$2.5m Upgrade Targets Export Sales
Work began yesterday on a $2.5 million upgrade at Proteco in Kingaroy which will see the creation of a specialist edible oil refinery, the only one of its kind in Australia.
Country Lifestyles On Show
There was something for everyone at the Nanango Show Society’s “Lifestyle Weekend” at the showgrounds … enough to tempt anyone interested in a country “tree change”.
Team Penning At Lifestyle Expo
Team penning is returning to Nanango for the first time in more than a decade this weekend
Buy A Bale, Help A Farmer
With the cold weather biting, it could be easy to forget the South Burnett is still gripped with drought, but thank goodness there are some very good people in both the city and country who haven’t forgotten …
Applications Open For
New Farm Allowance
South Burnett farmers have been reminded a number changes to drought assistance measures began on July 1, including the official start of the Federal Government’s new Farm Household Allowance.
Graziers Urged To Get Ready For El Nino
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh is urging producers affected by drought to begin sourcing molasses and putting other measures in place now to deal with an expected El Nino weather pattern in the coming months.
Free Soil Nutrition Forum
South Burnett farmers have been invited to attend a free Soil Nutrition Forum which will be held in Kingaroy on July 16.
Chequered Flag Falls On Business
Back in 1989, Graham and Melody Black bought a little farm machinery business in Kingaroy … it was “very, very small”.
Proston Rural Water
Scheme May Go It Alone
People who use the Proston Rural Water Supply Scheme may soon carry the full operating costs of the scheme if a proposal to separate it from the rest of the region’s water supply scheme “pool” is accepted.
Coal Mine Review Delayed To July
Coolabunia farmers looking forward to the removal of the last traces of the failed underground coal gasification project could be facing the prospect of an open cut coal mine on the site – but the true potential of the coal reserve won’t be known until next month.
Next Stop The Brisbane Ekka!
Judges had a tough job on Saturday selecting the entrants who’ll be representing the South Burnett at the Brisbane Exhibition in August.
Growers Meet To Discuss Drought
The latest round of drought information meetings held in the South Burnett to assist local farmers wound up this week.
Helping Hand From Laidley
St Mary’s Catholic School at Laidley has sent another truckload of hay bales to Cloyna to help local farmers through its “Rural Connect” project.
Film Night For Farmers
Growing the Burnett, Kingaroy Landcare, South Burnett Grazing network and the Burnett Mary Regional Group are joining forces to present a free film night for farmers this Sunday.
Trailer Tips Out Popcorn
A semi-trailer load of popcorn destined for Kingaroy has ended up spilled along the side off a suburban street after an incident at Dalby on Friday.
AgForce Delegates Swap Ideas
AgForce delegates and members from throughout south-east Queensland converged on Kingaroy this week for a regional general meeting.
$1.2m To Boost Organic Industry
A three-year $1.2 million program announced today aims to encourage growers to get Australian Certified Organic certification.
New Law ‘Restores Balance’
The State Government says it has “restored balance” over competing land uses with the new Regional Planning Interests Act 2014.
State Researching Dwarf Avocados
The State Government will put $800,000 towards a research project aimed at producing smaller, more productive avocado trees Agriculture Minister John McVeigh said today.
Alice Plans A Black Tie Winner
Just outside Kingaroy a boutique horse stud is breeding a very special type of quarter horse … so special that there’s no one else in Australia, or the southern hemisphere for that matter, doing anything similar.
