by IMIT | Oct 19, 2017 | Information
Handling livestock with man’s best friend can pay dividends for graziers With the correct handling, livestock will become cooperative which in turn leads to a safer working environment for the livestock and the people handling them. Cooperative animals lead to...
by IMIT | Oct 19, 2017 | Information
Low stress stockhandling holds key to northern beef profitability Sustainability is not a destination – it’s a continuous journey being carried out by each generation of graziers responsible for raising and supplying beef across the world. That’s why Australia’s...
by IMIT | Sep 25, 2017 | Information
Landholders will have the chance to learn how improving soil health can benefit their bottom line at NQ Dry Tropics’ upcoming Healthy Soils Healthy Profits field day near Bowen on Wednesday 11 October. NQ Dry Tropics project officer Sharon Cunial said the event, at...
by IMIT | Sep 22, 2017 | Information
The NQ Dry Tropics Protecting Biodiversity Program is working with landholders to deliver a project to improve the condition and extent of dry rainforest in the Upper Burdekin Rangelands. Funding from the National Landcare Program has enabled four landholders over 10...
by IMIT | Sep 22, 2017 | Information
Burdekin cane farmers are being urged to take part in a trial that will use Barramundi as a weapon in the fight against invasive Tilapia. Tilapia have colonised farm recycling pits across the Lower Burdekin causing erosion, however, recent evidence from the Mackay...
