New Operator Sought For Saleyards
The South Burnett Regional Council will call for expressions of interest to lease or buy the Coolabunia Saleyards and its associated cattle dip facilities.
The South Burnett Regional Council will call for expressions of interest to lease or buy the Coolabunia Saleyards and its associated cattle dip facilities.
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation says it is underwhelmed by this week’s State Budget.
The newly formed Bunya Valley Landcare group is inviting South Burnett residents to have more say in the the environmental future of the region.
More than 100 guests packed into the Wondai Diggers Club on Saturday night to see who’ll be representing the South Burnett at this year’s Ekka.
The Federal Government has allocated just over $1.6 million extra to the Rural Financial Counselling Service ahead of the first farmers losing the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) next month.
A major barrier to farmers setting up a business with other producers will be knocked down with the launch on Tuesday of a free online tool that farmers can use to register their business as a co-operative.
Do you remember when portable heart defibrillators were so rare they made front page news when they saved a life?
Federal Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd says Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce cannot intervene in the decision whether or not peanut imports from Argentina are banned or suspended.
Banning Argentine peanut imports could have a negative impact on the Australian peanut industry, according to the Kingaroy-based Peanut Company of Australia.
Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne has named the replacements to fill vacancies on the Board of the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority (QRAA).
Yarding numbers rose to 550 in Murgon on Tuesday for the fortnightly Liveweight sale.
The State Government plans to halve the rise in regional electricity prices recommended by the Queensland Competition Authority.
The LNP has launched an online petition to encourage voters to register a protest against rising car registration costs.
Wyandotte chicken breeders from as far afield as Western Australia, northern NSW and Charters Towers converged on Nanango’s Showgrounds on Saturday to show off and admire each other’s birds.
A horse euthanased on a Gold Coast Hinterland property has been confirmed to have been infected with Hendra virus.
The next South Burnett WAgS Day, for Women in Agriculture, will be held in Kilkivan on Saturday, June 10.
South Burnett graziers are being urged to take part in a Meat and Livestock Association survey investigating pasture dieback.
The 83rd annual Blackbutt Show had something for everyone this year – a dog show, a large equestrian competition, woodchopping and the finals of several Sub-Chamber competitions to determine who will represent the South Burnett at the Ekka.
New laws designed to crack down on puppy farms will start this week, Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne said on Sunday.
The Australian wine industry can plan for the future on sure footing following the Federal Government’s Budget announcements of two new grant programs to promote Australian wine at home and abroad.