Kialla’s 1200 hectare farm is about 30km south of Theodore in Central Qld.
Here we grow both A Grade Certified Organic and In Conversion to Organic popcorn, white French millet, red sorghum, maize, and wheat. In addition, there is also organic KAMUT® khorasan wheat.
The farm manager believes the future of organic farming will involve new technologies and he likes to experiment and test new methods. Some of these include using drones to check the crops and using science to help build soil health. Most conventional farmers are now waking up to the fact that decades of using fertiliser to artificially boost soil, and chemical sprays to kill weeds, has led to numerous issues. These include depleted soils and weed that are resistant to the herbicides. Like many others who have left behind conventional farming with its high use of chemicals, he describes herbicides as ‘band-aid solutions’.
