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Land Managers Resources
CQ graziers talk about the value of attending training
CQ graziers talk about the value of attending training
Everybody learns. Eight of our Central Queensland graziers talk about what they get out of attending industry training, why it's important to their business and why they'd recommend it to others.
Healing gully erosion at Waterford
Healing gully erosion at Waterford
Waterford is situated among basalt peaks characteristic of the region between Capella and Dysart and located on the watershed of the Isaac and Nogoa Rivers. It is operated by Russell and Sheryl Purvis who have owned the property for more than thirty years.
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.
Changing the Flow: Water Spreading Banks
Infographic on water spreading banks
Record Books – printable extra pages
FBA Chemical Inventory Record A3 Sheet
To help CQ landholders keep better records of their farming enterprise we have designed and developed seven record books. The large, hardcover A3 books are a free resource for Fitzroy landholders and can be obtained at any of our five regional offices (subject to availability). Additional record sheets can be printed and added to the hardcover books when required. The series include - chemical inventory record sheet, fire management record sheet, paddock records sheet, supplement record sheet, total sock inventory record sheet, vehicle and machinery service record sheet and a visitor record sheet.
Record Books – printable extra pages
FBA Fire Management Record A3 Sheet
To help CQ landholders keep better records of their farming enterprise we have designed and developed seven record books. The large, hardcover A3 books are a free resource for Fitzroy landholders and can be obtained at any of our five regional offices (subject to availability). Additional record sheets can be printed and added to the hardcover books when required. The series include - chemical inventory record sheet, fire management record sheet, paddock records sheet, supplement record sheet, total sock inventory record sheet, vehicle and machinery service record sheet and a visitor record sheet.
Record Books – printable extra pages
FBA Supplements Record A3 Sheet
To help CQ landholders keep better records of their farming enterprise we have designed and developed seven record books. The large, hardcover A3 books are a free resource for Fitzroy landholders and can be obtained at any of our five regional offices (subject to availability). Additional record sheets can be printed and added to the hardcover books when required. The series include - chemical inventory record sheet, fire management record sheet, paddock records sheet, supplement record sheet, total sock inventory record sheet, vehicle and machinery service record sheet and a visitor record sheet.
Record Books – printable extra pages
FBA Vehicle and Machinery Service Record A3 Sheet
To help CQ landholders keep better records of their farming enterprise we have designed and developed seven record books. The large, hardcover A3 books are a free resource for Fitzroy landholders and can be obtained at any of our five regional offices (subject to availability). Additional record sheets can be printed and added to the hardcover books when required. The series include - chemical inventory record sheet, fire management record sheet, paddock records sheet, supplement record sheet, total sock inventory record sheet, vehicle and machinery service record sheet and a visitor record sheet.
Record Books – printable extra pages
FBA Visitors Record A3 Sheet
To help CQ landholders keep better records of their farming enterprise we have designed and developed seven record books. The large, hardcover A3 books are a free resource for Fitzroy landholders and can be obtained at any of our five regional offices (subject to availability). Additional record sheets can be printed and added to the hardcover books when required. The series include - chemical inventory record sheet, fire management record sheet, paddock records sheet, supplement record sheet, total sock inventory record sheet, vehicle and machinery service record sheet and a visitor record sheet.
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.
CQ graziers talk about why FBA programs matter to them
CQ graziers talk about why FBA programs matter to them
FBA helps graziers implement property and management improvement practices to increase profitability, productivity and sustainability. A number of Reef Trust A-Class Grazing participants talk about why the program matters to them
Creating a legacy future generations will be proud to inherit
Project Snapshot - Establishing 'A-class' Grazing in the Burdekin and Fitzroy
PROJECT SUMMARY • Cross-regional program coordination with NQ Dry Tropics • Over 50 graziers canvassed, eight engaged in the Fitzroy Region project • The eight Fitzroy participants collectively installed 34.5km of fencing, 35.9km pipe, nine tanks and 30 troughs to facilitate offstream watering • 19 regional landholder events to support and promote improving practices • End of program celebratory Reef to Beef tour in Townsville for project participants and families
Tackling feral pigs together increases effectiveness
Tackling feral pigs together increases effectiveness
In 2013, a group of Theodore landholders were experiencing crop damage, grazing land damage and a spreading weed problem—all caused by feral pigs.
