Brother/sister farming duo John and Juanita Hamparsum are second generation cotton farmers continuing the work of their father, who was attracted to the rich, black soils of the Liverpool Plains and bought the property in the 1960s.
As part of The Biodiversity Project, they have revegetated 16 hectares of Mooki River area south of Gunnedah to create wildlife corridors and are also developing a fish passage in the river, enabling a variety of native fauna to traverse their habitat safely and more easily.
“Being able to work with Landcare Australia and identify beneficial projects such as this tree planting project and the Biodiversity Project is great. It’s great to have that ability to draw on their expertise and work shoulder to shoulder with them to try and improve our farm and hopefully the community for the benefit of future generations to come.” – John Hamparsum
Words have been adapted from content by Country Road.
Read more about the Hamparsum revegetation project.
