Graziers and industry service providers from across the Burnett Mary region now have a better understanding of grazing and herd management strategies to reduce ‘emissions intensity’ from a cattle herd while enhancing on-farm productivity and land condition....
Funding and labour assistance for creek bank revegetation is now available from Burnett Catchment Care Association through the Australian Government’s 20 Million Trees Programme to help encourage landholders who live alongside our major waterways to plant native...
BCCA is urgently seeking landholders in the Burrum Catchment area to participate in activities such as planting native vegetation, weed & pig control and fencing waterways with the aim of restoring and protecting waterways and wetland vegetation. Please Note:...
In early March landholders in the North Burnett headed off to tour farms in Kingaroy and the Darling downs. The tour was a great chance to explore what producers in other regions are doing and how we can incorporate new ideas into our own practice. It was also an...
In the Summer 2016 issue of the burnett buzz…: Action on the Ground – trial update BCCA’s success with Burrum system repair project tender Second ERF auction conducted Reef water quality grants program: the last leg Pig compost put to work on...
AgForce Projects can help you better prepare your property for a natural disaster through a range of workshops. This is your opportunity to have your say in which workshops you would like to see delivered and where. These projects will be delivered to graziers and...
The Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) has released online a revised regional natural resource management plan http://nrmplan2015.bmrg.org.au/. You are invited to review the draft plan and provide comment via the online submission form, until the end of October 2015....
In this issue: Pig Manure – Maturing Nicely Future Land Manager 11,000 hectares of weed control Emissions Reduction Fund update North Burnett Weeds in the spotlight Better Catchments projects for the inland Burnett Sustainable Grazing workshop Gin Gin Working...
Flood Recovery projects across the Burnett following Ex-TC Ostwald are wrapping up at the end of this month. BCCA are proud to have partnered with landholders across the North Burnett and with other organisations to provide quality flood recovery assistance. There...
With the assistance of BCCA, senior Agricultural Science students at Monto State High School are now better equipped to assess current property operations and make plans for the future of an agricultural business following completion of Property Management Plans as...
BMRG will be running three public workshops/presentations for the Brigalow Belt South Fire Management Guidelines. The presentation will be provided by Andrew Houley from Fire and Landscape Management (see text in pdf). Additional presentations will be provided at the...
In this issue: Update on carbon policy changes Flood Recovery Riparian project case study Grazing workshop to be held in Gin Gin Seed collection workshop a success in the Central Burnett Composting pig manure project Flood recovery project survives TC Marcia’s...
