by IMIT | Nov 20, 2015 | Information
Burdekin sugarcane farmers can now submit expressions of interest to access up to $500,000 to undertake projects that reduce the level of nitrogen leaving their farms. The Australian Government has made up to $2.5 million available under the $140 million Reef Trust...
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...
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...