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Over 500 Ideas Water Quality Ideas on the Table

Over 500 Ideas Water Quality Ideas on the Table
More than 500 ideas for improving reef water quality have been gathered at workshops in Innisfail and Tully.  The workshops were an important first step for the Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (WTMIP) in developing and refining actions that will be implemented between June 2017 and June 2020. The ideas gathered were wide-ranging but common themes included soil…
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How Would You Spend a Share of $33million?

How Would You Spend a Share of $33million?
The Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (WT MIP) is seeking ideas big and small, old and new to transform our approach to improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland Government is funding the project, which aims to reduce nutrient and pesticide losses from cane and banana farms in the Tully and Johnstone River Catchments.…
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Cane farmer monitors progress in nutrient management

Mark Poggio is a fourth generation sugar cane farmer and started farming 11 years ago. He operates a 244 ha sugar cane farm located in the Herbert River district, approximately 12 km west of Ingham. Funding from the Reef Trust Tender - Wet Tropics program has supported Mark to trial different practices to improve both…
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Darveniza Shares Experience of Reef Trust

Darveniza Shares Experience of Reef Trust
Adrian Darveniza, a cane farmer in South Johnstone, used funding from Reef Trust Phase 1's Reverse Tenders program to implement improved farming practices to reduce his nitrogen inputs. Adrian manages a 240ha cane farm right beside the Johnstone River where he is conducting trials to reduce nitrogen on an area of 110ha. The improved soil management he has…
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