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Investigation initiated into DAFF cattle deaths

THE death of 46 heifers at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Swans Lagoon property near Ayr earlier this month is being independently investigated.
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Green groups bulldoze tree clearing debate

FARMERS across Queensland are in a state of breathless anticipation to rev up their bulldozers and begin large scale land clearing. Watch WWF's outrageous attack on Queensland farm...
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Kitchen winners enjoy beef, beer

Kitchen winners enjoy beef, beer
SELF-confessed beef lover Dan Mulheron and his wife Steph are heading to Queensland Country Life's u...
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ALFA Lotfeeding - May 2013

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Win a Casterton Kelpie

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Win a share in $25,000 worth of Datamars products

Win a share in $25,000 worth of Datamars products

Best of the Bush Photo Competition

Best of the Bush Photo Competition
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Longreach, Blackall cattle sales cancelled
20 May 13 | A LACK of numbers and a prediction of rain for south west parts has caused the cancellation of Longreach and Blackall cattle sales this week, the third week in a row that the yards at Longreach have been quiet.
20 May 13 | THE Australian Agricultural Company has sold a 19,404ha (48,000 acre) portion of its Goonoo aggregation at Comet on the Central Highlands.
Why Aust needs more adaptable cattle
20 May 13 | A DESIRE for hardier cattle led central Queensland beef producer Ray Vella to a Nuffield scholarship.  | CommentsComments (1)
Way cleared for CQ road train access
20 May 13 | LIVESTOCK transporters and local government representatives in Central Queensland have welcomed a State Government announcement that it will fund the cost of pilot escorts to allow type-two road trains to travel on a section of the Gregory Highway between Clermont and Emerald.
On the road and spoilt by feed
20 May 13 | MOBS of cattle on the road around Barcaldine at the moment are walking around in some of the best grass they've seen for months.  | CommentsComments (1)
19 May 13 | THE death of 46 heifers at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Swans Lagoon property near Ayr earlier this month is being independently investigated.  | CommentsComments (4)
Roma hosts State Sheep Show
19 May 13 | IT wouldn't be a Queensland State Sheep Show without a good party and last Friday night exhibitors, spectators, sponsors and friends let their hair down at the 2013 Queensland Merino Stud Sheepbreeders Association (QMSSA) dinner at Roma.
Why livestock transport needs more flexibility
18 May 13 | THE livestock transport industry is seeking to have fatigue management and work hours made more flexible to recognise the specific challenges of the livestock industry.
A heartfelt gift for Careflight
18 May 13 | CHRISTMAS Day 2012 will forever be etched in Lennie Litster’s mind as the day he almost lost his wife Lorraine.
Flood relief provides incentive for stricken farmers
18 May 13 | LANDHOLDERS in the Murray-Darling region have been given further flood assistance in the form of $750,000 grant to the Queensland Murray-Darling Committee.
17 May 13 | THREE rural properties in Southern Queensland properties were passed in on auctioneer's bids in Brisbane today.
17 May 13 | AGFORCE Queensland has welcomed the announcement today graziers affected by Bovine Johne’s Disease (BJD) will soon have opportunity to take advantage of the Queensland Cattle Biosecurity Fund.
17 May 13 | BIOSECURITY Queensland is quarantining a property on the Southern Downs after a horse tested positive to Australian Bat Lyssavirus.
Vic cheese Aust’s best but Brisbane tops ice-cream
17 May 13 | FOR the third year in a row, a blue cheese from Victoria has taken out the top award in the Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show’s (RQFWS) Cheese and Dairy Produce competition.
Public's unusual Brahman treat
17 May 13 | BRAHMAN hump. It’s not an ingredient usually found on the menus of Brisbane’s fine dining restaurants, but a very real possibility if you visit Public Restaurant, on Brisbane’s George Street, this month.
17 May 13 | AN opportunity has opened up to lease the Far North Queensland cattle station Koolatah and purchase the 10,000 to 15,000-head Koolatah Brahman-cross herd.
17 May 13 | TWO significant farms in North Queensland's Burdekin region put to auction yesterday have sold.
WWF attacks Qld farmers in tree clearing clip
17 May 13 | EXTREME green lobby group WWF has attacked Queensland farmers in a YouTube video protesting changes to the controversial Vegetation Management Act.  | CommentsComments (1)
$50m for Range rail
17 May 13 | A $50 million investment in rail infrastructure on the Toowoomba Range will provide up to 20 additional train paths a week for southern Queensland farmers.
16 May 13 | WESTERN Downs Deputy Mayor George Moore has been selected as the new chairperson of the new look Wild Dog Barrier Fence Panel at a meeting in Roma today.
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Cropping

Getting sowing dates right

THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.
THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.

Pulses welcome southern rain

PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the 2013 planting season into full swing, but also to lessen the risk of plantback issues.
PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the...
The Land

How Australia cottoned on

VIDEO: IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was an element of goldrush in the building of the cotton industry.
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Machinery

Feeling chipper for winter

PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.
PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.

Agco merges with GSI

AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.

Wool

Wool's 30c bounce

THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the first time in four weeks.
THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the...

Wool's upward trend

THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend could continue.
THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend...

Livestock

Longreach, Blackall cattle sales cancelled

A LACK of numbers and a prediction of rain for south west parts has caused the cancellation of Longreach and Blackall cattle sales this week, the third week in a row that the yards at Longreach have been quiet.
A LACK of numbers and a prediction of rain for south west parts has caused the cancellation of Longreach...
Stock & Land

Rain gives confidence at Wodonga

STEERS sold to a top of $672 at the Wodonga store sale last Thursday where about 2000 cattle were yarded.
Stock & Land

Buyers market at Wangaratta

STEERS sold to $630 at the Wangaratta store sale on Friday last week where about 800 cattle were yarded.
STEERS sold to $630 at the Wangaratta store sale on Friday last week where about 800 cattle were yarded.

Agribusiness

AACo sells Central Highland property

THE Australian Agricultural Company has sold a 19,404ha (48,000 acre) portion of its Goonoo aggregation at Comet on the Central Highlands.

CPC loss 'due to live ex ban'

AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value of its property portfolio.
AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value...

Horticulture

Stock Journal

State fruit fly threat grows

INDUSTRY will have to pay for increased roadblocks entering South Australia in response to a heightened risk of fruit fly infestation, according to Agriculture Minister Gail Gago.
INDUSTRY will have to pay for increased roadblocks entering South Australia in response to a heightened...

Pollination services drive carrot seed production

SOME horticultural producers may see paying for pollination services as a necessary cost, but for one Australian seed company it has made them a world leader in carrot seed production.
SOME horticultural producers may see paying for pollination services as a necessary cost, but for one...
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