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Connecting Burdekin Cane Farmers to their Local Wetlands Project
CONNECTING BURDEKIN CANE FARMERS TO THEIR LOCAL WETLANDS PROJECT
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NQ Dry Tropics Project – Connecting Burdekin Cane Farmers to their Local Wetlands
NQ DRY TROPICS PROJECT – CONNECTING BURDEKIN CANE FARMERS TO THEIR LOCAL WETLANDS
Monitoring the quality and volume of water running off-farm provides important data that can help growers make important business decisions. The link bellow highlights how two Burdekin growers, Francisco Frank Mugica and Andrew Cross used the information they received to make changes that boosted their bottom line while minimising environmental impacts on local wetlands. Frank and Andrew are involved in our Connecting Burdekin Cane Farmers to their Local Wetlands project, funded by Queensland Environment Department.
For further information in relation to this project click below:
Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
Dear Members,
Copy of email forwarded today to the Premier, Ministers & all current members of Queensland Parliament is set out below including email listing.
KCGO encourages members to take a stand and individually voice their opposition to proposed amendments to the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 by copying and pasting the email body and forward to any or all politicians from the list below.
If you have any queries or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the KCGO office.
“Dear Premier,
Despite a series of public consultations which were well represented by a broad spectrum of agricultural industries, it is disappointing to note this important sector’s view point was largely ignored by the Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee, with the committee recommending the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 be passed unchanged.
Sources such as the 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement and evidence/recommendations contained within have been utilised in part to determine policy objectives to be introduced by the Bill. This statement has been prepared by a ‘panel of scientists with expertise in GBR water quality science and management’. These scientists ‘have reviewed and synthesised the significant advances in scientific knowledge of water quality issues in the Great Barrier Reef’ via a combination of qualitative, semi-quantitative assessments and Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring, Modelling and Reporting Program.
This leads to the question what are the quality assurance processes in place for environmental/marine science compared to that applied by other areas of science eg. medical and pharmaceuticals? “The Peer review system is known to be biased, unjust, unaccountable, incomplete, easily fixed, often insulting, usually ignorant, occasionally foolish and frequently wrong.” Horton 2000.
Connecting Burdekin Cane Farmers to their Local Wetlands Project
CONNECTING BURDEKIN CANE FARMERS TO THEIR LOCAL WETLANDS PROJECT
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KCGO Members – Rain Insurance Compensation 2019
KCGO Members – Rain Insurance Compensation 2019
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Renewable Energy for Sugar Cane
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SUGAR CANE
Burdekin grower Denis Pozzebon talks about his experience installing solar systems on his farm as well as AgEcon SRA funded research project which included a case study analysis with Burdekin grower Michael Pironne
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ChemCert Accrediation News
ChemCert Accrediation News
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Member Notice – New Notification for Burning of Sugar Cane
NEW NOTIFICATION FOR BURNING OF SUGAR CANE
New Notification For Burning of Sugar Cane was published in Qld Government Gazette No.29 on 31st May 2019, a copy of which is attached, as well as an information sheet from Qld Fire & Emergency Services. Both of these documents can also be located in Rural Fire Service web page via the below link. Previous gazetted notifications published in 2004 and 2010 have been revoked from the date of publication of this new notification.
https://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Using_Fire_Outdoors/Pages/Cane-Burning-Notification.aspx
KCGO continues to encourage members to apply for a Permit To Light Fire through your local Fire Warden.
Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO
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Australian Farmers – Petition – Help Stop Red Tape Choking QLD Farmers
HELP STOP RED TAPE CHOKING QLD FARMERS
Farming groups across Queensland have launched an online petition against the Queensland Government’s tightening of regulation on agriculture in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
KCGO would strongly encourage our members to sign the petition to voice their opposition to further regulate farming across the state.
Petition can be signed via the following link.