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Burnett-Mary farmers can get rewarded for protecting, managing or improving native vegetation on their properties by a new Federal Government pilot program … but they must act quickly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 6, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmers in the Burnett-Mary region have been invited to take part in a pilot program that will reward them for improving native vegetation on their properties.<\/p>\n

The Burnett-Mary is one of six regions across Australia – and the only one in Queensland – chosen to take part in the Federal Government’s\u00a0$22.3 million Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot.<\/p>\n

Applications close on October 27.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien said the pilot would support farmers to protect, manage and improve remnant native vegetation on their land.<\/p>\n

\u201cFarmers in Wide Bay and throughout the Burnett-Mary region know the land, they love it, and they look after it \u2013 and this pilot scheme is a way of recognising their efforts in caring for our natural environment,\u201d Mr O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSupported projects will vary from farm to farm depending on their needs. It may be as simple as fencing off parts of the property that are already home to native vegetation, or it might involve ongoing pest and weed management.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re putting a value on farm native vegetation that farmers have cared for through generations. It\u2019s good for the environment, and farmers can make a buck out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Member for Flynn Ken O\u2019Dowd said the pilot scheme would give farmers and primary producers the opportunity to diversify their incomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMany farmers have remnant vegetation on their properties, and this pilot means they can get a cash return on looking after the land they already care for as part of their property maintenance,\u201d Mr O\u2019Dowd said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not about locking up land so that it can\u2019t be used, instead it is having an integrated system that still enables production to occur on productive land while protecting biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud said the pilot was a key part of the Federal Government’s $66.1 million Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Package to help farmers get paid for improving biodiversity on-farm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot is trialling a market-based system that will see farmers being paid for their biodiversity management,\u201d Minister Littleproud said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver time, the aim is to roll these pilots out to more farmers, making them widely available and fuelled by private sector investment.<\/p>\n

Interested farmers can learn more and apply to take part in the Enhancing Remnant Vegetation pilot on the Department of Agriculture’s website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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