Cattle Prices Continue To Dip
Prices continued to fall in all descriptions for the 700 yarded in Murgon on Tuesday at the latest SBLX Fat and Store Sale.
FMD Risks ‘Assessed’ At Airports
“Biosecurity Response Zones” have been set up at airports in a bid to lower the risk of Foot and Mouth Disease entering Australia.
Exports Key To Ease ‘Avolanche’
Australia will need to both eat and export more avocados as growers negotiate a predicted soaring growth in production over the next five years, agribusiness bank Rabobank says in a new report.
Recovery Grants Extended
Financial recovery assistance up to $75,000 is now available for primary producers in the Gympie and Somerset areas who were affected by the flooding that occurred in south-east Queensland throughout mid-May.
Used Cotton Returned To Soil
A 12-month trial on a cotton farm just outside Goondiwindi has shown it is possible to divert large amounts of cotton textile waste from landfill with no harm done to soil health or cotton yields.
BOM Issues Minor Flood Warning
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a minor flood warning for parts of the Stanley, Mary, Burnett and upper Brisbane rivers on Friday as overnight rainfall totals of between 80-120 mm were recorded in the catchment areas.
‘First Step Will Be Lockdown’
Australia has developed a detailed response plan should foot and mouth disease be detected here, according to Prof Tim Mahony from the University of Queensland.
FMD Response ‘Pathetic’
A councillor broke down during Wednesday’s SBRC meeting as he described the effect FMD would have on the cattle industry.
Foot Mats To Be Installed At Airports
The Federal Government has responded to pressure from the agriculture sector and will begin rolling out sanitation foot mats at airports as another layer of protection against the introduction of foot and mouth disease (FMD) into Australia.
46 Die In On-Farm Incidents
Tragically 46 farmers or farm workers were killed in on-farm incidents across Australia during 2021.
ABARES Coming To Toowoomba
ABARES – the science and economics research division of the Federal Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – will be holding a Regional Outlook conference in Toowoomba on July 27.
Ag Leaders Urged To Nominate
Key influencers and innovators in the agriculture sector have been invited to nominate for the Peter Kenny Medal and the Minister’s Emerging Leader Award.
$1.5m For Indonesian FMD Vaccines
The Federal Government is providing $1.5 million to support Indonesia’s response to the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country.
‘Catastrophe’ If Bali Travel Continues
The South Burnett Regional Council has called on the Federal Government to “act quickly and decisively” to ban travel to and from Bali to protect the national economy from foot and mouth disease.
Crop Netting Trial Expanded
More horticulture producers across Queensland will benefit from an expanded trial of the Federal Government’s Horticultural Netting Program, which offsets the cost of installing netting.
Council Urges Bali Travel Ban
South Burnett Regional Council will write to the Federal Government to request it temporarily suspend all travel to and from countries affected by foot and mouth disease.
Council Inspects Saleyards Upgrade
South Burnett Regional Council has invested $150,000 in installing new water troughs and splityard gates at the Coolabunia Saleyards.
Cattle Show, Rodeo This Weekend
Murgon Show Society was forced to cancel their annual show earlier this year but they are making up for it in a big way this weekend!
They’re Off To The Ekka!
Representatives from the region’s Show Societies met at Blackbutt’s Showgrounds recently to select this year’s South Burnett Sub-Chamber representatives for the 2022 Brisbane Ekka.
Push For ‘Foot Dips’ At Airports
Nationals Leader and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has called for “foot dips” to be installed at all Australian airports in a bid to stop the foot-and-mouth disease from entering Australia.
