GROWING COUNTRY ORIGINAL
The Leather Cattle Co has been recognised as one of the most sustainable cattle enterprises globally. Owners Melinee and Rob Leather run their grass-fed and EU-certified humane cattle enterprise across several Central Queensland properties, including Barfield Station in Banana Shire. In 2021, a Landcare Farming grant allowed them to undertake a project with Accounting for Nature, a non-profit organisation that provides a framework for primary producers to build and certify their environmental accounts.
In this video, Melinee and Dr Amanda Hansson from Accounting for Nature explain the various elements, drivers, benefits and challenges of embarking on a natural capital accounting project. The Leathers' journey is an inspiring story of how smart environmental stewardship can increase productivity, soil health, resilience and animal wellbeing - factors critical to safeguarding market access into the future.
Learn more about the Leathers' natural capital accounting journey and how it all began in a workshop attended by the Barfield Road Producer Group.
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Growing Country acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We acknowledge their deep understanding and cultural connection to these lands and waters. We look to the stewardship and guidance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Elders past and present as we regenerate these soils and nurture and cultivate a shared future together.
