Macfarlane Retires From QRC
Former Kingaroy farmer and Federal MP Ian Macfarlane will be retiring as CEO of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) at the end of the year.
Former Kingaroy farmer and Federal MP Ian Macfarlane will be retiring as CEO of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) at the end of the year.
The value of Australian agricultural production is forecast to fall as drier conditions affect farmers.
South Burnett and Cherbourg are among 23 councils in Queensland which have been invited to apply for funding to install flood warning equipment.
Matt Trace, chair of eastAUSmilk, was appointed to the board of Australian Dairy Farmers – the peak national body for dairy farmer organisations – at the AGM held on November 23.
Durong grazier Georgie Somerset AM has been appointed chair of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland).
Emerald cotton grower Aaron Kiely has been elected president of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation.
Images from the upgraded Marburg weather radar in SE Queensland are now live on BOM’s website and app.
Exporting Queensland avocados to China has moved a step closer with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Beijing between Avocados Australia and an agency that assists with market access.
Queensland grain growers have an opportunity to fine-tune crop selections ahead of next year’s planting with the release of the 2024 Queensland Winter Crop Sowing Guide.
Toowoomba Regional Council is encouraging residents to have a say about State Government plans for future water projects as part of the public consultation on the draft Southern and Darling Downs Regional Water Assessment.
Road trauma will increase and local councils will pick up the bill because of the Federal Government’s failure to prioritise regional projects in the Infrastructure Policy Statement, Shadow Minister for Local Government Darren Chester said on Thursday.
A man suffered head injuries in a rural accident near Maidenwell on Thursday evening.
The public has been invited to put forward views and suggestions about farming loans as part of a Federal Government review of the Regional Investment Corporation Act.
Local Lions clubs have thrown their weight behind a Blackbutt fundraiser for drought and fire-affected farmers.
Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce has called on the Federal Government to investigate supermarket meat prices.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has called for mandated domestic mobile roaming in regional, rural and remote Australia in the wake of the Optus outage.
Australian and American scientists are teaming up to tackle one of animal science’s biggest challenges: a safe and effective vaccine against African Swine Fever.
The SBRC’s new rating categories for piggeries will now only apply to active piggeries after staff discovered there are fewer in the region than previously thought.
The Federal and State governments have activated further relief measures for farmers and councils affected by bushfires in southern Queensland.
The Grains Research and Development Corporation wants to recruit at least 60 growers for a new research project.