Young producer Ed Wade secures future in farming
Secluded among the mulga, Ed Wade, a fifth-generation producer, runs a goat and beef enterprise on his parent’s property, Ravenscourt.
After being forced out of...
Beloved store bounces back
There was little that could be salvaged at Hooper’s Grantham Store when it was hit hard by the February 2022 floods.
But, seven months...
Hannah chooses right path
Third year UQ speech pathology student Hannah Quick returned to familiar territory to complete her six-week block placement.
Born in Toowoomba - and subsequently spending...
Outback to the classroom
Connie Creevey’s first classroom was on the wide, open plains travelling the stock routes between the Northern Territory and Queensland.
To learn maths she counted...
Rabobank backs educators conference
Agricultural educators from across Australia recently converged on Toowoomba for the annual National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) conference.
Throughout the five-day event, discussions about...
Seed box solution
Wenbox Solutions, a Darling Downs farm-based business, is excited to announce the introduction of the GEN250 seed box to Australia.
Beef producers Graham and Wendy...
USQ celebrates rural and regional education
Rural and remote classrooms was where 92 per cent of University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) graduates in the School of Education Alternative Context project...
Cottoning on to tools
Finding and retaining staff is more difficult than ever across a myriad of Australian workforces right now, including the agricultural sector.
The University of Southern...
Connecting Women In Ag
Maddie Morgan, part of the fifth generation to be raised on a Shorthorn stud in Condamine, has co-founded the organisation, Women in Ag, alongside...
Care comes to country
A Queensland-first program is attracting city nurses to the country to ease the healthcare worker crisis in regional towns such as Dalby.
Darling Downs Health...
Curious eye to the sky
When tuning into space radio, you might expect to hear the likes of Across the Universe by The Beatles or Elton John’s Rocket Man.
Instead...
Country proud, giving back
Born and raised on a cattle property south of Roma, teenager Heather Proud understands the power and influence of the regions.
The daily hustle and...
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...
