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The development of Environment Management Systems for Australian agriculture is an important contributor to sustainability and to future trading and marketing processes.  Our research, along with that of other corporations, underpins the development of internationally acceptable accreditation systems for sustainable agricultural production, environment management and new agriindustry systems.  Here are some of the resesarch findings:

Remember the3rd National Conference on Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture
Agriculture, Business and the Environment – Advancing the EMS debate !

The newsletter (produced by NSW Agriculture)	Research Reports
What other corporations are doing	EMS workshop proceedings (pdf doc)
Case studies	Conferences, events and courses
The  priorities (to come)	xx

EMS Newsletter

 

Issue 7 - September 2001 Issue 5 - January 2001 Issue 3 - July 1999 Issue 1 - January 1999

Issue 6 - January 2001 Issue 4 - August, 1999 Issue 2 - April, 1999

Research Reports:
• Environmental Partnerships Combining sustainability and commercial advantage in the agriculture sector - (Full report - 500 kbs - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  -  Summary Report is 24 kb)

VEMAs - Voluntary Environmental Management Arrangements  (CSL-15A  01/139)   (Full report - 500 kbs - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  - Summary Report is 24 kb)


What other corporations are doing:

• NSW Agriculture Environmental Management Systems pages

EMS in Australian Agriculture Conference Proceedings


Conferences, events and courses
 

• 3rd National Conference on Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture Agriculture, Business and the Environment

– Advancing the EMS debate
10th – 13th November, 2003, At the Barossa Arts and Convention Centre, Tanunda, Barossa Valley, South Australia
Vist the website: www.pir.sa.gov.au/emsconf2003/  or download the full four-page brochure here. (PDF 259k)
• Courses:  An Introduction to Environmental Management Systems for Agriculture

March 6-7 Wee Waa
April 30 - May 1 Mungindi
May 22-23 Mullaley
June  12-13 Connabarabran

Course cost is $220, but with FarmBis subsidy it is under $50.
For course information contact genevieve.carruthers@agric.nsw.gov.au.  To enroll call Judi Hall, Gunnedah Gateway 0267 420 650.
See the flyer for full details. (flyer was actually for an earlier course but the details are similar).




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