in wet, steep country and what he’s learned after 14 years.
- Callam Reynolds from Maffra and Districts Landcare Network will explain how farmers can apply for funding under the Victorian Trees on Farms Program.
Date: Tuesday 24 February 2026
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Location: 585 Torwood-Topiram Road, Torwood
Cost: Free lunch provided – please register
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Sam Shannon on 0409 944 114.
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.
