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Made to measure: ARC project to customise weather index insurance

Come rain or shine, Australia’s producers are always hard at work, cultivating and harvesting products to support the country’s domestic markets. But, with climate change...

Historic win! Pump-Kings pipped by pupils

Students from Downlands College in Toowoomba have become the new kings and queens of the veggie patch. Their 202-kilogram pumpkin won the Royal Queensland...

Local jobs created through sustainable fisherman’s modern upgrades

A small family-owned Kurrimine Beach business has doubled the supply of its fresh reef fish and bait to some of Australia’s finest restaurants and...

Working dog health tips

Frank Finger - winner of the ABC’s Muster Dog program - knows a thing or two about training working dogs and preparing them for...

New $33,000 working dog

A new record auction price helped make this year’s Ray White Livestock Rockhampton Dog Trial and Working Dog Sale one of the biggest sales...

Sold out performances

Lighthouse Country Festival was a huge hit with more than 9000 people who attended the Burnett Heads Lighthouse field on 29 and 30 April....

Mount Isa’s ripper rodeo

In the heart of Outback Queensland (QLD) on 7 May, was the nation’s largest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere with epic rodeo competitions and...

Count down is on for beef

The official countdown to Beef 2024 is underway, marking 12 months to go to the country’s largest beef industry exposition. Beef Australia Chairman Bryce Camm...

Rockhampton shows 2023 rural ambassador awards

Nominations are now open for the Queensland Rural Ambassador Award for nominees 20 to 30 years old who are very interested and involved in...

Racing queensland’s new funding program

Racing Queensland has committed to funding more than $3 million per year for Country Racing Clubs across the state for successful applicants. Racing Minister Grace...

GDL’s new record bling sale

After selling every single lot from their 24 herd and one flush the Grant Daniel Long (GDL) Brangus Ladies Invitational Notable Genetics sale (BLING)...

Tessa sets her sights on ag career

Tessa Cook has had her sights set on a career in agriculture for as long as she can remember. Raised on a mixed enterprise...

Backing for rural youth

Individuals supporting young people in remote, rural and regional Queensland are invited to apply for one-off grants of $50,000 to deliver new youth-focussed initiatives....