Soil health

Changing the landscape with soil health Dr Christine Jones, Elizabeth Lyons, Four Mile, and Peter Le Feuvre, Belmahar, inspecting root systems and soil aggregate. There is a huge appetite for soil, ecology and grazing information in the Dry Tropics region including...

Leadership program

Leadership program participants, (back row, from left): Christian Cormack, Glenbowen, Bristow Hughes, Strathalbyn, Buster O’Loughlin, Exevale, Bob Harris, Glencoe, Barry O’Sullivan, Glenalpine, Reid Muirhead, Weetalaba, and (front row) Lucy Pepper, Terry Creek,...

Vegetation management

Published details Register for vegetation management workshop Landholders seeking clarity about Queensland’s Vegetation Management laws are encouraged to attend a workshop in Collinsville at the end of this month. NQ Dry Tropics’ Landholders Driving Change project is...

David Hardwick

Long-term partner working to improve soil healthDavid Hardwick has worked on numerous NQ Dry Tropics projects, working with graziers to provide knowledge and skills to improve soil health on their properties.David has helped NQ Dry Tropics develop a Rapid Assessment...

Herd performance

Herd management and pregnancy testing workshop I’ve learnt a lot about the technical aspects of testing cows and foetal aging.  Ian showed us with a sample from the meatworks where all the anatomy was and how to find the foetus.  We then moved to the practical...

Whoa boys work

Ross Tapiolas points out the pasture growth near one of the whoa boys on his property Six Mile Creek runs clear even after record rainfall Published details Whoa boys stand up to monsoon at 6 Mile Creek Station A series of erosion control measures installed at a...