Farmers Welcome Food Review
The National Farmers Federation has welcomed the interim Review of Australia’s Food and Grocery Code.
Wet Weather Keeps Numbers Down
Wet weather saw yarding numbers drop to 400 at the most recent Murgon cattle sale last Tuesday.
Forum To Focus On Koalas
Residents and community groups have been invited to attend the inaugural “South Burnett Koala Forum” to be held in Murgon later this month.
Goomeri Looks To Past And Future
Centenarian George Ansell returned to his roots on Saturday to officially open the 84th Goomeri Show.
Valuations Likely To Rise Again
South Burnett ratepayers could be hit with steep increases to their land valuations the next time Queensland’s Valuer-General assesses the region.
Murgon Show Celebrates 100 Years
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 CEO To Address Lunch
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 18.
AgForce Takes Basin Fight To Court
AgForce has launched legal action in the Federal Court in a bid to stop miner Glencore from pumping waste into the Great Artesian Basin.
Field Day Opens Eyes To Sesame
A field day held at the Kingaroy Research Facility last week has sparked interest in growing sesame to help improve farm resilience.
Proston Launches Show Season
The South Burnett’s 2024 show season kicked off last Saturday with the 66th annual Proston Show.
Murgon Ready For Centenary Show
Zac Smith and Jayda Reimers are looking forward to representing the Murgon Show Society at its upcoming Centenary Show on March 15-16.
Production Up, Exports Down
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 Queries Fire Ant Baits
AgForce has urged a ramping up of fire ant eradication methods, including the use of different baits to combat the invasive pest.
DAFF Seeks Feedback On Levies
Agricultural levy payers and industry bodies have been invited to provide feedback on draft regulations and rules which aim to simplify levy legislation.
Varroa Mite Detected In Brisbane
A single varroa mite has been found in a sentinel beehive at the Port of Brisbane after a routine inspection by Biosecurity Queensland.
AgForce May Fight Miner In Court
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.
CSIRO Invites ‘Citizen Scientists’
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.
Vale Miles Noller
The death has been reported of well-known rural journalist – and former Kumbia resident – Miles Noller, 77.
Invitations To Growers
South Burnett farmers interested in growing sesame have been invited to attend a field walk at the Kingaroy Research Facility.
FRRR Invites Grant Applications
FRRR has invited community organisations to apply for grants that build community preparedness for future drought.
