Calling All Would-Be Horticulturalists!
Growing The Burnett Inc has started a 10-week training course for budding horticulturalists
$10m Support For Farmers
The Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) will gain funding to assist landholders in areas hard-hit by flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald.
‘Rally Behind Graziers’: MP
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has called on feedlotters, backgrounders and grass fatteners to rally behind graziers whose properties have been affected by Bovine Johne’s Disease (BJD).
Disaster Aid Extended
Category C and D disaster assistance has been extended to all producers in the Toowoomba Regional Council area.
Best Blackbutt Show Ever!
“It was the best show we have ever had! Everything was just excellent … and the gate was way up on previous years!”
Bantams Battle For Top Spot
You’ve probably never heard of a Belgian Bantam … but there were 266 of them in Kingaroy on Saturday.
Phone App To Aid Graziers
Forget a pen and paper … a smartphone and a new app are all graziers are going to need to determine stocking rates and carrying capacity in any paddock.
Free Advice For Local Growers
The Burnett Mary Regional Group , in conjunction with the Federal Government’s Caring For Our Country program, has organised free half-day, one-on-one consultation sessions for growers impacted by this year’s floods.
A Brilliant Day And Night At Nanango
‘Resoundingly successful” … this is how Nanango Show Society president Les Schloss has described the 104th annual Nanango Show.
Stephanie Is Miss Showgirl
Nineteen-year-old Stephanie Walker was named Miss Kingaroy Showgirl at the annual Kingaroy Show Ball
Stuart River Bridge Re-Opens
The Stuart River Bridge near Proston fully re-opened to traffic last Friday … and no one is more happy than the nearby Smithfield Feedlot.
Flood Appeal Funds Released
The Mayor’s Red Earth South Burnett Flood Appeal has approved its first round of applications to assist primary producers.
Mal Wins ‘Seed of Light’
Plant pathologist Mal Ryley – familiar to many South Burnett sorghum and peanut growers – has won the prestigious Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) award for excellence in grain communications in the northern region.
Recovery BBQ At Booubyjan
A flood recovery barbecue at Booubyjan Hall – originally set down for March 1 but delayed by, you guessed it, the weather – has been rescheduled for this Friday (April 19).
Graziers Urged To Support BMP
South Burnett cattle producers are being urged to register with a Grazing Best Management Practice (BMP) program being developed by AgForce for the State’s cattle industry.
$66,000 Grant For Horticultural Trainees
A plan to form a food hub in the South Burnett that could create hundreds of jobs over the next five years took another step forward this week.
Pest Meeting At Kumbia
AgForce has organised a pest control meeting at Kumbia next month to discuss wild dogs, feral pigs, rabbits and foxes.
Dog Baiting Next Month
Landholders have been advised to restrain or muzzle their dogs as the South Burnett Regional Council embarks on another round of dingo baiting throughout the region.
Field Walk On Erosion
Kingaroy Landcare Group will be hosting a field walk next Saturday (April 13) to discuss possible remediation measures for gully erosion.
Workshop To Focus On Seed Planting
Growing The Burnett will be holding a seed planting workshop tomorrow (April 6) to assist local residents interested in share farming and food production.
