Artesian licence allows Walker family to grow organic cattle feed

Sally Gall
Updated February 12 2020 - 9:42pm, first published 9:30pm
Feed solution: Alec 'Butch' Walker and the forage sorghum crop irrigated by artesian water at Gillespie, Blackall, that he plans to let cull heifers onto shortly. Pictures: Sally Gall.
Feed solution: Alec 'Butch' Walker and the forage sorghum crop irrigated by artesian water at Gillespie, Blackall, that he plans to let cull heifers onto shortly. Pictures: Sally Gall.

Sixty years ago the Walker family's Northampton Downs stud was synonymous with some of western Queensland's best Merino wool, but it's organic beef that is headlining the Blackall family's operation these days.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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