Minnamoolka Station, at the headwaters of the Herbert and Burdekin rivers, is undergoing changes to improve cattle production, reduce erosion, and improve the quality of water flowing into the Great Barrier Reef. With support from Terrain NRM, the property’s 28 paddocks will be cut into 60, enabling a switch from set stocking to rotational grazing of smaller paddocks for shorter, more intense periods.
“We’re aiming for better ground cover through the changes we’re making, and that should lead to less topsoil movement in the wet season. Prevention is always better than a cure.” say landholders Margie Atkinson and Greg Jenkins
Terrain NRM project coordinator Duncan Buckle agrees.
“Fine-tuning grazing management practices is a big part of the project. Making the land more resilient is the key to reducing erosion in this catchment, which is one of the five highest contributors of fine sediment to the Great Barrier Reef.”
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