$1.3m Upgrade For Saleyards
The State Government has invested more than $1.3 million into upgrades at the Roma Saleyards, the largest livestock selling centre in Australia.
ACCC Sets Up ‘Dairy Voice’
A Dairy Consultative Committee is being set up by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to provide a voice for the industry during the implementation of a mandatory code of conduct.
Virbac Roadshow Coming To Town
Animal health company Virbac will updating cattle producers on their products at a Parasite Management Roadshow to be held in Kingaroy next week.
Tolls Unveiled For Range Crossing
Car drivers will pay $2.30 – and truckies $22.85 – to use the new Toowoomba Second Range Crossing when tolls are introduced later this year.
Agforce Condemns ‘Sloppy’ Mapping
AgForce is worried there are still large areas of farming land wrongly targeted by the State Government’s “blue dot” protected vegetation maps.
AgForce Hails Drought Future Fund
AgForce has commended the Federal Government’s creation of the Drought Future Fund as “progressive” and “the right path to better drought management” for its emphasis on preparedness and risk management rather than the traditional crisis response.
Applications Open For Rural Grants
A new round of the State Government’s Rural Economic Development (RED) grants program has opened for expressions of interest.
AgForce Hosts Update In Durong
Rural lobby group AgForce will hold an information session in Durong on Friday as part of a series planned to explain recent State Government changes to protected plant trigger mapping.
AgForce Links Fire Risk To Laws
AgForce says the State Government has failed to heed farmers’ concerns for two years about the Vegetation Management Act which it blames for contributing to last year’s catastrophic bushfires in Queensland.
Mayor Joins SunWater Protest
South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has added his voice to growing opposition to plans by SunWater to force steep water price increases on South Burnett irrigators.
Water Costs Blowout Feared
South Burnett farmers could be hit with steep rises in water costs for the next 18 years … and they might not be the only ones facing massive hikes.
Trio Does Well In NSW
Some of the South Burnett’s brightest up-and-coming future cattle people have been starring at events around the country.
Councils Query Drought Funding
The Federal Government’s Joint Agency Drought Taskforce was wound up at the end of last month, a situation that has left local councils across Australia querying a possible $1.1 billion discrepancy in future funding.
$250,000 Boost For Agri-Machinery Firm
A farm machinery manufacturer that builds the world’s widest crop harvesting platforms is set to double production and create up to two dozen jobs with a $250,000 funding boost from the State Government.
RACQ Warns About Dodgy Claims
RACQ has issued a warning to South Burnett and Gympie residents to be on the alert for opportunistic “storm chasers” who have been knocking on doors trying to tempt people into lodging dodgy insurance claims.
Pause For Meandu Creek
Stanwell has temporarily stopped discharging water into Meandu Creek so property owners can repair culverts that cross it.
$15,000 Grants Scheme Opens
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has released details of the latest round of the ANZ Seeds of Renewal program for rural communities.
Federal Bill Targets ‘Incitement’
The Federal Government has introduced legislation which aims to give farmers greater protection from animal activists.
QFF Welcomes Drought Review
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has joined AgForce in welcoming the release last week of the State Government’s Drought Program Review.
Loan Rate Cut For Farmers
The Regional Investment Corporation – a lending body set up by the Federal Government in 2018 – will cut its rates from August 1.
