New project to help Burdekin landholders

New project to help Burdekin landholders

NQ Dry Tropics staff members learn to assess soil texture during a workshop. New project to help Burdekin landholders improve productivity and water quality Graziers in the Upper and East Burdekin catchments have an opportunity to get involved in a new extension...
Cane growers improving reef water quality

Cane growers improving reef water quality

Results show cane growers improving reef water quality Burdekin sugarcane growers are adopting improved management practices for a more sustainable and productive farming future – and the results are in to prove it. The latest Reef Water Quality Report Card from...
Partnership tackles beach scrub invader

Partnership tackles beach scrub invader

Partnership tackles beach scrub invader An environmental threat to a patch of valuable endangered beach scrub near Ayr will be tackled by a long-standing partnership. Local Aboriginal corporation, the Gudjuda Reference Group and Evolution Mining Mt Carlton Gold...
Farm transformation

Farm transformation

Installation of the underground drip irrigation system that has transformed the Lintons’ “home” farm. Big savings in water, time and money for cane growers  Home Hill cane grower Joe Linton has operated the farm where he grew up for more than 50...