00:00G'day, we're Cameron and Christy Gibson from Coonabar, Rolleston.
00:03We are proud to be a finalist in the Sustainability and Agricultural Award.
00:07We run Coonabar Cattle Trust, a beef trading operation that is managed under a time-controlled grazing system
00:12while including trees and improving our ecosystem and building biodiversity across our property.
00:18We pride ourselves on having a unique cattle trading business that runs hand-in-hand with a healthy ecosystem.
00:24Our consulting business, Balance Ag, helps to empower others with skills, knowledge and support
00:30to improve their biodiversity across their properties.
00:34We have recently started CQ Ag Experience, a week-long program helping young people
00:38who have limited exposure to rural life gain the confidence, basic skills and experience they need
00:44to enter the agricultural industry.
00:47As second-generational graziers on Coonabar, we have focused on developing practical farming systems
00:53that improve productivity, profitability, animal welfare and environmental outcomes.
00:58Our goal has always been to demonstrate that productive agriculture and environmental stewardship
01:04can work together to create stronger and more resilient farming businesses and landscapes.
