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abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols
A chorus of frogs on his chemical-free farm is music to Stuart Andrews' ears. "That sound, that's the sound of a healthy farm," Mr Andrews said. "The two things you lose out of a landscape first are the frogs and the bees." In July, UNESCO warned 90 per cent of the world's land surface could be degraded by 2050, threatening biodiversity and human life.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols
In short: The $120 million Wamuran Irrigation Scheme is using Class A recycled water to irrigate horticultural crops. It is rediverting treated water that used to be discharged into the Caboolture River. What's next: The UnityWater project is designed to help farmers through future periods of drought and reduce nutrient discharge into waterways.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols
Queensland's LNP government has announced an extra $24 million over two years for fire ant treatment. The invasive species has spread through close to a million hectares of south-east Queensland. The extra money will be used to provide drone and helicopter drops of treatment in the inner suppression zone.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols
Residents in the fire ant suppression zone are pleading for more support as numbers of nests and bites "explode" after Cyclone Alfred. In the Queensland government's so-called inner suppression zone, landholders are responsible for controlling the pests themselves. Biosecurity Queensland advises anyone who spots fire ants to report them within 24 hours online or call 13 22 68.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols |Brandon Long
Nick Colquhoun fought off a snake and spiders as he worked to free a prized bull caught in fencing in Woodford's post-cyclone flooding. The clean-up has only just started in Lockyer Valley. Queensland's Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett encouraged farmers to complete a Disaster Impact Survey. Nick Colquhoun was acting on adrenaline when he plunged in with wire cutters to free a prized stud Droughtmaster bull drowning before his eyes.
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