Suttor catchment’s ‘great opportunity’ to access grazier support and training
Graziers in the Suttor catchment have a great opportunity to get support and training in land management to make their business more resilient and their land more productive at the same time combating erosion and sediment runoff.
NQ Dry Tropics’ Grazing Enterprise Support and Training (GEST) project will run for three years beginning in November, 2024 and is a part of the $6 million Grazing Practice Change Program funded through the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program.
The project encourages grazing land management practice change that benefits graziers through improved land condition as well as the Great Barrier Reef through less sediment being washed down local waterways into the reef lagoon.
Graziers who get to participate in the project will find they’re provided with an exciting array of tools, mentoring and courses all aimed at benefiting their business.
Participating graziers will be supported to develop grazing and property plans and set off on a collaborative program of training, education, coaching and peer-to-peer mentoring to stimulate and enable grazing practice change.
Two people from each property can participate, so the job of learning and applying that knowledge to their particular situation can be shared.
Participants can expect:
- development of a full property plan, including infrastructure mapping and satellite ground cover reports;
- funded attendance at a Resource Consulting Services (RCS) Grazing for Profit School;
- access to dedicated RCS coaching (one-on-one consultant, as well as peer-to-peer) for the duration of the project to help grow their business and improve the long-term productivity of their land;
- access to key benchmarking tools to support business decisions, including land condition assessment and soil tests; and access to Natural Capital Accounting frameworks.
