The Hewitt family hopes to improve sustainability outcomes as beef producers.abc.net.au/news/australias-red-meat-giants-are-focusing-on-sustainability/102901072In Central Australia's arid zone, pastoralists navigate the narrow line of running cattle in some of the very best of country and the very toughest.
Combined, the Narwietooma, Glen Helen, Napperby and Derwent stations comprise 2.7 million acres and 35,000 head of cattle. "We're the custodians of massive pieces of land and therefore we must commit to sustainable practices that ensure it's available for many years to come."Scientists and environmentalists have been given unique access to measure and report on how Hewitt has been refining its production practices and land management with a greener focus.
The Food for Future project will take three years of documenting best practices in reducing and offsetting carbon emissions, increasing biodiversity, improving natural capital, and deploying regenerative agriculture practices.The scope is enormous. So far the project has conducted 700 drone flights covering the equivalent of 2,000 MCG ovals, taken and tested 70 soil samples and created soil maps for more than four million hectares of land.