The Cassinia Natural Agriculture model has been implemented on more than 5,000 hectares across Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. It is utilised by a variety of agricultural enterprises, including crop, lamb, and wool production, as well as Australian native food enterprises.
The Cassinia Natural Agriculture model focuses on six areas:
- Regenerative agricultural practices
- Best practice animal management
- Premium product branding
- Encouraging biodiversity
- Sequester and store carbon
- First Nations involvement on their traditional lands
Cassinia Wool
Cassinia has four Natural Agriculture properties with significant grasslands that we manage through sheep grazing. Victoria’s native grasslands have been in rapid decline since settlement, with only 1-5% of the original grassland area remaining. These grasslands are home to threatened species like the Golden Sun Moth and Striped Legless Lizard. We use regenerative agriculture practices to manage these important habitats. This means healthy grasslands for habitat and happy sheep growing premium wool.
Our flock of non-mulesed, superfine merino wethers were born just down the road at Avington Merino. Avington is an industry leader in ethical farming and animal welfare, including raising non-mulesed sheep. Our Cassinia Natural Agriculture staff are trained in Low Stress Animal handling methods and are constantly monitoring animal welfare as we rotate sheep across paddocks.
Protecting and improving the biodiversity of our properties is a top priority in our farming operation. That is why we have committed to ‘30 For Nature’, a scheme that recognises farming operations that align with the Global Biodiversity plan of 30% of ecosystems being protected by 2030.
We want this land to be protected in our lifetimes and those of future generations. By working with groups like Trust for Nature, we have placed covenants on over 30% of our farming properties. These covenants mean this land will be managed as a biodiversity haven during our lifetimes and for future generations.
