Tag: News
Official livestock slaughter and production figures released for Q1
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its official livestock slaughter and production figures for the first quarter of 2022.
In the three months...
Game-based learning no child’s play for grower training project
Australian grain growers are not commonly known as online gamers.
But, a new University of Southern Queensland (USQ) research project is attempting to use the...
Southern Queensland farmland values hit fresh highs
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* Queensland farmland values recorded strong growth, accelerating in 2021 as the median price per hectare increased 31.3 per cent to a record...
New School to emphasise agriculture in the classroom
The University of Southern Queensland has unveiled a new school dedicated to the study of agriculture and environmental science.
Officially opened by Minister for Agricultural...
Collaboration key to unlocking strong ag solutions
Author and advocate Hellen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
It’s a quote that perfectly underpins...
Igniting an idea to support growers
North Queensland-based business Grower Support has been granted funds from the Queensland Government to commercialise a new agtech product aiming to make life easier...
Analyst covers the hot topics
Three questions raised repeatedly at farmer forums in Cecil Plains and Moonie last month reflect the current mood of southern Queensland croppers, according to...
Merino breeders sashed in Sydney
The Hacker family’s Merino sheep heritage shone at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in 2022 where fourth generation breeders Phillipa and William placed in...
Little school’s big results
The athletically-blessed gene pool that has swirled through North Star Public School for generations has once again left others in its wake.
Boasting just 20...
Working towards safety
Goondiwindi cotton grower and practising psychologist Chantal Corish is aiming to create safer working environments on cotton farms.
Ms Corish has recently received a scholarship...
Grant ‘life changing’
“Life changing” is how Patricia Eats from The University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science describes winning an AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant.
The...
Generations of opportunity in agribusiness
For decades, Bassingthwaighte family matriarch Louise has seen her children and grandchildren thrive and prosper in various Santa Gertrudis stud cattle businesses - and...
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...
