Eric Harvey of Geurie, Central Western NSW, has a complete farm management system into which he feeds data and from which he takes advice. An extremely successful grazier, Eric proves the adage that "Knowledge Is Power". This presentation was given at the Carbon farming Expo & Conference in Orange NSW Australia in November 2008.

1. Gilgai A Passion for Solutions

2. Our CREEDS C – Celebrate, Challenge and Commitment R – Respect, Responsibility, Reward, Recognition Restore and Repair E – Ethical Business Dealing E – Expect Excellence, Education D – ‘Do No Harm’, Discipline S – Share, Self: Awareness, Monitoring, Motivation

3. Our Belief Soil Health Plant Health Animal Health Human Health www.eatwild.com www.soilfoodweb.com.au

4. Our Passion is Soil Health

5. We define our Soil Health as: “ Soil with a good mineral balance, high organic matter, high diversity and high active microbial biomass that will produce High Quality Healthy Agricultural Products at Low Cost”

7. THE BIG PICTURE The plant you see is the ‘above-ground part’ of - A complex symbiosis (relationship) with soil microbes in the root zone

9. The Biological Approach www.soilfoodweb.com.au

13. Individual Animal Records

14. Paddock Performance Monitoring (DSE/grazing days/hectare/paddock)

15. ‘ Pastures from Space’ shows Our Carrying Capacity monitored against Pasture Growth Rate

16. Paddock Pasture Growth Rate

17. Paddock Grazing History and Rainfall

18. TDM (Ground Cover)Production & FOO

19. “ Quickchecks” Land Health Monitoring

20. “ Quickchecks” (Broken Dam)

21. “ Quickchecks” Monitoring (Broken Dam) August 2006 May 2008

22. “ Quickchecks” (Broken Dam)

23. “ Quickchecks” (Broken Dam) August 2006 May 2008

24. “ Quickchecks” (Broken Dam)

25. “ Quickchecks” (Broken Dam 29 05/2008)

26. “ Quickchecks” (Broken Dam 05/2008) www.co2science.org/articles/V5/N11/COM.php

27. ‘ People Monitoring’

29. Definitions: Experimentation, Testing & Assessment AND/OR…. Ordeal, Hardship & Learning THE TRIALS

31. Firbella Properties Pty Ltd ‘ Cooee’ 2004 ‘ Firbank’ 2000 ‘ Glenara’ 2006 ‘ Murga Ridge’ 2006 ‘ Gilgai’ 2000 ‘ Comobella’ 2000 ‘ Loisville’ 2007

32. Basalt Macquarie Thrust Sheet Cudal Thrust Sheet Surat & Gunnedah Basin Our Surface Geology Sandstone Loams & Clay Loams White Clays Sodic soils

33. Our ‘Soil Profile’ and Erosion on “Glenara”

34. Sodic Soils on ‘Murga Ridge’

35. White Clay on ‘Firbank’

36. Red Sandy Loams on ‘Gilgai’

37. Heavy Black Self-Mulching Basalt on ‘Firbank’

40. Our Cell Centres

41. Ballimore Rd Pdk 26/09/2008

43. Our Hinge Joint & Electric Fencing

44. Livestock Grazed Together Our Grazing Trials East Middle – 12/02/2008

45. 1200 DSE/HA Ballimore Rd 26/09/2008

46. Our Beef Trials 5 beef breeds with cross-breeding and pure blood lines on progeny performance. Our Solution: Simmental Purebred

47. One of Our Simmental Cows with her 3 month old Calf Joels September 2005

48. Our Beef at RAS Sydney 2006 10 month old Simmental Steer – 456 kg

49. The Meat from ‘ 527’

50. Brisbane ‘Ekka’ Entrant 2006 542kg at 13months, 71% meat yield

51. Our Sheep Trials Merino sheep and cross-breeding Our Solution: Pure Merino medium fine wools

52. “ The Flock”

53. Shearing Time

54. Our Wool Clip History