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SUCCESS IN THE MAKING

May 20, 2021Featured, Landcare, News, Resources, Videos

We’re fortunate in our region to have landholders willing to try things, and it’s even more wonderful when their endeavours start to show results.

The journey for John Wearing as he’s trialled seeding of Mitchell grass has been an interesting one, and you can see some of his exploits in previous videos produced by DCQ below.

John seeded a range of grass types, including Mitchell grass, to a variety of depths.

With the summer rain the plants are now leaping out of the ground. We know this will be of interest to a lot of other landholders tackling similar problems.

Landholder John Wearing in rehabilitated pasture

Landholder John Wearing in rehabilitated pasture following a successful wet season spelling.

You can see from the photo above (February 2022) that he is well on the path to fast track the recovery of some of his areas.

Supported by the Australian National Landcare Program and Sustainable Agriculture Project,  John has generously given up his time in the past to talk to other landholders about his successes and challenges.

More videos

WET SEASON SPELLING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjTF-r5lvOo

AFTER THE WET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUlJi2QYYIo&t=142s

John and Janine Wearing own and operate an aggregation of properties in the Hughenden region, including Eversleigh, 21,000 hectares of Mitchell Grass and Channels.

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