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Coral Creeper or Small Bush Violet

Posted on August 11th, 2020

Barleria repens (also known as coral creeper or small bush violet) […]

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Addressing pasture rundown

Posted on July 26th, 2016

Soil testing and tailored support has helped these two graziers trial pasture rundown solutions.

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Anderson family adopts minimum till

Posted on April 23rd, 2013

Mixed enterprise farmers Eion and Anne Anderson became eligible for an Australian Government Reef Rescue grant by getting involved in the Grains BMP program.
By applying through FBA they received $8623.75 to help them move to a minimum till system by purchasing an auto-steer system and mapping software.

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Australian Snubfin Dolphin

Posted on May 8th, 2013

The Australian snubfin looks a bit different to other Australian dolphins, with its distinctive rounded forehead and small ‘snubby’ dorsal fin. They vary in colour across their body from dark to light brown and white and grow to between 1.5 and 2.7m in length.

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Beach scrub

Posted on May 8th, 2013

Beach scrub is a common term for vegetation categorised as Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets. It features many different trees, scrubs, vines, ferns and mosses. Patches of beach scrub occur within a few kilometres of the coast, near estuaries or on islands.

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Best practices in cotton farming

Posted on September 7th, 2012

Mick and Debbie Austin manage Harcourt, a 4000 acre property near Baralaba. Flood irrigated cotton is grown on 700 acres. Mick and his brothers bought Harcourt in 1988, obtained an irrigation licence and developed the farm. Watch the video to hear about their work to adopt best practice techniques to grow cotton.

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Better beef businesses with Grazing BMP

Posted on May 29th, 2014

Robert Sherry and his wife Jane run Wahroonga, a 10,000 hectare cattle property in the Clarke Creek district approximately 200 kilometres north-west of Rockhampton. Wahroonga was the 100th grazing enterprise to complete the Grazing Best Management Practices (Grazing BMP) program.

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Black-breasted Button-quail

Posted on May 8th, 2013

Large and plump, the black-breasted button quail grows up to 19cm in length. It has three forward-facing toes and no hind toe (different from true quails).

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Boggomoss Snail

Posted on November 20th, 2014

The boggomoss snail is a medium-sized snail characterised by a relatively thin, semitransparent shell.

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