Dieback wreaking havoc in the bush

Kelly Butterworth
Updated April 27 2017 - 7:42am, first published 5:30am
DIRE DIEBACK: John Howard, Mountain View, Biloela, inspecting some of his country which has fallen victim to pasture dieback. He is one of many producers in the region struggling to control the disastrous phenomenon.
DIRE DIEBACK: John Howard, Mountain View, Biloela, inspecting some of his country which has fallen victim to pasture dieback. He is one of many producers in the region struggling to control the disastrous phenomenon.

LAST year John Howard, Mountain View, Biloela, burnt almost 50 per cent of his country in the hope of destroying whatever was causing pasture dieback. 

Kelly Butterworth

Rockhampton-based journalist covering all things ag.

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