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Grower Innovation Virtual Expo - Registrations open |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Friday, 03 February 2012 12:20 |
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If you're a cane grower or industry member interested in new research and innovation, then it's time to register for the 2012 Grower Innovation Virtual Expo (GIVE) – the sugar industry's premier expo run by growers, for growers.
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Workers sought to help beaches |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 14:49 |
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A Cairns Post article says that volunteers will be called on to help reinstate and revegetate the Cassowary Coast's cyclone ravaged beaches, after the Federal Government coughed up just $500,000 of the $4.1m needed for the job.
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Australian sugarcane farmers reap benefits from GIS |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 14:15 |
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The advanced technology supports most of the critical business processes in the region's sugar industry supply chain by acting as the catalyst for implementing precision farming technology, from improved harvesting and transport management to more efficient milling operations.
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Calling on young environment enthusiasts |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:47 |
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Vibrant young people wanting to make a difference and conserve Queensland's precious environment are invited to become members of the Queensland Youth Environment Council and advise government on key issues.
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Babe has gone wild, and feral! |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Friday, 20 January 2012 16:32 |
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The feral pigs being trapped by Terrain's Integrated Feral Pig Management Project are not little cute pink ones like Babe who help farmers to muster sheep, they are quite the opposite! - they carry disease and are destructive to our landscape and farming industry. The project has been responsible for reducing the population of feral pigs across the Cassowary Coast Area by 401 since Cyclone Yasi.
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Discovering the world of weeds |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 14:59 |
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Have you ever wondered what makes a weed a weed, how easy they spread and the impact they have on our environment and agricultural systems?
These questions will be under the microscope in the 2012 Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation's (DEEDI) prestigious Hermitage Research Facility Schools Plant Science Competition.
The competition is open to Australian students from years Prep to 12.
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Litterbugs fined from today |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 14:30 |
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The war against illegal dumping and littering is being stepped up with fines starting today for those who flout the state's tough new litter laws.
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World Wetlands Day at Cattana Wetlands |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 10:34 |
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World Wetlands Day has been celebrated internationally each year on 2 February since 1997. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971.
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Written by Michele Dale
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Monday, 23 January 2012 09:27 |
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The IA CRC (Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre) is touring the PestSmart Roadshow in 2012 to showcase best practice pest management incorporating currently used techniques and the latest innovations. Visit their website to find out more.
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The First Anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Yasi: |
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Written by Kathryn Dryden
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Friday, 20 January 2012 15:36 |
Environmental Impacts, Resolutions, and Results
It's been one year since the Category 5 Cyclone Yasi crossed the Wet Tropics coast and Terrain NRM (Terrain) has much to reflect on the year gone by. Employment of 50 local workers, delivery of significant landscape recovery works, strong partnerships developed, support to local industries and landholders and lessons learnt.
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