Export Boost For Persimmons
South Burnett persimmon growers may welcome a new trade agreement finalised this week with Thailand.
Young Farmers Lend A Hand
Parents and children from Kingaroy Kindy have thrown their weight behind the “South Burnett Food For Farmers” appeal being held in conjunction with Nanango Lions Club.
Sonie Nominated For Syngenta Award
South Burnett businessman Sonie Crumpton has been named as a national finalist in Syngenta Australia’s prestigious annual Growth Awards.
Parmalat Backs Milk Levy
Milk processor Parmalat has supported a proposal by the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation that a 10 cents per litre “drought levy” be added to supermarket milk prices to help support farmers.
Wondai Show Was A Roaring Success!
A record number of stud beef entries, the return of the bull ride, gleaming trucks … the 101st Wondai Show had it all at the weekend.
Applications Open For Women’s Award
Emerging female leaders who want to “create impact, innovate and make a difference” to rural and regional Australia have been encouraged to apply to the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.
QDO Calls For 10c Milk Levy
The Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation is calling for a 10 cents per litre “drought levy” to be added to the price of milk at supermarkets.
End ‘Tick Line Charade’: MP
The LNP has accused the State Government of “sitting on its hands” despite more than 180 properties in the tick-free zone now tick-infested.
Labor Wants All Live Exports Banned: MP
Federal Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud says Labor’s true colours have been exposed by its State Conference voting at the weekend to ban all live exports.
Historic Thresher Goes On Show
Visitors to Wooroolin now have the opportunity to see a piece of the South Burnett’s peanut farming industry up close following the installation of an historic Stolzenberg thresher next to the South Burnett Rail Trail.
BOM Predicts More Dry Conditions
The Bureau of Meteorology released its 2018 Spring Outlook on Thursday which shows warmer and drier-than-average conditions are expected across many parts of Australia in the next three months.
Kingaroy Link To PM’s Visit
When newly elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison made his flying visit to Queensland on Monday, most people wouldn’t have realised the strong Kingaroy connection to the event.
AgForce Answers Mulga ‘Mythbuster’
AgForce has hit back at a State Government media statement on Tuesday which said mulga pushing claims were “myths”.
Nanango Reaches Out To Farmers
Farming families in drought-stricken parts of Queensland are being given a helping hand thanks to the efforts of a Nanango resident and the local Lions Club.
Two Charged Over $20m Farm Fraud
Two men have been charged by the Toowoomba Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) for their alleged involvement in a farming fraud which police allege totalled more than $20 million.
MP Targets Mulga ‘Myth’
A repeated claim that farmers in drought-stricken western Queensland have been banned from pushing mulga to feed stock has been shot down by the State Government.
Cattle Producers Discuss Tick Issues
About 30 cattle producers gathered at the Kingaroy TAFE college on Monday to give their feedback on tick issues to representatives from Biosecurity Queensland.
Groups Call For Power ‘Accountability’
A coalition of community, farming and welfare groups has called on politicians to start “walking the walk” on electricity prices.
Littleproud Keeps Agriculture Role
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has retained his role as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources in the new Federal ministry.
Review To Focus On Drought Strategies
Former Queensland Farmers Federation CEO Ruth Wade and former AgForce Queensland CEO Charles Burke have been commissioned by the State Government to conduct a review of Queensland’s Drought Program.
