Tributes Flow For Grazier
Tributes are flowing in for Queensland grazier and businessman Graeme Acton, 63, who died on Friday night
Help Available To Trap
Wild Dogs & Feral Pigs
Having trouble with wild dogs or feral pigs? Assistance is now available.
AgForce Joins Excise Protest
AgForce Queensland has joined the voices protesting against a touted increase in fuel excise in the upcoming Federal Budget.
RACQ Slams Fuel Excise
The RACQ has labelled reports the Federal Government is considering increasing the fuel excise in next week’s Budget as “appalling”.
Edna’s Recipe For Success
Edna O’Neill’s success as a show exhibitor is legendary in the South Burnett … she regularly sweeps the field in cooking, jams and preserves.
Leading Winemaker Moves On
The South Burnett’s longest serving and most awarded winemaker will be leaving the region on Friday.
BIEDO Seeks Donations
For Counselling Services
The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) is looking for donations from the public to help keep its rural suicide prevention and financial counselling programs running.
A Good Old-Fashioned Country Show!
“It’s just a good, old-fashioned country show … people will come if you produce what they want, they are hungry for entertainment at the right price!”
MPs Listen To Farmers
Two Queensland MPs – members of the State Parliament’s Agriculture, Resources and Environment Committee – visited the South Burnett last week to gather views at firsthand about the government’s drought relief package.
QDO Welcomes Move Against Coles
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) has welcomed news that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is starting legal proceedings against Coles supermarkets for alleged unconscionable conduct.
AgForce Launches ‘360 Series’
AgForce Queensland announced today it will host five separate industry events around Queensland in 2014 in place of its traditional State Conference.
Record Entries In Pork Competition
The decision by Kingaroy Show organisers the re-launch their annual pork competition as the Queensland Pork and Bacon Carcase Classic – and to lift prize money – has paid dividends with a record 53 nominations being received.
Special Day For Cattle Producers
A group of local beef producers has decided to get a helping hand from a number of experts to make some of the inevitably difficult decision making a little easier.
Aussie Milk Heading To China In New Deal
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) has applauded the news this week from farmer owned co-op Norco that the process for taking fresh milk from Australia and landing it into China has become simpler.
Land Audit Now Online
The agricultural sector now has easier and more interactive access to the Queensland Agricultural Land Audit results, with the launch of a new user-friendly web-based mapping platform named WALI.
Hunt For Exotic Pest Turtles
Biosecurity Queensland and Toowoomba Regional Council have begun a hunt for exotic pest turtles following the recent discovery of Australia’s first Chinese stripe-necked turtle.
Senator Warns ‘Change Takes Time’
South Burnett dairy farmers angry about the state of their industry – and the impact of Coles and Woolworths on their livelihoods – found a sympathetic ear on Saturday from Queensland Senator Barry O’Sullivan.
Ag Conference To Focus
On Doubling Production
The inaugural Queensland Agriculture Conference will be held in Brisbane on June 26.
Qld’s Best Pork Goes On Show
There’s going to be a special emphasis on one of the South Burnett’s leading primary industries at this year’s Kingaroy Show … pork.
Farmers Invited To Meet
Parliamentary Delegation
South Burnett farmers will have the opportunity next week to speak firsthand with a parliamentary delegation coming to the region to assess how helpful the State Government’s drought package has been.
