Hosts

Who is a Regrarians Ltd. ‘Private Onsite Farm Planning Convention Host’? Being a diverse business we have hosts from all walks of life from just about every corner of the planet.

Case Studies

Our catalogue of case studies is broad & here are a few examples:

Nicasio Native Grass Ranch, Nicasio, CA, USA

  • 650 acre property managed by a couple new to agriculture
  • Mediterranean, 500mm rainfall (winter dominant), 300m ASL, Open Woodland & Closed Forest
  • Pasture-based agistment cattle (mixed breed beef)
  • Private grassland research site for determining potential for CO2 sequestration in perennial native grasslands (Marin Carbon Project)
  • Regrarians Convention topics (2007-2008): site design & consulting, strategic planning, grazing planning
  • Regrarians focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, project strategy development & extension, regional policy planning & representation, education delivery

Las Palmas, Litueche, Chile

  • 3000 ha multi-generational operation
  • Mediterranean, 500mm rainfall (winter dominant), 300m ASL
  • Pasture-based chickens (layers & broilers), cattle (Angus Beef) & sheep (fine wool Merino & meat lamb)
  • Direct and globally marketed animal products, leading exponents of Artificial Insemination (‘AI’) of sheep in South America
  • Regrarians Convention Topics since 2010: ): site design & consulting, strategic planning, education partner
  • Regrarians Focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, strategic planning, grazing planning, enterprise development, education delivery

Mars Inc., Nghia Trung, Bihn Phuoc, Viet Nam

  • 150 ha public:private research project
  • Tropical, 2500mm rainfall (monsoonal/summer dominant), 250m ASL
  • ‘Sustainable Cacao Agroforestry System’ or ‘SCAS’ research site (20 year +) for ‘determining the optimum density of Theobroma cacao in a mixed species agroforestry system’ & ‘demonstration of best-practice soil & water conservation practices in the hillsides of Viet Nam’
  • Regrarians Convention Topics (2004-2008): site design & consulting, strategic planning, project development & management, education & extension provider
  • Regrarians Focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, project strategy development & extension, intra-governmental policy planning & representation, education delivery

La Donaira, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

  • 250ha private client new to agriculture
  • Mediterranean, 500mm rainfall (winter dominant), 300m ASL
  • Pasture-based chickens (layers & broilers), cattle (Tinto Beef) & sheep (fine wool Merino & meat lamb), ‘Dehesa’ (acorn-finished) pigs, dressage horse breeding & training (Lusitano), vineyard
  • Direct, locally marketed products, high-end ecological accommodation & restaurant complex, regenerative agricultureeducation
  • Regrarians Convention Topics since 2010: site design & consulting, strategic planning, education partner
  • Regrarians Focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, strategic planning, grazing planning, enterprise development, education delivery

Lane & U’ren, Emu Creek, VIC, AU

  • 3ha lifestyle property for young family of 5, moving out of town to small rural holding
  • Mediterranean, 500mm rainfall (winter dominant), 200m ASL
  • Pasture, shelterbelts, domestic poultry & livestock, orchards & solar passive dwelling
  • Regrarians services (1999): site design & consulting, Environmental Management Plan (part of a statutory planning approval)
  • Regrarians focus: whole property planning, house & building placement, water harvesting & reticulation, orchard placement & small livestock integration, fire prevention & protection

Dalpura, Moriac, VIC, AU

  • 50ha private client, absentee landholder
  • Mediterranean, 550mm rainfall (winter dominant), 150m ASL
  • Mixed species timber forestry for high quality timber production, wide spaced exotic/native agroforestry systems, wetland development and regenerative agriculture education
  • Regrarians services since 1997: site design & consulting, Farm Management Plan (part of a statutory planning approval), strategic planning, project development & management, education partner
  • Regrarians focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, forestry/agroforestry management, strategic planning, enterprise development, education delivery

Bambuyang, Booral, NSW, AU

  • 600ha private client, absentee landholder, farm manager installed
  • SubTropical, 1000mm rainfall (summer dominant), 200m ASL
  • Beef cattle production, native forest timber production, wide spaced exotic agroforestry systems
  • Regrarians services since 2012: site design & consulting, strategic planning
  • Regrarians focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, forestry/agroforestry management, strategic planning, fencing layout planning

Jervoise, Greenvale, QLD, AU

  • 28,328ha multi-generational operation
  • Dry Tropics, 800mm rainfall (summer dominant), 350m ASL
  • Certified organic beef cattle, conventional & direct marketing, savannah management & educational venue
  • Regrarians services since 2010: education, site design & consulting, strategic planning, training
  • Regrarians focus: soil & fertility management, water harvesting & reticulation, forestry/agroforestry management, strategic planning, enterprise development, education delivery