by IMIT | Jun 30, 2016 | Information
Dramatic before and after photos demonstrate how a severely eroded gully has been transformed within two years thanks to an ultra high-density grazing technique. The gully, on Barry and Leanne O’Sullivan’s 23,000ha Glenalpine grazing property near Bowen, is now barely...
by IMIT | Jun 16, 2016 | Information
A recent NQ Dry Tropics workshop in Charters Towers highlighted the importance of graziers keeping accurate and detailed financial and stock records to plan for a profitable future. Across the two-day event, 16 graziers from 9 enterprises learned from leading business...
by IMIT | Jun 2, 2016 | Information
Graziers learn from each other to improve water management “Drought was a great educator, it taught us that we had to change if we were to survive”, said Baralaba producer Ross McLean at a recent NQ Dry Tropics Healthy Landscapes Field Day held at Mt Coolon. Thirty...
by IMIT | Jun 2, 2016 | Community Event
Burdekin graziers looking for ways to make their land more sustainable and drought-resistant will have the opportunity to learn about Natural Sequence Farming at an event on 14 and 15 June 2016, featuring renowned agricultural pioneer Peter Andrews. The event will be...
by IMIT | May 18, 2016 | Information
Low-stress stock handling school supports cattle welfare Nearly 30 graziers attended NQ Dry Tropics’ recent two-day Low Stress Stock Handling school, with leading educator and cattleman Jim Lindsay. The school took place at the Burnett family’s Mt Douglas Station via...
