Goomeri Looks To Past And Future
Centenarian George Ansell returned to his roots on Saturday to officially open the 84th Goomeri Show.
Centenarian George Ansell returned to his roots on Saturday to officially open the 84th Goomeri Show.
South Burnett ratepayers could be hit with steep increases to their land valuations the next time Queensland’s Valuer-General assesses the region.
Murgon’s two-day Centenary Show celebration has been hailed a great success despite several hiccups outside the control of the organisers which potentially could have been a disaster.
SunPork Group CEO Robert Van Barneveld will be the guest speaker at a networking lunch to be hosted by the Rural Press Club of Queensland at Toowoomba Showgrounds on April 14.
AgForce has launched legal action in the Federal Court in a bid to stop miner Glencore from pumping waste into the Great Artesian Basin.
A field day held at the Kingaroy Research Facility last week has sparked interest in growing sesame to help improve farm resilience.
The South Burnett’s 2024 show season kicked off last Saturday with the 66th annual Proston Show.
Zac Smith and Jayda Reimers are looking forward to representing the Murgon Show Society at its upcoming Centenary Show on March 15-16.
Australia’s farm, fisheries and forestry sectors are set to rebound in 2024-25, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.
AgForce has urged a ramping up of fire ant eradication methods, including the use of different baits to combat the invasive pest.
Agricultural levy payers and industry bodies have been invited to provide feedback on draft regulations and rules which aim to simplify levy legislation.
A single varroa mite has been found in a sentinel beehive at the Port of Brisbane after a routine inspection by Biosecurity Queensland.
AgForce is urging Federal and State MPs to step in to stop Australia’s largest freshwater resource, the Great Artesian Basin, from being “pumped with industrial waste” by mining giant Glencore.
The CSIRO is calling on rural residents to join the longest-running citizen science survey of rabbit diseases in the world to help keep the pests in check.
The death has been reported of well-known rural journalist – and former Kumbia resident – Miles Noller, 77.
South Burnett farmers interested in growing sesame have been invited to attend a field walk at the Kingaroy Research Facility.
FRRR has invited community organisations to apply for grants that build community preparedness for future drought.
Applications are now open for the State Government’s Reef Place-Based Integrated Projects (2023–2026) grants scheme, and projects from within the South Burnett are eligible.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has slammed new industrial legislation which he says will put biosecurity and farmers’ safety at risk.
Fall armyworm are currently being detected at unprecedented levels – and causing significant damage – in sorghum crops across Queensland.