New biosecurity regulations protect farms
EW biosecurity regulations give
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primary producers more power
to control unauthorised access to
their properties.
The amended legislation allows
police and biosecurity officers to
immediately fine people
who put on-farm biosecurity
at risk.
Opportunities for on-ground works
RAZING practice change is
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central to the Landholders
Driving Change (LDC) project
because it is the proven to be
the most cost-effective way of
improving water quality.
Graziers can adopt a wide range
of activities to help meet
water quality targets.
Soil health assessment ‘tool box’ launched
Q Dry Tropics has developed an online tool
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box to help landholders assess the condition
of soil on different land types across their
properties.
The tool box consists of a Rapid Assessment of
Soil Health (RASH) Manual, written by well known
agricultural ecologist David Hardwick, of Soil
Land Food, and six ‘how to test soil’ videos
designed to complement the RASH Manual.
Subscribe to the quarterly newsletter
Q Dry Tropics has launched its
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newsletter. It will be published
online four times a year.
NQ Dry Tropics is an independent
community-based business leading
change towards best practice
management of land, water
and biodiversity in the dry
tropics of North Queensland.
P4 | Grit Issue 12, May, 2019