Importance of clearing regrowth

Queensland Country Life

Central Queensland cattle producer Ian McCamley explains why it’s important for producers to be able to clear regrowth. Video courtesy of Ian McCamley.

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00:00You're away from the Rigolo regrowth we have strong ground cover, all that grass and root matter and mulch is protecting natural water.

00:12We get over near the Rigolo regrowth where it's been left and outcompeted all the ground cover.

00:18And here we go, bare ground, western bare ground.

00:24We've got the erosion, nothing to slow that water down.

00:29And that is the result of unmanaged regrowth of shallow rooted trees being left.

00:46Nothing wrong with the pasture management, it's fine out there.

00:52It's just a function of the Rigolo outcompeting the shore cover.

00:57And shore cover is so vital. Canopy cover means absolutely nothing.

01:03We haven't got something down here to hold all this together.

01:07We've got good trees, deep-breed trees, not these sort of trees that are complete.

01:15It's just a group of mushrooms.

01:20I can't wait to see the sea persona under the sea of water.

01:22We've got a lot of trees.

01:24Now we've got a lot of trees to keep up, but we've got little trees.

01:26We've got many trees to keep up.

01:28So, it's really new trees.

01:30We've got new trees to keep up with trees.

01:32And there you go.

01:33So we go.

01:34Yes, these trees are really beautiful trees.

01:35And we also have a장B.

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