Watch Out For Weeds
Landholders are being urged by Toowoomba Regional Council to remain vigilant for outbreaks of invasive weeds following recent widespread rain.
Market Remains Fully Firm
Agents yarded 247 head over the scales along with 40 PTIC heifers and 19 cows and calves at the SBLX Prime Sale open auction in Murgon on Tuesday (December 14).
Dairy Grants Now Open
Applications for grants under Round 2 of the Woolworths Dairy Innovation Fund are now open.
Travel Bans Lift For Farm Workers
Eligible visa holders who are fully vaccinated no longer require a travel exemption from the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force to travel to Australia.
New Collar For Dangerous Dogs
Regulated dogs across Queensland must wear a specific type of distinctive red and yellow striped collar from January 1.
ANZ Tips Squeeze On Abattoirs
The ongoing record prices for cattle could increasingly put pressure on meat processors heading into 2022, warns the ANZ.
Truckies Want Urgent Action
The Australian Trucking Association has called on the Federal Government to take immediate action to guarantee Australia’s supply of AdBlue.
Fat And Store Sale Hits $8.10/kg
Murgon’s Fat and Store Sale on Tuesday, December 7 continued the recent run of top prices at the Murgon Saleyards.
Ag Records Tipped To Be Smashed
Australian farmers are on track to smash production value and volume records in 2021-22 on the back of exceptional seasonal conditions and a surge in world commodity prices.
Boondooma Starts To Spill!
It’s made it! On Monday morning, Sunwater issued an alert that Boondooma Dam had reached 100.2 per cent capacity and was starting to spill.
MP Pushes For Action On Dam Wall
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has again called on the State Government to release its detailed business case into the future of Paradise Dam.
Cattle Prices Rise To $7.50/kg
Cattle prices rose to new heights at Tuesday’s fortnightly combined agents sale in Murgon, despite heavy rain on Monday causing some cancellations.
QFF Gets ‘Resilience’ Funding
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has welcomed funding to deliver an agricultural resilience project that aims to build the strategic management capacity of farmers.
‘DiDi’ Celebrates 100 Years
A hundred years of pioneering in the Boondooma area was remembered last Saturday when about 160 relatives and friends gathered at the Duff family’s Di Di Station to celebrate the farm’s centenary.
‘Near Record’ For Agriculture
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says the latest national account figures are further proof that the Australian agriculture is “leading the way in our economic recovery”.
Illegal Blood Products Imported
An individual who pleaded guilty earlier this year to illegally importing foetal bovine serum in 2012 and producing fraudulent health certificates has been sentenced in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
Campdraft Draws Big Roll-Up
The annual Nanango Campdraft made a welcome return last weekend … but it was a very close-run thing.
Man Dies In Quad Bike Rollover
A 44-year-old man has died after a quad bike rolled at Wengenville, near Maidenwell, on Wednesday.
Cattleman Thanks LifeFlight
The South Burnett Livestock Exchange (SBLX) selling community has rallied behind a Murgon cattle producer who credits RACQ LifeFlight Rescue for saving his life.
More Rain’s On The Way
A La Niña event – linked to wetter-than-average rainfall in parts of Australia and the possibility of more cyclones – has been confirmed in the Pacific Ocean.
