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Barossa Improved Grazing Group BIGG Partnership Engagement www.biggroup.org.au AgEx Forum, 18 March 2014 COOPERS OF MT. PLEASANT FARM SUPPLIES Barossa Improved Grazing Group Local Grower Groups 1. Angaston Ag Bureau 2. Koonunga Ag Bureau

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

BIGG Partnership Engagement

www.biggroup.org.au AgEx Forum, 18 March 2014

COOPERS

OF MT. PLEASANT FARM SUPPLIES

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

Local Grower Groups

1. Angaston Ag Bureau
2. Koonunga Ag Bureau
3. North Rhine Sheep Group
4. Mt Pleasant Beef Group
5. Barossa Mid-Nth Dairy

Discussion Group

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

BIGG Beginnings

Initiated in 2012, through the Winter Pasture

NRM Project funded by AMLR NRM

improve the capacity of winter pasture

production; and

achieve on-farm NRM outcomes

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

Projects

Total grant funding: $280,000
No. of projects: 10 (5 current)
Funders: AMLR NRM, CfoC, DEWNR, SC, MLA
Key current projects:
Soil moisture monitoring in

local grazing systems ($45,000)

The Barossa Pasture Challenge

($29,500)

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

Partnership Engagement

Grower groups, Industry, Government

Common interests (productivity & NRM)
Ensuring broad consultation
Sharing outcomes (communications)
Advisory support (technical & strategic)

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

Governance Structure

Angaston Ag Bureau

BIGG

Angaston Ag Bureau Koonunga Ag Bureau North Rhine Sheep Group Mt Pleasant Beef Group Barossa Mid-North Dairy Discussion Group Technical Facilitator/Coordinators Advisory Committee

Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4

Funding Partners

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

1. Working Across Grower Groups
Example: RAPPA project
Grazing management
Livestock, cropping &

vineyard

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2. Industry Engagement
Project outreach
Example:

workshops/forums

Project implementation
Example: Soil moisture

monitoring project

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Barossa Improved Grazing Group

3. Government Engagement
More than just funding ……
Example: Natural Resources

Adelaide Mt Lofty Ranges

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Take home message

BIGG is the platform to bring stakeholders

together

Include all stakeholders in governance

structure

Shared interests = shared outcomes