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UPDATE: MORE footage of animal cruelty allegedly filmed in Egyptian abattoirs was revealed at a pres...
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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.
17 May 13 | THE rural property market continues to struggle with three Southern Queensland properties passed in on auctioneer's bids in Brisbane today.
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.
15 May 13 | BRISBANE based green group, the National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ), says it will actively discourage tourists from visiting Queensland in an attempt to stop starving cattle from accessing pasture in national parks.  | CommentsComments (15)
14 May 13 | THE peak national body representing the Australian agriculture sector says tonight’s Federal Budget has brought little change for Australian farmers – and the little change there has been is simply a re-diversion of funds from one Government-funded project to another.
Australia takes a big drink
14 May 13 | THE major floods of 2011 have since brought a vital benefit by recharging Australia’s depleted reserves of underground water.
Weed management key CQ gas pipelines issue
14 May 13 | WEED management was a key issue raised by landholders during a visit to Central Queensland last week by GasFields Commission chairman John Cotter.
14 May 13 | QUEENSLAND's peak horticulture body Growcom has given its support to the State Government’s proposal to review the Vegetation Management Act to reduce costs and improve environmental outcomes.
R.M.Williams offers Longreach scholarship
14 May 13 | APPLICATIONS are now open for the third annual R.M.Williams Scholarship to the Longreach Pastoral College.
Vaccine remains best Hendra virus defence
14 May 13 | BIOSECURITY Queensland is urging horse owners to be aware of new advice regarding the Hendra virus vaccine.
McVeigh meets Indonesian agriculture minister
13 May 13 | QUEENSLAND Agriculture Minister John McVeigh and Northern Territory Primary Industries Minister Willem Westra Van Holthe have today met with Indonesian Minister for Agriculture HE Mr Suswono.
13 May 13 | QUEENSLAND's Deputy Opposition Leader Tim Mulherin has called on Campbell Newman to immediately sign up to the Federal Government’s Farm Finance Plan.  | CommentsComments (1)
13 May 13 | COMMENT: QUEENSLAND Country Life is a proud advocate for rural Queenslanders, always willing to deliver a metaphorical uppercut to those who need it or a pat on the back for those who deserve praise for a job well done.
12 May 13 | QUEENSLAND Agriculture Minister John McVeigh flies to Indonesia today in an attempt to start rebuilding Queensland’s live cattle trade relationship with Indonesia.  | CommentsComments (1)
12 May 13 | AGFORCE Queensland has refuted what is says are misleading and alarmist claims from WWF that changes to Queensland's Vegetation Management Act would be a disaster for the State’s bushland.  | CommentsComments (1)
Books for Mother's Day
12 May 13 | TO celebrate Mother's Day in 2013, here's Queensland Country Life's pick of some of the top bush romance novels out on shelves at the moment. This collection of stories is all written for women, by women, and is bound to win some brownie points with mum this Mother’s Day.
11 May 13 | THE Australian dollar briefly fell below parity with the US dollar early Saturday, ending a nine month run where the local unit has traded above its US counterpart.
St George Show resilience
10 May 13 | THE St George Show is a perfect reflection of the local community evolving over the years from a three day to a one day show and altering its focus as the region went from wool production to cattle and then to cotton.
Togetherness key at Eidsvold
10 May 13 | EIDSVOLD Show upheld it’s strong agricultural reputation on Sunday, with close to 170 prime cattle and over 60 stud cattle entries.
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Cropping

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...
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.
VIDEO: IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was...light grey video
THE USDA is forecasting a record global wheat crop this year, with a rise in plantings across the globe, but this bearish news had not brought back wheat prices in the past week.
THE USDA is forecasting a record global wheat crop this year, with a rise in plantings across the globe,...

Machinery

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

Wool

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...
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

DAIRY farmer Wendy Wallace thinks it would
DAIRY farmer Wendy Wallace thinks it would "be a toss-up" whether the 150-cow, million litre organic dairy...
The RSPCA has backed an investigation into the deaths of 46 heifers at a state government research station.
CONTROVERSY has erupted over the federal government’s refusal to open up former cattle stations - now national parks - in northern Queensland, for emergency grazing.
CONTROVERSY has erupted over the federal government’s refusal to open up former cattle stations - now...

Agribusiness

THE Greens say this week’s federal budget produced a disappointing result for farming and rural communities.
THE Greens say this week’s federal budget produced a disappointing result for farming and rural communities.
JOHN Deere's shares traded down as the company reduced its current-year sales growth target - and bad weather is the  excuse.
JOHN Deere's shares traded down as the company reduced its current-year sales growth target - and bad...

Horticulture

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...
AUSVEG has launched a 1800 Agronomist hotline for vegetable growers, an industry-driven initiative which will be introduced on a national basis to provide technical information...
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