RCS subsidy

RCS subsidy

Project offers $500 subsidy for graziers completing an RCS course Always being on the learning curve is making sure your business isn’t standing still. Burdekin graziers who complete one of these RCS courses will be eligible for a $500 subsidy: Grazing for Profit....
Leaky weir remedies

Leaky weir remedies

Healing Country team can help small-scale erosion problems NQ Dry Tropics’ Healing Country team can help landholders tackle small-scale erosion before it develops into a bigger problem. The team uses non-mechanical methods where fragile soils mean machines aren’t the...
Monitors continue good work

Monitors continue good work

Network of graziers continues invaluable water monitoring A community-based water quality monitoring group established in 2019 continues to prove its worth to scientists, collecting data on how much sediment and nutrient run-off is flowing into the Great Barrier Reef...
Integrated weed control

Integrated weed control

Integrated approach to weed management LDC’s grazing land management activity area continues supporting the BBB community to develop a region-wide integrated approach to weed management to help improve healthy and productive landscapes. Support will continue to be...
Optiweigh cluster

Optiweigh cluster

Value of in-paddock weighing system evaluated by cluster group A BBB cluster group is being formed to use an Optiweigh unit to demonstrate the value of in-paddock cattle weighing systems for improved monitoring animal weights, optimising compliance with target market...
Two important tenets

Two important tenets

Two important tenets a part of Landholders Driving Change Other Land Managers LDC is continuing to encourage non-graziers who manage or use land in the BBB to get involved with the project so it can truly be a whole-of-catchment effort. Although 92 per cent of the...