The Grit May 2019 | Page 4

New biosecurity regulations protect farms EW biosecurity regulations give N 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 G 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 N 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 N 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