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weeding out problems

I recently received a telephone call from a concerned landowner who had inherited a major weed infestation of a couple of dams on his property.

Now, that is nothing unusual you may say, but this issue is one of the most extreme I have ever witnessed.

Lance Look has some prime country over near Canungra in south-east Queensland and runs some of the best looking beef cattle I have ever seen. Buying this particular parcel of land some years ago, he inherited a problem which had become a major issue over the ensuing years.

The block was a turf farm that had two extremely large dams on them. These dams had reasonable run off areas, but having a good water licence, these dams were filled via the Canungra and Albert rivers.

The property itself is really well maintained and weed- and thistle-free, however those bloody noxious

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