SEEDY BUSINESS

Jan 18, 2021Featured, News, Videos

Sometimes, even mother nature needs a hand.

Having perfected cost-effective control of invasive Prickly Acacia, we have moved on to pasture seeding to “turbo-charge” the recovery of native grasses decimated by this weed.

In this video, DCQ Field Supervisor Peter Spence discusses an operation where treated Mitchell Grass seed is planted following successful Prickly Acacia control.

WATER QUALITY

This water quality project delivers a strategic approach to ensure clean water essential for community services. It also fosters improvements in waterway health.

Lying beneath parts of the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales, the Great Artesian Basin, (GAB) is Australia’s largest groundwater basin and one of the largest underground freshwater resources in the world.

Invasive Cactus

Cactus weeds have become more aggressive in our region due to climate shifts, drought and rainfall variability.

PACT

Funded by the Commonwealth Government, the project aims to improve property planning to ensure that the current threats to springs are reduced.

E-BEEF SMART FARM

A three-year project supporting primary-producers with technology to assist with timely and informed management decisions.

THORNVILLE QUANDARY

When pastures don’t return as expected.

SUCCESS IN THE MAKING

With the summer rain, plants are now leaping out of the ground.

IS DIESEL BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST?

The increased cost of diesel, along with its health and environmental issues, has opened the door for a new kind of herbicide.

THE TECH SAVY DESERT RAT

iPads are not just toys for us. They’ve become critical tools in recording our data and helping us to refine our mapping.

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