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Clermont boy’s brave battle inspires children’s book

What began as a terrifying diagnosis and felt like a never-ending nightmare for five-year-old Slater Breckon has transformed into a remarkable story of courage,...

$600K boost for shows

In the first permanent increase to the Show Society Grants Program since 2006, Queensland’s well-loved agricultural shows have received a major financial boost. The...

Floating solar panels

Floating solar panels on farm dams could revolutionise irrigated agriculture by alleviating evaporation and generating energy. In a bid to solve some of the cotton...

Premium Hereford steer to be auctioned at Ekka in support of Farm Angels

Some of southeast Queensland’s leading agricultural identities are uniting to auction a 350kg purebred Tasmanian Hereford steer at the Ekka on 6 August to...

Bega to close doors

After 101 years in business Kingaroy’s peanut processing industry will soon be no more, with food producer Bega Group announcing on 9 July it...

First online bull sale

In a milestone shift for the family-run Talgai and Red Oak Santa Gertrudis studs, the 2025 bull-selling season marks the first time their sires...

Ag program sends Queenslanders West

CHRRUP’s LEADAg program returned to Longreach last month, providing people with valuable exposure to the agricultural industry and hands-on training to support their career...

Cotton’s up-and-comer

Grace Griffiths is the sole Queenslander vying for the 2025 Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of the Year...

Bright winter outlook

As winter grips southern and central Queensland, grain growers are reporting encouraging progress in the early stages of the 2025 winter cropping season. Despite recent...

Mary Valley farmers mix it on the world stage

Precede In an Australian first, Mary Valley farmers Tim and Amber Scott have been accepted into Slow Food Farms, a world-wide movement to foster good,...

Fifty years of FarmFest

The 50th anniversary of Elders FarmFest from 3 - 5 June in Toowoomba drew record attendance — some 40,000 visitors and more than 750...

Dinner for outback mates

Scenic Rim farmers have rallied for their mates in the outback, staging a night where the paddock met the plate with purpose, proving that...

Riding into the records

We’re not in Kansas anymore ... it’s the famous line from The Wizard of OZ in which Dorothy explains to her dog Toto where...