Archive for March, 2011
Great upcoming workshops!
We’re hearing about all these great workshops that are available to producers and others interested in agriculture, young and old!! Click the date for more information on each workshop. March 29 - Soil and Plant Nutrition workshop, with Bart Davidson. Chinchilla. March 29-30 - Biological Farming: Towards More Sustainable Farming. Oakey. March 31 - Soil and Plant Nutrition workshop, with [...]
Posted: March 25th, 2011 under General.
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No flies on visiting poo whisperer
The Central and North Burnett Times reported on the dung beetle workshop that was presented by BCCA last week. Bush flies: how irritating they can be! For livestock, the equivalent is the dreaded buffalo fly which can produce sores and stress which, for beef cattle, results in approximately a production loss of 15kg per animal [...]
Posted: March 11th, 2011 under General.
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Farmers markets for the South Burnett
The ABC reported this week that a South Burnett man is proposing a roving farmers market for the region. On April 9 and 10 a ‘Sustainable Future Community Gathering’ at Coolabunia will be a chance to test the waters for the proposal. Brian Jarvis is the proponent and he says a farmers market makes sense for such [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2011 under General.
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