Climate Smart Pilots

Bigger is not always better - or is it? Chris and Lee Hall run a cherry and sheep enterprise at Hall Family Orchards in Wombat, NSW. They originally came from a bigger orchard but decided to downsize to focus on...

Keith Tulloch Wines encompasses seven vineyards across the Pokolbin and Hunter Valley regions. They have not always been this large. The Tullochs started small and were open to change, adapting their practices to address climate change, effectively growing their operations....

Key pieces of technology, site design and tree structure implemented by Vito on his blood orange farm, Redbelly Citrus, allow management of frosts, droughts and floods.  Vito is no stranger to adapting to climate challenges. When starting with the farm...

Producing 2 million litres of milk each year is no easy feat, especially as erratic weather events are on the rise. In this video, we’ll see what David Williams, a 4th generation dairy farmer at Vacy, has done to keep...

Be inspired by how Pip and Justin Jarrett, co-owners of See Saw Wines, have embraced the challenge of change and are taking action to make their business more climate resilient. The Jarrett's have addressed the lack of rain by reducing...

  Curious to learn how to halve your water usage by watering more regularly? Ian and Pru Pearce at Stoneleigh Orchard have done just that, as well as embraced other techniques that have helped their business become more sustainable and...

A farming practice that lowers costs, reduces inputs and risks, while at the same time improves yield, landscape function and biodiversity. Sounds too good to be true? Bruce Maynard has achieved this by taking a holistic approach to his mixed...

After struggling through the heartbreaking Millennium drought Stacey Lugsdin knew she had to act to save their country. Stacey has since adapted their system through a combination of infrastructure improvements, revegetation, and genetic improvements. By utilising ASBVs (Australian Sheep Breeding...

OysterLife is more than your everyday oyster farming operation. Ewan and Kevin McAsh have been farming oysters since 2004, but recently took their business to the next level. Using innovative thinking, the McAshs have developed a comprehensive management app that...

Sibling team John and Juanita Hamparsum are keen adopters of novel technologies, practices and techniques. They admit they don't always go to plan, but also know that without trying anything new there's no chance of improving. Their farm Drayton sits...