Good gourd – give it a grow pips!
’Tis the season!
The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) is opening entries for its iconic giant pumpkin competition.
Some $3400 in prize money is offered, including last...
Cutting-edge plant tech
Digital versions of farms, autonomous vehicles that identify and control weeds, a satellite mapping platform and drones dominated discussions at an agtech event in...
Champion changemakers
Two Queenslanders are among seven recipients of the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant. Women whose creative responses to some of agriculture’s biggest challenges...
Brewing new opportunities
Australians love their coffee, with more than six billion cups consumed annually.
The coffee bean market in Australia is worth $1 billion however the majority...
Born to THRIVE in Dalby
Students in Dalby are the first in Australia to benefit from agricultural learning technology, which explores cattle yards, cropping fields and tractors in virtual...
$1billion on the agenda
Emerald cotton grower Ross Burnett of Barkool has been reappointed to the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) board for his second three-year tenure...
Blue-chip opportunity
A rare agribusiness opportunity in Queensland’s Border Rivers region is expected to draw offers around $100 million.
The Undabri and Yambocully aggregation in Goondiwindi features...
Leading lights of future
High school students from across the country graduated from their LEADAg program and are taking the next step in their agricultural journeys.
The one-year program...
Top MSA producers announced
Some of the tastiest beef from Queensland has been recognised in the 2023 Meat Standards Australia (MSA) Excellence in Eating Quality awards.
The Meat &...
New date locked in for NIOA RL Pastoral Sale
Organisers of the NIOA RL Pastoral sale have confirmed a new date for its annual Santa Gertrudis auction on Queensland’s Southern Downs.
Sale manager Rob...
Cotton industry leader to lead CottonInfo into 2024 and beyond
After an extensive recruitment process, Dr Janelle Montgomery has been named the new program lead for the Australian cotton industry’s extension program, CottonInfo.
An...
Carry data, keep calm
In light of an official El Nino weather forecast, producers are preparing for the possibility of an extended dry period and considering its effects...
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Agricultural epicentre
FarmFest is situated in Kingsthorpe in the heart of the Darling Downs.
It is a rich pastoral and agricultural region, with Toowoomba as the...
