LibGuides: VCE Food Studies: Different approaches in farming &amp; food production

General resource for approaches to farming

AgLibrary knowledge hub – Farm Table
AgLibrary is a knowledge hub to support Australian farmers across the agricultural industry. Search or browse a wide range of topics such as GMO, organic farming, soil management and sustainability.

Regenerative farming case study: The Illawong story

The Illawong case study in less than a minute. 2019.

Further information and the case study report can be downloaded at: https://soilsforlife.org.au/illawong/

Low Impact/Regenerative Farming

Climate explained: Regenerative farming can help grow food with less impact (article) – The Conversation
Defines regenerative farming and its positive impact on soil health and enhanced production
Food from a regenerative journey (article) - Farm Weekly
Article about a Western Australian regenerative food and farming business focused on producing sustainable and diverse agriculture, and food for consumers who want to make more ethical food choices
Why regenerative agriculture? – Regeneration International
Defines regenerative agriculture, how it works and its practices – in-depth information on all facets of the subject can be found on this site as well.
Regeneration International website
The Mission of Regeneration International is to “to promote, facilitate and accelerate the global transition to regenerative food, farming and land management for the purpose of restoring climate stability, ending world hunger and rebuilding deteriorated social, ecological and economic systems.”
RegenWA website
A network of Western Australian farmers and agricultural industry stakeholders invested in moving away from conventional farming to practices that may prove to be more sustainable (profitable, socially, ethically and environmentally responsible

From the Ground Up - Regenerative Agriculture

Short film, 14 minutes.

Focuses on how farmers in the dry farming country of South East NSW are bringing new lift to their land.

The Soil Story – Kiss the Ground

Brief video (4 min.) providing an overview of the connection between climate and soil and how carbon farming/regenerative agriculture can help mitigate the effects of climate change. Website: https://kisstheground.com/

Soil Health

Soils for Life: Catalysts for Change website
Information about why soil health is so important, the techniques and benefits of regenerative farming and lots of examples through Australian case studies.
What is Soil Health? Agriculture Victoria
Overview of what soil health is, why it is important, and what impacts soil health.
Organic Agriculture and Healthy Soils
Summary of how organic agriculture promotes healthy soils with the flow on effect to healthy ecosystems, people and food.

Landline - Biodynamic Farming

Landline segment, 2019 (14 mins.).

Reports on the methods of biodynamic farming in Australia, and its pioneer, Alex Podolinsky.

Organic and Biodynamic Farming

NASAA website - National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia
Industry website with information on organic farming and food production, certification, buying organic etc.
IFOAM Organics International website
Information on organic agriculture and its links to soil, health, biodiversity, sustainable development, food and nutrition security etc. Search or browse the site for resources.

Genetic Modification and Climate Change

Breeding resilience in a changing climate (article) - CSIRO
Opinion piece on how crop breeding and genetic modification can enable Australian agriculture to adapt to meet climate change challenges.
Breeding new grain varieties, such as short-season wheats is important but complex - Future Focus
How climate change has altered the seasons and brought the demand for new short-season cropping breeds
GM crops and the environment - ISSA
A summary of the state of the environment, environmental benefits of GM crops, and how they are assessed for safety and concerns.

GMO Answers clip, 2017 (2 mins).

GMO Answers website also has further information about the environmental benefits of GMOs

Agricultural Biotechnology and GM Crops - Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia
This official reference guide is everything you need to know about GM crops in Australia, outlining the technology, its benefits, regulation, coexistence with other types of agriculture etc. Very readable with great infographics.