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Healing gully erosion at Junee
Healing gully erosion at Junee
The titles for Junee have been in the Luck family (Richard, Gaye, Matt, Jo and Nerida) for almost 100 years. The 25,000 hectare property, which has considerable river frontage, extends from the Junee tableland to the Mackenzie River.
Moura pig control
Moura pig control case study
Paranui, a 7,500 acre beef cattle and grain operation on the Dawson River between Moura and Theodore is suffering damage caused by feral pigs. Scott and Kelly Becker who lead the property along with Scott’s parents Norman and Desley say the damage to crops and profits is a significant issue for them as well as their neighbours.
Natural Grasslands Fact Sheet
FBA Natural grasslands fact sheet
Open fields of natural grasslands are home to special plants and secretive animals, and support productive cattle businesses by providing palatable feed. Natural grasslands are an essential part of our local landscape and they need your help to survive. This guide is full of tips to help central Queensland landholders manage their natural grasslands.
Pasture Budgeting in Central Queensland
Pasture Budgeting in Central Queensland Guide
Pasture budgeting is a technique used by landholders to understand their current land condition, and work towards its improvement. Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) has published a book ‘Pasture Budgeting in Central Queensland’ to guide CQ landholders through assessing their properties.
Wetland remediation case study
Wetland remediation - improving irrigation efficiency benefits wetland water quality
Many people drive through farming landscapes without realising the important role bushland lagoons play in improving water quality. This is not the case for Cowal Agriculture’s Hamish Millar and Greg Kauter.
Semi-Evergreen Vine Thicket Fact Sheet
SEVT Factsheet
Semi-Evergreen Vine Thicket (SEVT) is a type of rainforest. SEVT refers to an entire plant community – that is, all the different plant species that live together in one ecosystem.
CQ graziers outline the benefits of undertaking Grazing BMP
CQ graziers outline the benefits of undertaking Grazing BMP
Central Queensland graziers talk about how they’ve benefited from undertaking Grazing BMP and how it’s helping them to improve their production, management and land condition.
Healing gully erosion at Mt Ball
Healing gully erosion at Mt Ball
Stuart Donaldson and his family have lived on Mt Ball since 1997, a 9,000 ha property originally part of the neighbouring property Keilambete purchased by his father in 1968. Mt Ball is situated on the Clermont-Rubyvale road (north-west of Rubyvale) and consists mostly of undulating country of very old geology scattered with numerous ‘younger’ basalt peaks.
