by IMIT | Mar 8, 2018 | Information
Burdekin graziers are adopting management practices for a more sustainable and productive farming future – and the results are in to prove it. The estimated annual average total suspended sediment load leaving Burdekin catchments had reduced by 17.7 per cent since the...
by IMIT | Jan 10, 2018 | Information
Erosion is a big issue in the Dry Tropics of North Queensland. It causes valuable topsoil primarily from grazing lands to wash downstream, carrying fine sediment particles that reduce the amount of light needed by coral reefs and seagrass to grow and thrive. NQ Dry...
by IMIT | Sep 8, 2017 | Information
Work has started on a project to tackle erosion, boost grazing productivity and improve Reef water quality in the Burdekin. The groundbreaking Landholders Driving Change project is combining graziers’ knowledge with the latest scientific research to achieve more...
by IMIT | Jun 23, 2017 | Information
A member of NQ Dry Tropics’ Landholders Driving Change project team has described how graziers’ ideas are being developed into a program of actions to tackle gully erosion and improve land management practices. Jane Waterhouse, a water quality scientist at James Cook...
by IMIT | Jun 8, 2017 | Information
Demonstration sites key to project success says Bowen grazier Grazier Bob Harris is working alongside other graziers, scientists and technical specialists to design land and water quality improvement solutions as part of NQ Dry Tropics’ Landholders Driving Change...