Barriers to Trees on Farms: Discussion evening in Guyra

28th Oct 2025

Trees on farms deliver shade, cooler paddocks, soil protection, biodiversity and potential new income – but adoption in Australian grazing country is still low.
Michael Taylor, a sixth-generation grazier from Kentucky and 2024 Nuffield Scholar, has travelled through South America, Asia and Europe studying how farmers integrate trees without losing production. He says the problem isn’t trees. It’s finance, policy and trust.
Farmers recall failed plantation schemes, worry about locking up land for decades, and face pressure to chase short-term cashflow. Taylor is now working with CSIRO and natural capital accounting to prove trees are not a cost, but an asset.
Come along to the Guyra Bowling Club this Wednesday 29th from 5.30pm to learn more about the land use opportunities, federal government policies and some insights on the barriers to adoption of agroforestry on farms.
Entry is free and free and you can RSVP to Michael Taylor - 0412 332 484 or Kerri Pearson -0400 992 551