Farmers Disappointed By Budget

Farmers Disappointed By Budget

The peak national body representing Australian agriculture says tonight’s Federal Budget has brought little change for Australian farmers – and the little change there has been is simply a re-diversion of funds from one government-funded project to another.

Some Parks Open For Grazing

Some Parks Open For Grazing

The State Government will act to help drought-stricken graziers by temporarily opening up selected properties and National Park land with previous grazing history for emergency agistment.

Deadline For Farms To Register For Help

Deadline For Farms To Register For Help

BlazeAid volunteers have completed work on half the 100 farms that registered for assistance after the January floods.

Stock Prices ‘Lowest In Decades’

Stock Prices ‘Lowest In Decades’

Seasonal and market factors deflating beef cattle prices over the last week has highlighted the need for flexible policy arrangements that will support Queensland farmers, Agforce said today.

Fuel Rip-Off In Regional Qld: RACQ

Fuel Rip-Off In Regional Qld: RACQ

The RACQ has accused fuel retailers in regional Queensland of ripping off consumers and reaping bigger margins as fuel prices dropped in Brisbane last month.

Ammo Can Still Be Surrendered

Ammo Can Still Be Surrendered

The Firearms Amnesty has ended but Queenslanders can still surrender small arms ammunition anonymously.

Calling All Would-Be Horticulturalists!

Calling All Would-Be Horticulturalists!

Growing The Burnett Inc has started a 10-week training course for budding horticulturalists

$10m Support For Farmers

$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

‘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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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).