Feedback Sought On Timber Plan
Consultations are now open on the State Government’s draft Queensland Future Timber Plan.
FMD Vaccine Breakthrough
A world-first vaccine to protect livestock from foot-and-mouth disease has been trialled and is now undergoing its final evaluations.
Matthew’s A Rising Star In Agronomy
Murgon-based agronomist Matthew McCauley was presented with the Bayer Rising Star Award at the 2025 Summer Grains Conference dinner held on the Gold Coast earlier this month.
Kaitlyn To Represent Queensland
Brigooda teenager Kaitlyn Barber will be representing Queensland at Agricultural Shows Australia’s National Championships.
NFF CEO Resigns
National Farmers’ Federation CEO Troy Williams has resigned for personal reasons.
Mixed Reaction To Lifting Of Beef Ban
The news this week that the Federal Government has lifted trade restrictions on US beef has been met with a mixed reaction.
Alert Issued Over Unsafe Tractors
WorkSafe Queensland has issued an alert about serious safety issues with some privately imported new or used tractors.
Soil Expert Coming To Murgon
The Burnett Catchment Care Association (BCCA) has arranged for well-known soil ecologist Dr Christine Jones to landholders in Murgon next month.
Tick Line Questions At LNP Forum
The vexed issue of maintaining biosecurity on the western side of the tick line was one of the issues raised during discussions at the LNP Primary Industries Policy Forum held in Kingaroy Town Hall on Saturday.
Kingaroy To Host GRDC Forum
The Grains Research and Development Corporation will be holding a National Grower Network forum in Kingaroy on August 27.
Boost For Show Societies
Queensland Show Societies will each receive an extra $3846 on top of their historical annual allocation.
Bega Shuts Down PCA
What will Kingaroy be without the Peanut Company of Australia … owners of the iconic peanut silos in Haly Street?
Horse Dies From Hendra Virus
Biosecurity Queensland is urging horse owners to talk to their vets about vaccinations after a horse died recently from Hendra virus in south-east Queensland.
Upgrades Completed At Saleyards
A series of upgrades have been completed at the South Burnett Regional Council’s Coolabunia Saleyards complex near Kingaroy.
Illegal Food Imports Seized
A woman has been prosecuted for illegally importing more than 62,000kg of Thai food into Australia, including illegal pork products, insect-infested fresh fruit and vegetables, frog meat and raw prawns.
Ag Minister To Visit Kingaroy
Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett will be the guest speaker at an LNP policy forum to be held in Kingaroy next month.
They’re Off To The Ekka!
Goomeri Show Society hosted the South Burnett Sub-Chamber finals on Saturday … the annual event which selects which South Burnett show winners will represent the region at the Ekka.
New Crop Option: Pigeonpea
UQ has developed five new commercial varieties of pigeonpea as a step towards the legume being grown more widely in Australia.
EOIs For DPI Working Groups
The State Government is calling for expressions of interest from people keen to help shape the next stage of its 25-year blueprint for primary industries.
Qld Bid To Stop Tomato Virus
A control order was put in place on Monday in a bid to stop tomato brown rugose fruit virus from entering Queensland.
