Stoney Creek and the environment
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Australia is a vast, open, island continent, with higher rainfall in the Northern and coastal regions, reducing proportionately as one moves inland, creating the arid central regions.
The greater part of the Australian land mass is open farming countryside, untouched by industrialisation. It has no acid rain or other such environmental pollution. Prolific populations of kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian wildlife roam freely about the open countryside.
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| Until recent times, farming in many districts had not deviated greatly from the mixed crops, sheep and cattle grazing land use introduced by early European settlers. In the face of climate change and ongoing drought conditions, increasing numbers of farmers are now embracing sustainable, organic farming methods to yield produce of the highest quality. |
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Stoney Creek is now adopting a much stronger stance on conservation (ie sustainable) farming methods. Although the company adopted organic practices as far back as 1995, extra effort is now required to farm within the effects of climate change, implementing practices that can repair the environment whilst enhancing organic crop production.
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To achieve this, Stoney Creek is modifying old (and developing new) farming machinery, and adopting newly-developed pasture cropping and minimum till techniques. This range of strategies promises to enhance soil organic health and reduce carbon emissions - in turn improving production and offering a degree of self-sufficiency in provision of fuel from rotation crops and farm waste.
Stoney Creek is concerned about climate change, and the very real impact it is having on the environment. The company is determined to play a leading role in demonstrating how a sustainable agribusiness can survive - and indeed prosper - in an environment dramatically affected by climate change.
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