Farm update

Ecological Outcome Verification

We recently met with Tony Hill from Australian Holistic Management Cooperative's Land to Market Australia program to discuss results from the latest round of Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) monitoring undertaken on the farm. We scored exceptionally well across 95% of the farm with very high scores in the ecological health indicators and water cycle and mineral cycle indices which is testament to the regenerative practices we use on farm and the rehydration work undertaken as part of the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative across the whole catchment. 

Committing to managing the farm regeneratively and continual improvement in ecological outcomes has seen Mulloon Creek Natural Farms become certified Land to Market – be sure to look out for the label on your egg cartons in the coming months! For more information on the EOV process head to https://landtomarket.com.au/verification. 

Matt Narracott joined us at the start of May as Farm Manager to support operations and management at Mulloon Creek and Duralla. Matt’s background is in environmental science and engineering having previously worked in consulting across land remediation, planning, mining, agriculture and waste management. He will also provide a link with MCNF, TMI and MC, adding complementary skills to both teams.

Poultry Update

We would like to thank our dedicated Poultry management team Roberto and Maria who for the past 14 months have gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that our layers remained in peak condition during the very testing times of drought, bushfires and floods. Roberto and Maria, both vets from Venezuela, while at MCNF received their permanent residency and now call Australia home. They leave MCNF in order to further develop their knowledge and experience what their adopted country has to offer. We wish them well on their journey and hope to see them back at MCNF sometime in the future. 

Gareth Law has been promoted to the position of Poultry Manager and while he has big shoes to fill he is proving himself to be a capable replacement. 

Over the past months we have been busy renovating our packaging shed and coolroom facilities now over 100,000,000 eggs old. The improvements are due to be completed in July and will ensure that our eggs are always in peak condition well into the future. We are also carrying out renovations to the layer sheds giving the chooks even more space to roost and more comfortable nesting boxes so they can feel right at home in all conditions. 

Paddock feed for the layers has recovered well after the drought and it is planned over the coming year to further increase our biodiversity giving the chooks more palatable plants to graze, and planting bushes, shrubs and trees to encourage additional bugs, grubs and insects into their diet.

MCNF continues to use certified biodynamic pasture and will soon add “certified chemical free” and “land to market verification” making us Australia’s first farm verified as regenerative to its portfolio.