Case Study S-BMP-NSM-2013-002-01Adjoining the Babinda Creek, the Destro cane farm has used Reef Rescue funding and teamed up with the local Landcare group and Terrain NRM in projects to repair…
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Irrigation and Drainage Management - #2
Case Study S-BMP-IDM-2013-002-01At his cane farm in the foothills of magnificent Mount Bartle Frere, Ray Vicarioli has learnt to make a sustainable living from the land, while dealing with Mother…

Irrigation and Drainage Management
Case Study S-BMP-IDM-2013-001-01Despite several rainy days, a marshy area through Neale Mittelheuser’s farm near Childers is now yielding about 100 ML a year of additional irrigation water for the farm.“The…

Farm Business Management
Case Study S-BMP-BUS-2013-001-011Farming in the Herbert River region for more than 90 years, Stephen Accornero’s family has seen a lot of advances throughout the sugarcane industry over the years.Since his…

Crop Production and Harvest Management
Case Study S-BMP-CPH-2013-001-01As futuristic as the notion of hands-free, semi-robotic farm machinery may sound, the reality is that space-age GPS technology, capable of delivering significant productivity benefits and improved environmental…

