A new approach to agriculture to benefit our economy and environment

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The Challenge

The long-term sustainability of our agricultural industry faces many challenges. The future for some farms is uncertain due to

  • 8Declining soil health and farm productivity
  • 8Difficulty adapting to new business models and accessing contemporary expertise
  • 8Increasing compliance and regulation
  • 8Changing international trade environments
  • 8Drought
  • 8Flood
  • 8Pest plagues and new diseases
  • 8Water shortages and the rising cost of irrigation
  • 8Labour shortages and skill gaps

The impact of a changing climate and the pandemic on the national and global economy, means that new solutions are needed to meet the emerging challenges of

  • 8Previous export models no longer being viable
  • 8Increased reliance upon local product development
  • 8Increasing international pressures to improve climate change targets
  • 8Expectations for creating a new, green economy
  • 8Adapting to new international trade models post-pandemic
  • 8Rising unemployment
  • 8Increasing water use and decreasing supply
  • 8Increased reliance on chemicals to maintain productivity

The Opportunity

Early Findings*

Arlington Pacific Australasia’s pilot site in South West Queensland has provided the beacon to test new farming practices aimed at achieving improved agricultural, economic and environmental outcomes.

Early testing by Arlington Pacific Australasia and its research partners has found:

  • 8Restoration of poor quality soil depleted from over farming now generating produce yields and growth rates never experienced before on site
  • 8Large increases to soil carbon capture rates
  • 8Decreased reliance on water for irrigation purposes
  • 8Increased growth rates of cattle
  • 8No need for the use of chemicals or other artificial products
  • 8Overall improvement to farming practices and productivity
  • 8Practical training opportunities for local youth and unemployed providing direct relationship and employment opportunities between farmers and trainees
The changing agricultural, economic and environmental realm creates an opportunity to re-think our approach, to adapt and maximise the benefits of new, innovative strategies through
Addressing agricultural industry labour shortages
Improving the skills of agricultural workers
Becoming global leaders in agricultural farming practices
Increased productivity and carbon capture by re-lifeing over farmed soils
Creation of a new green economy from soil carbon capture
Playing a major, positive role towards addressing carbon emission targets
Increased resilience of our farms during times of natural disaster
Reduced reliance on water and chemicals
Introducing new farming models to maximise yields and viability

* Arlington Pacific Australasia pilot site was established in late 2020. Pre, current and post performance data is being recorded and will be available by 30 June 2021.

Arlington Pacific Australasia

Our company values

Arlington Pacific Australasia’s pilot site in South West Queensland has provided the beacon to test new farming practices aimed at achieving improved agricultural, economic and environmental outcomes.

Early testing by Arlington Pacific Australasia and its research partners has found:

  • 8Improve our environment by reducing water consumption, reducing the reliance on artificial chemicals and reducing carbon emissions
  • 8Assist to address the rate of unemployment and to improve the skills of persons working within the agricultural sector
  • 8Improve farmland soils to increase resilience during both El Nino and La Nina
  • 8Improve the long term sustainability of farms
  • 8Create a new green economy.
Our leadership team combines agricultural experience with broader business and industry expertise, ensuring we understand the industry, yet can also bring a fresh approach to solutions.

A sustainable agriculture is one which depletes neither the people nor the land.

 

– Wendell Berry

Farm Sustainability Assessment

Our team will undertake an assessment of a current farm in order to identify a range of improvement strategies Arlington Pacific Australasia can provide aimed at improving the financial sustainability of the site. The Farm Sustainability Assessment will investigate:
  • 8Farming soil quality
  • 8Current soil carbon rates
  • 8Planning/ environmental constraints
  • 8Standard of facilities and farm infrastructure
  • 8Equipment provision
  • 8Water and chemical use
  • 8Financial trends
  • 8Yield outcomes against benchmarks
  • 8Opportunities for new/ improved income streams
  • 8Opportunities for improved management

Potential Improvement Strategies

Based on the outcome of the Farm Sustainability Assessment, the following potential improvement strategies can be delivered by Arlington Pacific Australasia*:

* Subject to outcomes of the Farm Sustainability Assessment, the Training Model may not be required.

Training

Training types

  • On-the-site – partnership with industry
  • Cert II – Rural Operations Basic Skills Training (Machinery Operations)
  • Cert III Rural Operations
  • Accreditation by third parties to ensure high quality program

Training opportunities

  • School children

  • Unemployed

  • Indigenous

  • Persons on parole

  • Return to work

Employment outcomes

  • Close the loop from training to gainful employment
  • Establish relationships with industry

  • Leverage farm relationships and other partners to encourage increased job opportunities for trainees

  • Educating trainees on the importance of our environment and ecosystem

  • Mental health benefits to the targeted unemployed and youth labour force:
    • Connecting with nature
    • Social interaction
    • Sense of accomplishment – assisting the community
    • Sense of self-worth through times of tragedy (i.e. bushfires, floods, economic)

Recalibrate Soil Program

Recycles green waste into soil
Regenerates poorsoil areas
Exclusive natural rock mineral additive formula
Higher carbon soil sequestration rates
Instant high-quality soil resulting in higher
growth rates
Reduced water irrigation rates
Reduced need for artificial chemicals
Application for produce and feedlots
Potential application for sport, recreation and parks

Carbon Capture and Trading

Benefits of our Services

Economy

  • Improved financial sustainability of farms and our agricultural industry
  • Supports creation of new green economy that assists to achieve carbon emission reduction targets
  • Supports reinventing farming practices to improve their viability
  • Increases local production for food security
  • Increased product quality and growth rates

Training

  • Assists to address agricultural labour shortages

  • Provides skilled workers to the agricultural sector that have hands on experience in the environment they are attain their training qualifications

  • Provides a positive solution to reduce unemployment rates

  • Support improved mental health outcomes of unemployed

Environment

  • Improved environmental sustainability of farms and our agricultural industry

  • Reduced water usage

  • Reduce flooding effects through increased water retention of healthy soils mean less excess run off from heavy rains

  • Decreased soil erosion and increased drought resilience of soils

  • Reduced reliance on artificial chemicals

  • Recalibrate soils are made from recycled natural materials

  • Supports carbon emission reduction

Agriculture

  • Improved overall standard of farms

  • Improved farming techniques

  • Improved viability

  • Improved environmental sustainability

  • Introduction of new revenue streams

  • Increased resilience to natural disasters

  • Direct access to skilled labour