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Project Catalyst

Project Catalyst supports a network of Mackay Whitsunday, Burdekin and Wet Tropics farmers who are leading the way in the use of cutting-edge management practices for a more sustainable and productive farming future.

Our Story

Project Catalyst is a pioneering partnership between more than 150 innovative Queensland cane growers that progressively improves farming performance and environmental outcomes. Managed by Catchment Solutions, Project Catalyst's important work is jointly supported by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and WWF Australia.

The project aims to promote the development of innovative, ground-breaking farming practices, support sugarcane growers to adopt beneficial and sustainable farming practice changes, and improve the quality of waters impacting the Great Barrier Reef.

Latest videos

Catalyst Forum 2023: Field Trip – Inspiring, Sharing, Learning

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Field Day: We Have the Technology

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Virtual Farm Tour: Environmental Success

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Virtual Farm Tour: Growing Ideas

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EP 12 Finding Balance on the Edge – Farmers Restoring Coastal Habitats

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EP 11 The Future of Reef Resilience and Coral Sustainability; Coral Ark

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Increasing success of legume crops using inoculants

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Harvesting Innovation

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Practice Change – Mixed species fallow cropping

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Sugar cane innovation to practice adoption for a healthy reef

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Shed talks EM and VRA

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Grower Forum 2021 & field tours

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Latest podcasts

EP 13 Connecting to Country – Custodians of the Land Collaborating

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EP 10 15 Years Harvesting Innovation

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EP 9 Nurturing Soils, Harvesting Benefits with David Hardwick

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EP 8 Diversification: Paddock to Palate

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EP 7 Sharing Knowledge; Inspiring change – Tony Jeppesen

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EP 6 Succession: A New Generation of Farming

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EP 5 Embracing Technology: Reducing Chemical Use in Sugarcane Farming

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It Only Takes One Big Idea

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Adopting Organic Principles to Build Soil Carbon with Adam Wilson

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Broader Adoption of Multi Species Fallow and Inter-row Sugar Cane Crops

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Successful Inoculation of Legumes in Australia

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All videos & podcasts

Featured Projects

Annual trial results and personal profiles of the innovative leaders in the Queensland sugar industry, backed up by the technical data of previous case studies

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Trials

All Project Catalyst trials.

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Past Trials

Project Catalyst finished trials

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Grower Stories

Grower stories highlight the work of Project Catalyst farmers

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Fact Sheets

Fact sheets provide up-to-date information on a range of subjects

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Case Studies

Read more about our growers. 

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