Music legend’s ag venture
Industrial hemp grower and country music legend James Blundell will soon open the gates to his southern Queensland property where different industrial hemp varieties...
Sunshine Coast nursery creates jobs through growing at-risk marine plant species
A Sunshine Coast plant nursery is building a micropropagation laboratory to help grow key marine species while creating up to 32 jobs thanks to...
Ag tech the way of Toowoomba manufacturer’s future
A Toowoomba cattle equipment manufacturer will invest in new ag tech to increase efficiency while creating up to six full-time jobs with a Rural...
Aaron Kiely heads QFF
Emerald cotton grower Aaron Kiely has been elected president of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF), succeeding Allan Dingle who steps down after completing his...
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...
Planting starts, hopes up
The 2025/26 cotton season is progressing in parts of Queensland, with crops emerging in warmer climates, while growers in southern regions await hotter weather.
While...
