by IMIT | Sep 17, 2015 | Community Event
Holistic management workshop inspires North Queensland graziers With the Big Dry showing no sign of ending anytime soon, an increasing number of graziers are looking at ways to better maintain good levels of pasture and to make their businesses more resilient. NQ Dry...
by IMIT | Sep 17, 2015 | Community Event
Cane growers study innovation on tour to Springsure NQ Dry Tropics recently took five Burdekin cane growers on an 1800 km road trip to check out new technologies and management systems that could help them improve the quality of water leaving their farms. The tour...
by IMIT | Sep 14, 2015 | Community Event
NQ Dry Tropics invites Bowen landholders to participate in weed control trial Bowen graziers, landholders and landcarers are being invited to become “citizen scientists” by taking part in a trial to tackle woody weeds with a new bioherbicide. NQ Dry Tropics has...
by IMIT | Aug 31, 2015 | Community Event
Graziers learn how reducing stress improves animal welfare and increases production A total of 48 beef producers recently attended two Low Stress Stockhandling (LSS) schools, held at the Webb family’s “The Bluff” station in the Charters Towers region, and the Dobe...
by IMIT | Aug 10, 2015 | Community Event
Weed workshop spreads the word about invasive species Over forty participants attended NQ Dry Tropics’ Weed Identification Workshop, aimed at increasing local knowledge about regional priority weeds in the Townsville area. The event, held on the banks of the Ross...
by IMIT | Aug 10, 2015 | Community Event
Barramundi Tag and Release Day makes a splash in the Burdekin NQ Dry Tropics teamed up with Lower Burdekin Landcare Association (LBLCA) and Burdekin Fish Restocking Association (BFRA) to deliver an educational event in Brandon, focused on how native vegetation along...
