Oh my gourd! Giant reward for a giant Ekka pumpkin
The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) has opened entries for its iconic Giant Pumpkin competition, supported by Pillow Talk.
The competition offers more than $3400 in...
New era at The Grove
The world’s largest herd of performance-recorded Shorthorns began as a dream of an aspirational 14-year-old living in a tent beside the Condamine River at...
Sixteenth time’s a charm for Louise
On her 16th attempt Central Queensland campdraft competitor Louise Comiskey claimed victory in the esteemed Condamine Bell.
Riding her 12-year-old mare Zaharah, Mrs Comiskey of...
Breaking records… and hearts
“Too much of a good thing“ has robbed Queensland of a record winter grain crop this year, according to the latest Rabobank forecast.
In...
Cotton industry’s top awards announced on the Gold Coast
The 2022 Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year is Nick Gillingham of Sundown Pastoral Company’s Keytah, with Tipperary Station’s Bruce Connolly winning the AgriRisk...
Good jobs headed to Downs
A state-of the art agricultural manufacturing facility is set to create good jobs in the Western Downs region thanks to funding under the Queensland...
Turning sour sweet
Cancer and Covid-19 patients whose sense of taste has been disturbed are finding relief from a berry that makes sour, acidic and bitter-tasting consumables...
Farm businesses warned as scams targeting agricultural sector grow
Farmers and small businesses in rural and regional areas are urged to be cautious, particularly when buying heavy machinery, following a spike in scams...
The Casino Food Co-op helps flood-ravaged communities
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Transforming a carpark to a helipad and cold stores to emergency food supplies – how Australia’s largest farmer-owned meat processing co-operative scrambled...
Rabobank delivers farm financial skills workshops in southern Queensland
Southern Queensland producers can expand their knowledge - for free - at two Rabobank workshops designed to help provide the financial skills essential to...
Jessica is cotton’s young achiever
Jessica Strauch from Goondiwindi is the ADAMA Chris Lehmann Trust Young Cotton Achiever of the Year.
Jessica currently manages the northern NSW region, as well...
Lee thanks angel for flight
Life has thrown its fair share of challenges at Roma’s Lee Pope, but she chooses to look on the bright side.
And she was soaring...
Buffel or bust
Incredulous and furious Queensland pastoralists have united to oppose a big push to list buffel as a weed.
Beef producers covet the controversial yet critical...
