The Grit May 2019 | Page 2

Understand by “walking the landscape” aim of the Landscape T HE Remediation Activity Area is to develop effective and economical approaches to gully remediation. Graziers are invited to meet with technical experts in the field to find out more about gully remediation techniques being trialled. Herd performance and productivity catchment producers B BB are invited to be involved in the LDC catchment-wide preg-testing program. First availability is 12-13 June with Dr Ian Braithwaite, northern Australian cattle veterinarian. Quick, inexpensive test can reveal so much HE quality of the diet consumed by cattle is T one of the main determinants of productivity, including reproductive performance, growth rate and carcass quality. A quick, inexpensive and reliable prediction of diet quality of grazing cattle - Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) - is being offered to graziers in the BBB catchment. The Bowen-based LDC project support team Project Manager Lisa Hutchinson - 0427 594 192 [email protected] Land Management Support Coordinator Rodger Walker - 0408 828 276 [email protected] Senior Field Officer Brendan Smith - 0417 408 587 [email protected] P2 | Grit Issue 12, May, 2019 Senior Field Officer Adrienne Hall - 0428 158 859 [email protected] Landscape Remediation Officer Matt Miles - 0401 552 992 [email protected]