An ongoing dispute between the three largest players in the peanut industry – the Peanut Company of Australia, Crumptons Interstate and Clifton Trading – may be close to resolution following talks brokered this week
The State Government will provide up to $3 million in additional support for beef producers hit by Bovine Johne’s Disease (BJD).
PCA shareholders have been advised by company chairman Ian Langdon to approve the debt-for-equity deal which will see the National Australia Bank secure up to a 20 per cent stake in the company.
Despite a petition circulating requesting that the locks on the gate be removed, McCauley Weir Road at South East Nanango will remain blocked to public traffic for the time being.
Rural sales agent John Allery, from Raine & Horne in Kingaroy, has been honoured in a national real estate sales competition.
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has called on the State and Federal governments to co-operate to ensure that funding to repair riparian areas and farms from the Australia Day floods was delivered on the ground to deliver “real outcomes” for farmers and the community.
Water releases from the Meandu Creek Dam and the recent cold snap have begun to disperse an algal bloom detected in Meandu Creek.
The State Government has begun randomly polling households to find out more information about recreational fishing in Queensland.
About 80 women – and a couple of men – gathered at Wooroolin on Wednesday for a special joint forum hosted by the Barambah branch of the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN).
Confusion over $20 million funding from the Federal and State governments to assist farmers in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald has led to accusations by the State Government that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has “pulled the plug” on the program, and fears it may not be delivered in full as planned.
The Greens are calling for the outlawing of crab pots in freshwater creeks following the deaths of at least seven platypuses near Caboolture.
Gympie Regional Council has been given $75,455 from the State Government to help manage wild dogs in the region.
A suspected algal bloom has been detected in Meandu Creek downstream from the power stations at Tarong and landholders are being advised to keep stock away from the area.
The financial woes that have hit the Peanut Company of Australia in recent years appear to have eased with the announcement today by Board Chairman Ian Langdon that the company has negotiated a $32 million debt-for-equity swap with the National Australia Bank.
Crownthorpe grazier Brett Greer believes that to make money out of his small cattle herd he has to take charge of the whole process … right up to the dinner plate.
Kingaroy is the peanut capital of Australia. And navy beans still get mentioned on local signs … but capers?
South Burnett Regional Council, in conjunction with Biosecurity Queensland, will be conducting another round of wild dog baiting in the South Burnett next month.
South Burnett cattlemen and women have done the region proud again with a strong showing at this year’s Brisbane Exhibition.
Queensland animal lovers will be able to adopt a range of native snakes and other wildlife in a new partnership between the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and RSPCA Queensland.
The State Government today announced major changes to the land tenure system in Queensland, opening the way for farmers and graziers to upgrade leasehold land to freehold land.
