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...
by IMIT | Sep 15, 2017 | Information, Wetlands
A bus tour to celebrate National Landcare Week gave more than 20 volunteers from Ayr, Townsville and Magnetic Island a chance to visit project sites and share ideas on sustainable land management. NQ Dry Tropics partnered with local landcare groups to organise the...
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...
