Highlights in this edition: Soils workshop a success at Miriam Vale Seeking ideas for workshops and training events Cover Cropping Workshop – Monto To view newsletter click here!!
BCCA will be holding a quarterly General Meeting on Thursday 18 January 2018, at Mundubbera town hall supper rooms. The meeting will begin at 9.30am, with a light lunch to follow. Updates on all current projects; Better Catchments, Baffle Reef System Repair, Reef...
The BCCA Office will be closed on Friday 22 December and will reopen on Tuesday 2 January 2018. We hope you have a Happy New Year and wish for 2018 to bring you the seasons you need to prosper. Merry Christmas from the Burnett Catchment Care Association...
Highlights in this edition: Bull selection with John Bertram and Alan Laing Roger Stone climate workshop at Rosedale Richard Kinnon meets the North Burnett Practical assistance for graziers in the Reef Trust III priority area Chloe the koala To view newsletter click...
Pasture dieback is a poorly understood condition that causes unthrifty growth and death of otherwise very productive sown and native grass pastures. It has been observed across a range of soil types, landscapes locations (ridges, gullies, gentle and steep slopes) and...
Koala’s (Phascolarctos cinereus adustus) are currently listed as a vulnerable species state wide and are protected. The population of Koala’s around the township of Gayndah is currently healthy, with no signs of chlamydia, but with the decline of habitat...
In June 2017, 7 growers from the North Burnett district climbed aboard the bus for a couple of days of investigation, motivation and learning. The group departed on a Tuesday afternoon to be prepared for an early start on a Wednesday morning at Farmfest. Growers spent...
Burnett Catchment Care Association has many resources available to landholders. Land type description, pasture photo standard and pasture management books, which are specific to the Burnett region, are all available to BCCA members free of charge. We also have a...
The Queensland Government needs your help to inform the development of a roadmap and action plan, to shape the next 10 years of research, development and extension (RD&E), to grow the agriculture and food sector. The roadmap is part of the Queensland Government’s...
Highlights in this edition: Rainforest species identification and the importance of these species in the landscape. Nearing the 5000 tree target for our 20 Million Trees project. Successful Goomeri and Mundubbera soil health workshops. Seeking practice change by...
If you are a producer or advisor (in Qld, NT or WA) and interested in an opportunity to create a benchmark of the current approaches to decision making and planning for climate variability (season to season; year to year) – the Queensland and Northern Australia...
Dieback is defined as grass dying in an entire paddock or a significant area of a paddock. Bluegrass pasture dieback has been reported along the coastal and inland areas of central Queensland & the Wide Bay Burnett. There are also reports of Native Bluegrass,...
