Police Give Advice About Farm Protests
Kingaroy Police have prepared advice for owners and managers of rural properties in the wake of protests by animal activists at farms in the Darling Downs region.
Kingaroy Police have prepared advice for owners and managers of rural properties in the wake of protests by animal activists at farms in the Darling Downs region.
Construction will begin this month on Jimbour Beef and Bacon’s new abattoir at Jimbour, which will become Queensland’s second export-accredited pork processing facility when completed.
Shoppers will have noticed three new varieties of peanut butter gracing supermarket shelves lately … and they all have an intimate connection to Kingaroy.
The 2019 Australian Summer Grains Conference will be showcasing five grains: maize, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers and mungbeans.
Last year’s Nanango Miss Showgirl Stacey Sanders will be the show’s 2019 Rural Ambassador.
The second round of the Federal Government’s Smart Farming Partnerships grants program is now open.
Goomeri Show Society is doing some soul-searching following disappointing attendance figures at this year’s show.
A new Federal Government program could see farmers receive incentives for improving farm biodiversity in the future.
Queensland has become the first State in Australia to create Special Wildlife Reserves – a new category of protected areas – to preserve more habitat for wildlife.
AgForce has called for animal activists who illegally enter feedlots and farms to be subject to the full force of the law, saying it was only a matter of time before “a dangerous stunt” ended in serious injury or death.
No one in a rural area ever begrudges the rain, but Murgon Show Society probably would have been a little happier if the skies had stayed blue on Saturday.
Residents who feel they have received an unfair valuation on their properties have just over six weeks to lodge an objection.
Izzy a good dog? You bet … biosecurity detector dog Izzy recently located more than 10 ten kilos of illegally imported fruit and meat products in a passenger’s bag at an Australian airport.
CSIRO research into the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project has determined that shifting horticulture and processed agriculture from road to rail could reduce transport costs for the agricultural industry by an estimated $70 million per year.
AgForce has praised a Federal Government announcement on Wednesday that it will provide $60 million towards improving digital literacy in rural and regional areas.
Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) will receive almost $840,000 from the Federal Government to establish an export hub in Toowoomba.
The decision by Coles and Aldi to kill off $1 per litre milk has been welcomed by Queensland dairy farmers and MPs from both sides of politics.
The State Government has invited Wagner Group Holdings to submit a business case for Queensland’s proposed multi-million dollar regional agricultural export distribution centre to be based at Wellcamp Airport.
The drought that’s gripped Queensland has claimed many casualties over the past few years … and this year, Kingaroy Show’s free show bags have joined the list.
Murgon Show Society officials have had a nailbiting week watching the weather but are hopeful they’ll see sunny skies for Saturday’s Murgon Show.