The QDO has welcomed today’s announcement by the Federal Government that major retailers have agreed to sign up to a voluntary Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, but says it is not enough.
The RACQ has called on the ACCC to act following the release of a quarterly report into petrol prices
The Smithfield Fieldlot near Proston is the seventh largest single-site feedlot in Australia, according to a study done recently by publishers Beef Central.
A union has warned that unsafe frozen berries are only the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to unsafe imports from China.
Deb Frecklington has been given the portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries an Forestry in the Shadow Cabinet
South Burnett rural women have been invited to look over the criteria for a string of bursaries being offered by the National Council of Women in Queensland.
An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after he was kicked in the face by a cow on a property near Kilkivan this morning.
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union has again called on the Federal Government to tighten temporary worker visa schemes following the release of the latest unemployment figures.
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has called for greater detail about the Federal Government’s plans around the treatment of foreign investment into agriculture.
Proston Show Society is inviting local residents to “create a cow” for this year’s show.
The annual Australian Brahmousin Association’s cattle school has shifted location for 2015
The round of local agricultural shows for 2015 kicks off on February 21 with the 66th annual Cooyar Show.
Two Katter’s Australian Party MPs say rural and regional Queensland are a priority for them
A television crew came to Kingaroy on Monday to capture something a little bit unusual … cooking a pig in a “pig” and peanuts in a peanut patch!
South Burnett drought-affected residents are now entitled to no-cost training through TAFE Queensland South West’s “Helping Hand” project to increase their job prospects.
Cr Keith Campbell wants to see the Hope Dairies project create more irrigated farming areas in the region
Trappers have been hired for an upcoming project targeting wild dogs and feral pigs being organised in the South Burnett.
The CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology today released climate change projections for Australia that provide updated national and regional information on how the climate may change to the end of the 21st century.
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh says the Labor Party has refused to commit to keeping a dedicated Department and Minister for Agriculture if elected at the January 31 poll.
It’s time for farmers to round up their unwanted or out-of-date agricultural or veterinary chemicals … ChemClear is coming back to the region.
