Bean Growers Australia is just weeks away from completing a $3 million upgrade of their Kingaroy plant, which has seen the installation of 20 new silos, new grading and sorting equipment, and as a finishing touch … six polishers.
Biosecurity Queensland is managing a new Hendra virus incident near the Gold Coast hinterland after positive test results were received last Thursday night.
The National Farmers Federation has highlighted the dangers of quad bikes – and farm safety in general – in its latest newsletter.
Water licence holders no longer have to apply to renew their licences following changes made by the State Government.
The National Farmers Federation has welcomed the appointment of new federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Joel Fitzgibbon.
The annual South Burnett Sub-Chamber Presentation Dinner was held on Saturday in Goomeri
Larger canola plantings may have been responsible for unusually severe outbreaks of viruses in the northern region’s chickpea crops last year, according to the Grains Research Development Corporation.
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has announced further interest rate cuts for the State Government’s First Start and Sustainability Loans for farmers.
Cattle breeders from as far afield as Roma, Biggenden, Mundubbera and Bundaberg converged on the Goomeri Showgrounds at the weekend for the Goomeri Show Society’s annual Beef Bonanza.
The State Government has released a draft regional plan designed to protect agricultural land on the Darling Downs while at the same time allowing opportunities for “growth and co-existence” for the resources sector.
A high-level beef industry forum has strongly backed Queensland’s stance to maintain its ‘Protected Zone’ status for Bovine Johne’s Disease (BJD).
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh is today hosting Queensland’s first Feral Animal Summit in a bid to “build a stronger, unified attack on pest animals”.
Ergon Energy has joined forces with its New South Wales counterparts to produce a series of videos aimed at encouraging safe work practices around powerlines.
Murgon’s BlazeAid camp has now officially closed and volunteers will begin returning home over the next few days.
A horse as died from hendra virus on a Brisbane Valley property after becoming unwell over the weekend.
Marg Enkelmann, from Silverleaf, has been takes recycling to an extreme … turning tractor tyre inner tubes, fertilizer bags and bit’n’pieces from the farm shed into fashion.
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott says Coles and Woolworths have brought dairy farmers to their knees.
The Murgon community gathered together on Saturday night to say “thank you” to the BlazeAid organisers and volunteers who have put so much time, energy and musclepower into the flood recovery effort since February.
The first mungbean variety bred from start to finish by the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will be planted commercially for the first time this year with high expectations of producing increased yields for growers.
It’s going to be very busy at Goomeri this weekend with the Beef Bonanza and the Sub-Chamber Finals
