Farm Table says:
Farm planning, whole farm planning, and property planning are terms used to denote a process of land use planning in which natural properties (and hazards of use) of a farm are assessed. The farm enterprises and management are then designed to match the land’s potential and limitations.
Bass Coast have developed a Fact Sheet (PDF 291kb) and a Land Management Plan Template (PDF 196kb).
The template includes:
- Summary of land management issues – erosion, salinity, pest plants and animals, wet areas, soil types, remnant vegetation, water courses
- Description of how the land management issues will be addressed
- Revegetation and Remnant Protection Projects
- Revegetation Species List
- Weed Control
- Pest Animal Control
- Erosion Amelioration Measures
- Salinity Amelioration Measures
- Acid Soil Amelioration Measures
- Water – Fencing off or protecting all water resources
- Property Management Planning – Proposed Farm Improvements
