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Cane toad challenge community grants Greening Australia
Cane toad challenge
The CQ Cane Toad challenge is a challenge for landholders and community members in Gladstone, Rockhampton and Yeppoon to go out and collect adult canetoads and tadpoles so that native species can thrive. 50 people have signed up for the program so far! This Greening Australia project is one of six successful community grants applications and is supported by Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Programme and supports the research of UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience.
Precision Agriculture – Targeting variability to increase productivity in strategic cropping land
Precision Agriculture - Targeting variability to increase productivity in strategic cropping land
This guide outlines the main technologies and practices to help CQ landholders begin or continue their precision agriculture journey. To create the booklet, 38 case study farms across the region (including dryland and irrigation farms) were reviewed identifying key areas for improvement, with a focus on reducing paddock variability and increasing productivity. Learnings and relevant information identified through this process have been disseminated to the broader cropping community through workshops, demonstrations and communication products – including the how-to booklet.
Land managers band together to control wild dogs
Land managers band together to control wild dogs
In late 2013, Taroom grazier Don Lethbridge was experiencing significant wild dog attacks on his cattle, as were many other graziers in the area. He knew that coordinating wild dog control campaigns across multiple properties would not just be good for him—it would benefit everyone.
Carbon Farming Flyer
Carbon Farming for central Queensland Landholders
Carbon farming is any agricultural practice that increases or preserves carbon in soil and vegetation. Scientists have observed that since the industrial revolution there is more carbon in the atmosphere. There are many benefits to be gained through carbon farming including increased productivity, income diversification, profitability and a healthier planet. By working with FBA, landholders have an opportunity to implement practices that increase and preserve carbon in plants and soils. The investment in carbon credits accrued through carbon farming is emerging as a priority for key industries such as transport, mining and aviation. The carbon market is providing a unique opportunity for landholders to improve their land condition as well as gain returns on productive, unproductive or unused land.
GRASS Case Study
GRASS Case Study
Property owners Ben and Nicole Featherstone have been working hard to improve land condition on their central Queensland grazing property, 'Kenkara'. Learn how funding through the GRASS program is helping them to reach their goals.
Case Study
Calliungal Wetland Case Study
A Queensland Government case study focusing on managing cattle and wetlands where three rivers meet; on the Calliungal floodplain.
The Mulloon Institute – Erosion Workshop Summary
The Mulloon Institute - Erosion Workshop Summary
Ten landholders from across the Fitzroy Basin gathered to learn how to restore their properties natural function and rehydrate their land and enterprise under the guidance of Mullloon Institute Project Coordinator - Peter Hazell.
Fencing and watering points provide unexpected pay-offs
Fencing and watering points provide unexpected pay-offs
When Brian Hay and his wife Lynne completed Grazing Best Management Practices (Grazing BMP) in 2013, they were pleased to discover that their land management plan for Gunnado, their 33,800 hectare cattle property 77 kilometres west-north-west of Taroom, was heading in the right direction.
School Holiday Activity – upcycled t-shirt bag
How-to make a bag from an old shirt!
Follow these simple steps and transform an old t-shirt into a handy reusable bag!
