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Horticulture Resource Management
Tiahna, Judy & Sophie
Background- The Yarra Valley CatchmentThe Yarra Valley Catchment is located in the north and east of Melbourne. The regions involved in the Horticulture
Resource Management study include three subcatchments of the Yarra Catchment: Stringybark Creek, Olinda
Creek and Woori Yallock Creek. The horticulture industry in these areas include: strawberry, blueberry, cut flower,
wine and five other industries.
Project OverviewThe project aims to identify improvements that
could be made regarding issues that have been
damaging or depleting the natural resources in
the catchments which are related to the
horticulture industry. The major issues arisen
include: water availability, water quality, soil
health, land use, pests, management systems,
waste management, biodiversity and
environmental services. To ensure that resources
are used sustainably by the horticulture industry
and that damage is not caused to the catchment,
the program is required to conduct research in
these areas and determine how they can be
improved.
Who is involved in it?The Centre for Agriculture and Business-Yarra Valley sign
the Pilot Project on behalf of the stakeholders which
involve the local government (Shire of Yarra Ranges),
Victorian government (DPI), regional NRM authority
(PPWCMA), agribusiness group (CAB-YV), and the
horticultural industry group such as the Nursery and
Gardening industry and the Yarra Wine Growers Assoc.
The people that have been involved in the Pilot Project
include Ian Ada (Shire of Yarra Ranges), Steve Chapman
(Centre of Agriculture and Business-Yarra Valley), David
Matthews (Nursery Growers Industry Association of Vic),
Lizzy Skinner (Melbourne water), Bronwyn South (Port
Phillip and Westernport CMA), Chloe Thomson
(Strawberry Industry Association, Industry Development
Officer), Adam Upton (Eastern Metropolitan Fruit Growers
Association) and Jim White (Yarra Valley Wine Growers
Association, Technical Sub-Committee).
What are the aims/intended outcomes?
The project is aimed to conduct an analysis of local issues,
environmental targets and programs for industry to identify any
gaps and program opportunities. A committee team was formed
to provide feedback and management to the project team. A
desktop analysis of a range of documentations about the region
natural resources such as Port phillip,Western Regional
Catchment Strategy and other management plans was revealed
to be a number of environmental risks that were rated as high,
medium or low risk. recurrent and annual crops and other new
businesses have lead to diversity in production practises both
across and and within industries. key natural resource
management risks and current production practices were
analysed and was then carried out. the process used to analyse
the collected information was:
1. Current Environmental Risks
2. Current Horticulture Production practises
Conclusion of project
From the results of the project, the following actions were recommended:
● A program assisting farmers to monitor the environmental impacts of their
practises.
● Assisting growers to set up more sustainable water storage options.
● Improving soil moisture monitoring and irrigation scheduling.
● Communication needs to occur between the horticulture industry and agencies with
an interest in natural resource management.
● Finding ways to recycling or reusing waste material.
● Further studies into why sustainable practises may not be possible.