World first soil scan innovation
Groundbreaking automation for a soil-scanning process vital to successful broadacre crop planning has been developed at the Central Queensland Smart Cropping Centre.
Electro-magnetic survey scanning...
Powering renewable future
In Queensland there is currently $60 billion being spent or earmarked to be spent on renewable energy investment projects.
The Queensland Governments Energy and Jobs...
Hot wash heros
Cleaning oily and greasy farm gear with hot water and steam offers huge advantages over cold water cleaning. It’s more efficient, cutting cleaning times...
Hitting the sweet spot
Originally ‘Glenwarrah‘ was the name given to Steve’s A.I.S. stud, chosen by Steve and his mother Joyce Collins, combining the two cultures Scottish and...
Quality Brooksby Angus
Brooksby Angus was established in 1998 when the Collins family moved to the Bundarra area and purchased the property “Brooksby”. Bundarra is located...
The top cotton achievers
Sharna Holman of Toowoomba and Elsie Hudson of Goondiwindi, alongside Alex Trinder, Moree, NSW are finalists in the Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of...
A field day for everyone
Farmers of all types flocked to this year’s Elders FarmFest situated in Kingsthorpe in the heart of the Darling Downs on a purpose-built site...
Deep phosphorus research
Understanding how to maximise the efficiency of phosphorus fertiliser use is becoming more important than ever as the fertility of Queensland grain-cropping soils diminishes
Long-term...
Building resilience in leaders
Social enterprises play a crucial role in addressing local needs and fostering community resilience, but what happens to the wellbeing of teams leading these...
The ride of his life
Ross Maclean jokes he's in a state of withdrawal after riding 4214 kilometre to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House.
"It's a bit difficult to...
Passion turns to Gold
A Central Queensland couple, Dan and Alice Rye of Evaldar, discovered their passion for mango farming after changing from their mining and media careers...
New era of beef genetics
While having a slightly different approach to traditional beef cattle breeding, Chinchilla farmers Nick and Kate Boshammer are the first graziers to incorporate “NuEra“...
$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...
