Rural

Farm Production Stable At $60bn

Farm Production Stable At $60bn

The value of Australia’s farm production is forecast to remain relatively unchanged in 2018-19 at $60 billion despite the drought in Queensland and NSW.

$100,000 Strawberry Reward

$100,000 Strawberry Reward

The State Government is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the current strawberry contamination incident.

Axe Falls On Schools Program

Axe Falls On Schools Program

AgForce says Queensland school students will be the big losers from a State Government decision to cut funding for its hands-on agricultural education program.

Cattle Market Stays Firm

Cattle Market Stays Firm

Cattle prices at the fortnightly Murgon cattle sales have stayed fairly firm over the past month despite dry conditions, but eased slightly for some descriptions at the most recent sale.

MPs Focus On Water Issues

MPs Focus On Water Issues

Federal Senator Bridget McKenzie made a flying visit to the Burnett on Friday to meet irrigators who rely on the quickly depleting Boondooma Dam.

Young Farmers Lend A Hand

Young Farmers Lend A Hand

Parents and children from Kingaroy Kindy have thrown their weight behind the “South Burnett Food For Farmers” appeal being held in conjunction with Nanango Lions Club.

Parmalat Backs Milk Levy

Parmalat Backs Milk Levy

Milk processor Parmalat has supported a proposal by the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation that a 10 cents per litre “drought levy” be added to supermarket milk prices to help support farmers.

Applications Open For Women’s Award

Applications Open For Women’s Award

Emerging female leaders who want to “create impact, innovate and make a difference” to rural and regional Australia have been encouraged to apply to the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.

QDO Calls For 10c Milk Levy

QDO Calls For 10c Milk Levy

The Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation is calling for a 10 cents per litre “drought levy” to be added to the price of milk at supermarkets.

End ‘Tick Line Charade’: MP

End ‘Tick Line Charade’: MP

The LNP has accused the State Government of “sitting on its hands” despite more than 180 properties in the tick-free zone now tick-infested.

Labor Wants All Live Exports Banned: MP

Labor Wants All Live Exports Banned: MP

Federal Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud says Labor’s true colours have been exposed by its State Conference voting at the weekend to ban all live exports.

Historic Thresher Goes On Show

Historic Thresher Goes On Show

Visitors to Wooroolin now have the opportunity to see a piece of the South Burnett’s peanut farming industry up close following the installation of an historic Stolzenberg thresher next to the South Burnett Rail Trail.

BOM Predicts More Dry Conditions

BOM Predicts More Dry Conditions

The Bureau of Meteorology released its 2018 Spring Outlook on Thursday which shows warmer and drier-than-average conditions are expected across many parts of Australia in the next three months.