Parkside CEO On Timber Panel
Parkside Group CEO John McNamara has been appointed to the State Government’s new Native Timber Advisory Panel.
Saleyards Runs At A Loss
A new report has disclosed that Coolabunia’s saleyards are now costing ratepayers between $120,000 and $150,000 a year.
Store Cattle Prices Stay Firm
Agents yarded 650 for the latest fortnightly sale in Murgon on Tuesday (June 8).
Drought Resilience Grants Open
Applications are now open for “Networks to Build Drought Resilience” grants, a joint program being delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR).
AgForce Backs Katter’s Reef Rollback
Lobby group AgForce Qld has repeated its call for a national “Office of Science Quality Assurance” to ensure that “outdated, flawed, non-peer-reviewed science and pressure from green groups” does not set government policy.
Kraft To Pay Bega $9.25m
Kraft Heinz has agreed to pay Bega Cheese $9.25 million to resolve a long-running dispute over peanut butter packaging.
Fernvale Added To Fire Ant Zone
Fernvale has been added to the list of south-east Queensland towns and suburbs in fire ant biosecurity Zone 2.
Reef Regs Still Onerous: MP
About 40 rural producers from across the Burnett region were briefed on the updated changes to the Barrier Reef Protection cropping laws at a special session in Kingaroy on Wednesday.
Desexing Campaign Kicks Off Again
Operation Wanted – RSPCA Qld’s annual pet desexing campaign backed locally by the South Burnett Regional Council – is on again!
FRRR Boost For Local Groups
Two more South Burnett groups have secured grants from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s “Tackling Tough Times Together” grants program.
Conference Targets Young Ag
Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has been invited to open GrainGrowers’ annual conference next month for young agriculture professionals.
QDO Backs ‘Smart Collars’ Project
Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation (QDO) will receive $200,000 from the State Government towards a “smart collar” health management project.
Cattle Prices Forecast To Ease
Agribusiness financier Rabobank says there are signals that record cattle prices might be coming off the boil.
AgForce Slams Climate Claims
AgForce has questioned the credibility of the Australia Institute’s statements on climate, saying it had been “hypocritical” in regards to agriculture.
Applications Open For Scholarships
Applications are now open for the annual Nuffield Australia scholarships that have proven a gamechanger in the past for so many Australian farmers.
Ag Workers Top Fatality Rates
Agriculture, forestry and fishing workers have the highest work fatality rate in Queensland, according to the latest Work-Related Traumatic Injury Fatalities report published by Safe Work Australia.
Saleyards Changes A Mess: MP
Changes in tick protocols at cattle saleyards, due to be enforced from June 1, have been described as a “mess” by Shadow Minister for Agriculture Tony Perrett.
Yardings Down But Prices Solid
Numbers were back to just under 500 at Murgon’s fortnightly combined agents sale on Tuesday (May 24).
MP Backs Dairy Logo
Katter’s Australian Party MP Shane Knuth has come out swinging in support of the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation’s Fair Go Dairy scheme.
Senate Calls For Action On Pigs, Deer
A Senate inquiry has called for significant long-term funding from the Federal Government to support the implementation of national feral pig and deer action plans.
