The Autumn Burnett Buzz is out!! Highlights include: Monto Growers visit farm of GRDC’s ‘2018 Grain Grower of the Year’. Gully Erosion manual—get your copy today! On-line hub Ag Strategy Survey winner Getting the EDGE in Business To download click here!! ...
BCCA was excited to subsidise 16 North Burnett members to attend a Business Edge – Know Business, Grow your Business Workshop, hosted by Bush Agribusiness in Monto on 29-30 April. The Business Edge is part of MLA’s EDGEnetwork suite of courses which aim to offer...
On a warm Monday in November an enthusiastic group of 17 met in Monto to learn about multi-species cover cropping with Graeme Hand and Colin Seis. Colin Seis is a pioneer of Pasture Cropping and recipient of the Bob Hawke Landcare Award. He discussed the advantages of...
Thanks to funding under the Australian Government’s Reef Trust Phase III —Reef Alliance – ‘Growing a Great Barrier Reef’ project, graziers currently involved in this project were given the opportunity to attend the two day Business Edge business management workshop in...
Hi, I’m Kirstie Roffey and have recently started with BCCA on a full-time basis, as a Community Resilience Officer. Based in Monto, my role is to coordinate the North Burnett Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP), as well as provide general support to the BCCA...
The Monto Agricultural Strategy is a new project which aims to empower growers in what was once the Monto Shire by providing relevant information regarding diversifying income streams, reducing financial risk and ensuring more reliable farm incomes. Key sectors to be...
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In 2018, BCCA successfully obtained a ‘Community Sustainability Action Grant’ to collaborate with Gympie Regional Council (GRC), to monitor current infestation levels of Rubber Vine (RV), Parthenium Weed and Honey Locust (HL) in the Barambah, Boonara Creek and...
Highlights in our Summer 2018/2019 issue: Monto Agricultural Strategy Barambah Weeds Project Meet Kirstie Roffey and Hannah Vicary Business EDGE – is your business providing you with more than just a job? To download click...
Incorporating Grazing BMP principals into Pecan production! How risk affects farmers’ decision making. Grower collaborations & working together Field walk identifies 144 species of plants at Rocky Creek in the Baffle Catchment. To download the newsletter click...
David Hall, experienced field agronomist. Are you in the new Reef Trust Grazing Priority area? Importance of being good grass farmer! Thinking of going electric? 130 tubestock species with 79% survival rate! To download the latest Burnett Buzz click here!!!...
The rainy weather held out just long enough for 29 enthusiastic growers to attend the Healthy Soils/Healthy Crops workshop on Friday 2 February at Russ & Dieta Salisbury’s shed at “Braeside”, south of Monto. Facilitated by experienced field agronomist David Hall,...
