Pasture and grazing management key to productivity

Pasture and grazing management key to productivity

Nineteen graziers and land managers representing 10 enterprises met recently at Toomba Station, north of Charters Towers, for the first of a four-part series of NQ Dry Tropics Grazing Management courses. Participants learned how well-managed grazing can stimulate...
Landholders see benefits of mapping technology

Landholders see benefits of mapping technology

Landholders see benefits of mapping technology at workshop Bowen and Collinsville graziers have taken part in an online mapping application workshop to assist with property management and planning. The one-day FarmMap4D workshop provided landholders with the...
Workshops on menace weeds

Workshops on menace weeds

Residents from Townsville and its surrounds have shown a keen interest in weed identification and eradication, attending workshops held across the region. More than 30 residents attended workshops held in Majors Creek and on Magnetic Island, hosted by NQ Dry Tropics...
Stop shifting soils and water runoff at the source

Stop shifting soils and water runoff at the source

Initial gully remediation efforts on a grazing property is already paying dividends for a Collinsville landholder. Shane Watts, of Sonoma Station, had barely finished constructing four diversion banks on a 110 hectare catchment hotspot, when the heavens opened and...
LDC project steps up engagement efforts

LDC project steps up engagement efforts

Landholders Driving Change project steps up engagement efforts The Landholders Driving Change project has stepped up its efforts to coordinate engagement between government agencies, utility companies and landholders on biosecurity awareness, policy and regulatory...