Sustainable Business and Soil Health Take Centre Stage at Farm Resilience Workshop On Friday 11 October, Regional Soils Coordinator Dhiraj Gajera and Knowledge Broker Karen George were invited to attend the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Farm Business Resilience Planning Sustainable Soil Workshop. The workshop opened with an inspiring session
Honours Scholarships drives research into resilience The TNQ Drought Hub has recently offered 2024 scholarship opportunities for JCU students who are undertaking innovative Honours projects that align with the hub’s mission to drive long-term resilience in North Queensland’s agricultural landscape. This year’s projects are: Rural Access to Mental Health Services;
Register Now: Embracing Agriculture Digital Innovation Workshop, October – November Key takeaways TAFE Queensland is hosting “Embracing Agriculture Digital Innovation Workshops” across various locations from October to November 2024 In collaboration with TNQ Drought Hub, TAFE Queensland will host online sessions introducing AgValuate, an innovation readiness assessment tool AgValuate offers
Driving Drought Resilience Through ESG: An On Farm Focus Key takeaways TNQ Drought Hub is developing educational materials to help support Australian producers, farmers and land managers understand Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The Rapid ESG Assessment tool is designed to help small business farmers quickly adopt ESG standards and enhance
Collaboration in Action: Highlights from the GrazingFutures Livestock Business Resilience Project Annual Workshop Key takeaways Participants discussed the progress of the GrazingFutures LBR project and explored ways to enhance its impact on the grazing community. GrazingFutures is a Drought and Climate Adaptation Program funded project aimed at helping producers better
Mitchell Grass Downs pastures showing good recovery five years on from the 2019 flood Key takeaways Over 70 sites across the Mitchell Grass Downs area in the Southern gulf region were assessed from between 2019 – 2024 Areas that were once scoured and almost complete loss of perennial tussocks now
From the Director The Bureau of Meteorology Northern Rainfall Onset suggests an early start to the wet season. If the coming season brings early and good rain, there could be opportunities to build reserves. Or in other words, build your resilience. When it comes down to it, resilience is achieved
Fitzroy Catchment Traditional Owners Alliance advocates for healthy water at latest forum FCTOA representatives with CSIRO/UTS and Greening Australia staff on the first day of the latest forum. đź‘Ť having all Traditional Owner groups working towards the same goal. Recently these 24 Traditional Owners, representing First Nations groups in the
Industry Leaders Collaborate to Enhance Climate Tools and Training for Horticulture Key takeaways The number of climate platforms available to producers is overwhelming and leads to a loss of confidence in weather predictions Feedback from the workshop will be incorporated into future training programs for My Climate View TNQ Drought