Landcare and community groups have been invited to apply for “Healthy Habitat” grants totalling $292,000 and “Keeping it Great” grants totalling $108,000 to help care for the region’s natural environment and support sustainable agriculture.
Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson’s statement on Tuesday that there would be “no appeal process” over the final location of the tick line appears to fly in the face of an assurance she gave earlier this year that producers would be able to negotiate future changes to its position.
The State Government has received more than 1000 submissions and received feedback from more than 1000 people at public meetings about the future location of the cattle tick line.
BGA Agriservices in Goomeri is again running a lucerne hay competition in conjunction with the annual Goomeri Show.
State Parliament has agreed to hold an inquiry into the approval of the Hendra virus vaccine
Cattle producers have been reminded that the deadline for public submissions on the location of the tick line closes February 29
State Parliament voted on Wednesday night to keep Queensland’s vegetation management framework introduced by the LNP government, despite opposition by Labor and Green groups.
Australian Farm Institute executive director Mick Keogh has been appointed the inaugural Agricultural Commissioner at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Landholders will have the right to protect their key farm infrastructure from mining, and community members will have their objection rights restored, under legislation introduced to State Parliament on Tuesday.
The annual Australian Brahmousin Society cattle handling and judging school at Nanango attracted 130 entries at the weekend.
If you’ve been itching for the return of the ag shows, you’d better head on down to Cooyar on Saturday for the first show in this year’s South Burnett show season.
South Burnett Show Societies have a valuable new tool to help them through this year’s Show season, thanks to a generous donation from Boehringer Ingelheim.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has blamed Katter’s Australian Party for refusing to make life easier for campdraft organisers.
Kingaroy played host on Thursday to a group of ag science students from Adelaide University, keen to learn more about how farming works in the Sunshine State.
South Burnett graziers have been invited to attend a pasture forum and field walk next month at Booubyjan to discuss ways to improve productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Cattle are continuing to fetch good prices in local sales.
Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane will not recontest his Toowoomba-based seat at the next Federal Election
A crew from Channel 10’s lifestyle program “The Living Room” has been paying a visit to the South Burnett over the past few days.
More than 900 people at a public meeting at Kingaroy Town Hall on Tuesday night voted emphatically against a proposed new coal mine near the town
The Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation is inviting farmers to have their say in an online research survey about quad bikes.
