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Dan and Emma-Jane Burnham in the paddock at Stonehaven
The farm

Twenty years of bringing this country back.

2,430 hectares, 30 km south of Biloela.

How it started

It stopped raining, and the ground went bare.

So we fenced. Smaller paddocks, bigger mobs, longer rests.

The grazed side of the fenceGrazed
The rested side of the same fenceRested
How we run the land

Mow the grass with cattle. Then leave it alone.

01

Move the mob

300 to 350 head, a fresh paddock every few days.

02

Rest the country

80 to 108 days before the cattle return.

03

Hold the water

Contour banks and ponds so rain soaks in.

04

Measure it

Every move logged. Ground cover tracked by satellite since 2016.

05

Match the season

Dry year, fewer cattle.

06

Keep the inputs light

Certified organic inputs only, like mineral licks.

The timeline

Two properties, one family.

2004

Dan's parents buy Stonehaven.

2006

The dry years. The fences go in.

2008

Dan and Emma-Jane buy neighbouring Glenroy.

2016

Certified organic.

2020

Land Restoration Fund carbon project. 190 ha kept standing.

Now

105 paddocks. Regenerative certification under way.

Certifications and awards

Audited by other people, in writing.

Dan Burnham checking the grass
Why organic

"The main reason we went organic was to keep our inputs low."

Dan Burnham

Our Beef
Around Stonehaven

Country worth looking after.

The creek running through Stonehaven The Stonehaven Reef Trust participant sign A kangaroo by a trough in the long grass Cattle grazing under the trees Carbon Cocky Awards finalist certificate for Dan and Emma-Jane Burnham Cattle in tall grass
Watch and listen

Dan and Emma-Jane on the farm, in their own words.

Dan and Emma-Jane Burnham at Stonehaven
Full podcast episode · Filmed at Stonehaven, 2026

Five generations, certified organic, and 100% ground cover

Dan and Emma-Jane, on the buggy through the paddocks.

One family grazing cattle on one patch of country.

Our Beef