General
Making a real impact: revegetation at Kilter Australian Farmlands Fund
Since 2020 Kilter has direct seeded almost 200ha of native vegetation across six Girgarre Australian Farmlands Fund properties. This effort varies from restoring large open ex-agricultural paddocks to regenerating understory in small isolated woodland remnants across the properties. The species seeded are broadly acacia-eucalypt type, but the seed mix is nuanced according to local site […]
by Kilter Rural • May 24, 2022
General
Kilter Rural closes Australian Farmlands Fund at $65m, reports 18% valuation uplift on farmland property portfolio
Media release 7th March 2022. Major Australian natural capital investment company Kilter Rural has now closed off its Australian Farmlands Fund with AUD$65m raised. New, independent valuations of the portfolio of properties in the fund received last week show an 18% uplift since the last valuation was completed in June 2021, supporting the funds’ strategy […]
by Kilter Rural • March 7, 2022
General
Investing in our soils
In late January another 200Ha of summer cover crop was planted across our Australian Farmlands Fund Landscape. Cover crops have received plenty of coverage in agricultural media circles over recent years as the momentum and uptake of regenerative farming principles builds. Cover crops, often with up to ten or more plant types are planted for […]
by Kilter Rural • February 23, 2022
General
Creating spaces for native fauna in our landscapes
Last week the Kilter team were on site at the Australian Farmlands Fund to oversee the installation of 63 wildlife nest boxes across seven separate sites on the landscape. From remnant forest to newly planted forest areas the effort focused on sites where there is a lack of large old trees with natural tree hollows. […]
by Kilter Rural • February 23, 2022
Climate Farmland Investment Impact
Emissions accounts for fund verified
The emissions accounts for the Australian Farmlands Fund in the 2021 Financial Year have been officially verified. The accounts underwent an audit and verification process by a licensed third party to ensure emissions calculations were accurate and reported in line with the GHG Protocol. Emissions in the accounts of the Australian Farmlands Fund include scope […]
by Kilter Rural • November 23, 2021
Climate Farmland Investment
Australian first bird methodology approved
Kilter Rural has just received accreditation for its bird condition methodology under the Accounting for Nature (AfN) framework. This sits behind native vegetation and soil as our third accredited method, all achieved in the last 12 months. The method allows us to score the condition of birds across woodland habitat, the primary native vegetation type across our regenerating […]
by Kilter Rural • November 23, 2021
Climate Media
Kilter Rural signs on to global Sustainable Markets Initiative
Media Release Wednesday November 3, 2021 Kilter Rural signs on to global Sustainable Markets Initiative Major Australian natural capital investment company Kilter Rural has signed on to the international “Sustainable Markets initiative” (SMI) an alliance championed by the HRH The Prince of Wales that seeks to harness finance and investment markets to direct capital to […]
by Kilter Rural • November 3, 2021
Climate General Impact Investment
Kilter’s in Support of COP26 Glasgow
This week marks the start of COP26 in Glasgow. The summit is the 26th conference of parties under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the first major international climate change conference since the Paris agreement in 2015. At the conference, all attending nations are expected to sign up to stronger […]
by Kilter Rural • November 3, 2021