News and Coming Events
News and Events
Up-Coming Events
- BBIFMAC Management Committee Meeting - - Canegrowers Building
- BBIFMAC General Meeting-- 9.30am Haller Wealth Building - 15 Queen Street, Ayr. Guests Speakers to be announced
- Annual General Meeting, 2012 - Election of 2012-13 Managment Committee
GW Pixel Project
GW Pixel Project
BBIFMAC has recently received funding to support grower monitoring of groundwater used for
irrigation in the Lower Burdekin. Similar to the very successful “WQ Pixel
Project”, the new “GW Pixel Project” will support the growers who choose to participate
in the project with basic training, sample collection and free laboratory analysis of groundwater
samples.
Recent Projects
GW Pixel Project
BBIFMAC has recently received funding to support grower monitoring of groundwater used for
irrigation in the Lower Burdekin. Similar to the very successful “WQ Pixel
Project”, the new “GW Pixel Project” will support the growers who choose to participate
in the project with basic training, sample collection and free laboratory analysis of groundwater
samples.
Salvinia Weevil Breeding Program in Burdekin Schools
Funded by NQ Dry Tropics this project is designed to engage and support selected Burdekin Schools to breed Salvinia weevils to release into local lagoons and waterways for biological control of Salvinis as part of the "Protecting the RAMSAR wetlands of Bowling Green Bay" project
Evaluating Alternative Irrigation
This project aims to quantify and qualify the effects of Overhead Low Pressure (OHLP) irrigation systems. The Evaluating Alternative Irrigation trial is monitoring the impact of OHLP on Green cane trash blanketing (GCTB) ,
Legume fallow, Nutrient Management and Irrigation Scheduling.
Caring for our Turtles
This project was to raise awareness of Turtles that inhabit the Bowen area at to provide education pamphlets, marine friendly lighting and signage for the Bowen area.
WQ Pixel Project
The WQ Pixel Project is an on-farm water quality monitoring support project working with irrigators from the Lower Burdekin and Bowen region.