Category: Reef REGULATIONS
MEMBER REMINDER – FARM NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS BUDGET
MEMBER REMINDER – FARM NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS BUDGET
Members are reminded that as a result of Queensland Parliament passing the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 it is a requirement as from 1st December 2021 for a Farm Nitrogen and Phosphorus Budget to have been developed by an appropriate person and is to be reviewed and updated at least annually thereafter by grower prior to fertilising.
Guidelines for Farm Nitrogen and Phosphorus Budget can be sourced by clicking here.
Queensland Government via Qld Rural and Industry Development Authority have a “Farming in Reef Catchments Rebate Scheme” of up to $1000 for sugarcane growers when professional advice from an Accredited Agricultural Adviser (AAA) is sought for managing nutrient and sediment run-off. Click here for more information and eligibility requirements.
Hardcopy of guidelines are also attached.
Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO
Reef Regulations Questions & Answers
REEF REGULATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Burdekin Productivity Services and Sugar Research Australia have forwarded a list of questions that growers have been raising during their discussions in relation to the new reef regulations.
Responses from the Qld Government in relation to these questions have been incorporated in the attached document.
If members require any further clarification around these questions/answers please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO
