Bbifmac Inc in Ayr, Queensland | Community organisation

Bbifmac Inc

Locality: Ayr, Queensland

Phone: +61 417 429 586

Address: 154 Graham street 4807 Ayr, QLD, Australia

Website: http://bbifmac.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Last week, BBIFMAC staff joined Dr Ryan Turner, Principle Scientist, Water Quality and DES staff to complete the installation of several water quality sensors in various creeks within the Burdekin district. These equipment installs are part the Telstra Bluespot project, an ongoing project in collaboration with DES, DNRME, Telstra and Intellidesign. The project aims to establish the effectiveness of installing water quality sensors in creeks and bores, using the new Telstra IOT network to provide a real-time insight into measurements of water quality. BBIFMAC's role in the project is to conduct the site installations and maintenance for the 43 Bluespot sites in the Burdekin.

23.01.2022 We would like to take this opportunity to thank Keeley, our Assistant Project Officer, who has been undertaking work-place experience with BBIFMAC since July, as part of her Masters of Science at JCU. Today is Keeley’s last day of placement with us. Keeley, thank you for your hard work, and we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours. We will miss having you as part of the BBIFMAC team!

22.01.2022 We all know cane growers and irrigators work around the clock, and often over the weekend! The same can be said for our BBIFMAC staff who often have to collect water samples on the weekend! All part & parcel of the job!

22.01.2022 A flashback to earlier in the year when a friendly frog visited one of our sampling sites after the rain. Here's hoping we get some rainfall again soon!

21.01.2022 Site instrumentation is well underway for this season of water quality monitoring. Here Dennis is installing flumes & automatic water samplers for paddock-scale monitoring.

18.01.2022 BBIFMAC invites you to our Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 1st December, 10am-12noon at the Burdekin PCYC, Cnr MacMillan Street & Little Drysdale Street, Ayr. Tim Hunt, General Manager, Rabobank (Food and Agribusiness division) will be presenting on the impact of COVID on agricultural markets globally and the outlook for Australia and North Queensland. Morning tea and lunch will be provided. RSVP is essential due to COVID restrictions. RSVP to [email protected] or phone 0429 708 408. We look forward to seeing you there!

18.01.2022 A picturesque morning out in the paddock.

17.01.2022 Keeley has joined the BBIFMAC team for work-place experience, as part of her Masters of Science at JCU. Keeley is a great helping hand, and is learning much about water quality sampling though working closely with our BBIFMAC Project Officers.

13.01.2022 Bioreactor sampling is underway again! Here Arwen and Keeley are collecting a water sample from one of the piezometers to measure the in-situ water quality parameters.

12.01.2022 The BBIFMAC team would like to extend a huge thanks to the farmers, stakeholders, and partnering organisations who have supported us and been involved with our projects throughout 2020. We wish you all a safe & happy Christmas period, and look forward to working with you in 2021!

12.01.2022 Yesterday afternoon, the Burdekin Cane Extention Group (BCEG) hosted an end of year celebration for all partnering organisations. It was fantastic to hear from all the organisations about their greatest achievements for 2020, followed by a fun trivia session hosted by Anthony Curro, SRA and Rob Milla, BPS.

08.01.2022 After much success in the first-year trials, larger scale black sesame crops were planted yesterday at two locations in the region for the second-year trials. The black sesame crop is part of the NQ Spice Trial being undertaken with CQ University, and funded by the CRCNA. The aim of these trials are to evaluate the suitability for future commercialisation of spice and condiment crops in Northern Australia. We look forward to updating you on the outcomes as the black sesame crop progresses.

06.01.2022 Reminder! BBIFMAC AGM next Tuesday, 1st December. 10am-12noon at the Burdekin PCYC, Cnr MacMillan Street & Little Drysdale Street, Ayr. RSVP essential due to catering & covid restrictions. Tim Hunt, General Manager, Rabobank (Food and Agribusiness division) will be presenting on the impact of COVID on agricultural markets globally and the outlook for Australia and North Queensland. Morning tea and lunch will be provided. RSVP to [email protected] or phone 0429 708 4...08. We look forward to seeing you there! See more

05.01.2022 Burdekin sugarcane farmers - Round 2 Expressions of Interest are now open. Are you interested in saving on energy and irrigation costs by improving your irrigat...ion systems? Then express your interest in the Burdekin Irrigation Project (BIP). Participation in the project means you will receive one-on-one support to measure current water and energy use, identify potential efficiencies and develop a tailored irrigation improvement plan. More information about the BIP is available on the SRA website: www.sugarresearch.com.au/growers-and-millers/irrigation Expressions of interest close on 15 October 2021. The Burdekin Irrigation Project is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, with support from Sugar Research Australia, Farmacist Pty Ltd, Agritech Solutions, Burdekin Productivity Services, NQ Dry Tropics NRM, Bbifmac Inc, JCU: James Cook University, Australia, and Queensland Agriculture #ReefTrust #waterquality

05.01.2022 I think it's safe to say that water sampling season is well underway! A rather large shipment of samples are being sent to the laboratory for analysis today.

04.01.2022 The first year of sampling and reporting has been completed for the BRIA Barratta Creek Water Quality Project, and the project team have developed a ‘Year 1 Project Learnings Fact Sheet’ to concisely communicate the initial learnings. Whilst it is too early to draw definitive conclusions about the relative merits of each of the farming practices being trialled, the year 1 preliminary results have highlighted some important points about field trials, and drivers of nutrient and pesticide loss during both irrigation and rainfall events. Looking forward to sharing more detail once the second year is complete and we (hopefully!) have some definitive trends emerging.

02.01.2022 The KP automatic water sampler in action!

01.01.2022 Yesterday BBIFMAC staff undertook our annual quality assurance training provided by Rohan Wallace, Senior Scientist, Water Quality & Investigations at Department of Environment & Science. The training consisted of a refresher for proper water sampling technique in accordance with Australian standards for BBIFMAC's ongoing involvement in the Catchment Load Monitoring Program.