by IMIT | Mar 2, 2016 | Community Event
Cane growers learn that good structure is at the root of soil health Burdekin cane growers learnt how understanding soil biology and chemistry can have a positive effect on production, at a recent NQ Dry Tropics workshop in Ayr. Soil expert David Hardwick presented...
by IMIT | Jan 22, 2016 | Community Event
Two recent NQ Dry Tropics workshops in Townsville and Bowen brought together knowledgeable local natural resource managers to discuss the best way to protect biodiversity in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. The workshops are part of NQ Dry Tropics’ roll out of the...
by IMIT | Jan 9, 2016 | Community Event
A local project to improve endangered Beach Scrub vegetation at the Pocket along Horseshoe Bay Road in Bowen, has strengthened links between local groups, while improving important native habitat. The joint project between NQ Dry Tropics, Whitsunday Regional Council,...
by IMIT | Nov 20, 2015 | Community Event
NQ Dry Tropics will hold Holistic Management information sessions in Charters Towers and Bowen, to cater for a surge of interest about the practice among Burdekin graziers. The events will be held from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at the Bowen Research Station on Monday 7...
by IMIT | Nov 17, 2015 | Community Event
On Monday 26 October, ten Burdekin sugarcane growers recently headed to the Wet Tropics on a three-day bus tour to observe how their northern neighbours are reducing nutrient and pesticide run-off into the Great Barrier Reef catchments. The NQ Dry Tropics Sugarcane...
by IMIT | Sep 28, 2015 | Community Event
Graziers from across Queensland will share their successes at a forum in Charters Towers on Friday 16 October 2015. Forum host NQ Dry Tropics has secured Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Managing Director, Richard Norton, as a keynote speaker for the event. The...