Bill Barnhill inspecting wild millet growing in the organic rice crop, Leeton, New South Wales, 2023

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Bill does not use chemicals, instead rotating the rice cropping to control the weeds, and only planting a paddock every fifth year. For the other 4 years, he grows oats in his paddocks with an underplanting of clover and Lucien. When the oats are harvested, he then stocks the paddocks with sheep and the cycle begins again.

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Society and culture
Agriculture

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