Case Study S-BMP-NSM-2013-001-01Vince and Rita Papale, who run a family farm just out of Home Hill, have rolled out a number of projects to lift the farm’s productivity, water efficiency…
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Natural Systems Management
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…
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…