
Project Pathfinder
Project Pathfinder is working with 10 leading sugarcane growers in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment to adopt regenerative farming practices that enhance soil health, improve profitability and reduce nitrogen runoff to the Reef.
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Project Pathfinder is working with 10 leading sugarcane growers in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment to adopt regenerative farming practices that enhance soil health, improve profitability and reduce nitrogen runoff to the Reef.

A drought resilience extension program for the Rangelands, this project will change graziers landscapes, businesses and life for the better, with access to education, support and business tools to manage for future droughts.

Through funding made available by the Queensland Government Reef Water Quality Program, RCS is assisting 25 grazing businesses within the Fitzroy and Mackay-Whitsunday regions to reduce sediment runoff into the Great Barrier Reef catchments.

In 2016, the Australian Government’s Reef Trust tasked RCS with educating and supporting graziers in the Great Barrier Reef catchment to adopt regenerative management practices. The outcomes of Project Pioneer focussed on improving land conditions and reducing sediment runoff into waterways.
Other projects we are collaborating on include:
Recorded live from BEEF 2024, join Jess Bidgood, RCS Project Coach, for an informative session about the RCS project and its successful outcomes.
This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
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