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Hats off to Mad Hatters at Beef

Hats off to Mad Hatters at Beef

It wouldn’t be Beef Australia without the Two Mad Hatters.

Sick to the stomach Shorten demands Middle East live sheep ban

Sick to the stomach Shorten demands Middle East live sheep ban

Bill Shorten has rocked political ranks today, in calling for an immediate ban on live sheep exports to the Middle East.

Last Sister farewells Quilpie school

Last Sister farewells Quilpie school

Her departure marks the final chapter for St Finbarr’s Association with the Sisters of St Joseph.

A jack of all trades, but master of none – yet

A jack of all trades, but master of none – yet

Madelaine Angus may only be 21, but the young grazier knows where she wants to go.

Fifield to launch root-and-branch review as NBN complaints surge

Fifield to launch root-and-branch review as NBN complaints surge

Ombudsman report highlights growing customer dissatisfaction

Liberal MP and Greens live sheep export ban demands rejected

Liberal MP and Greens live sheep export ban demands rejected

DISSENTING calls to ban live sheep exports within the Coalition government have been backed by the Greens but rejected by David Littleproud.

Vale Maurice Binstead

Vale Maurice Binstead

The Cattlemens Union's second ever president Maurice Binstead has sadly passed away.

Agribusiness

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MG’s crisis managers leave as Saputo gets FIRB approval

MG’s crisis managers leave as Saputo gets FIRB approval

Saputo’s buy out of troubled farmer-owned dairy processor Murray Goulburn has been approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board

Dairy factory capacity blowout may bite industry

Dairy factory capacity blowout may bite industry

Warnings of a potential costly over-capacity in the dairy processing sector as production sites expand

Blockchain: new way to trade

Blockchain: new way to trade

Blockchain – could it revolutionise the food and agri supply chain?

The rise and rise of a healthy disrupter

The rise and rise of a healthy disrupter

As global consumer habits shift towards healthier eating Freedom Foods is making a feast of the opportunities

Politics

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Council of Mayors want independent authority for veg laws

Council of Mayors want independent authority for veg laws

The Council of Mayors say an independent authority should make the calls on vegetation management laws similar to a model like the Gas Fields Commission.

‘Will it take a death to fix Chinchilla Hospital bypass?’

‘Will it take a death to fix Chinchilla Hospital bypass?’

When Steven Keating took his expectant wife to the Chinchilla Hospital he thought it would be much the same as her previous three births; quick, natural and safe. But it wasn't.

Landholders hit with $3130 fee for application to thin

Landholders hit with $3130 fee for application to thin

Find out how it could impact your business.

What happened at the vegetation management hearings this week?

What happened at the vegetation management hearings this week?

Your voices, your state, your livelihood: See the wrap of all the meetings around the state this week.

All the photos from the Charleville vegetation management hearing

All the photos from the Charleville vegetation management hearing

See who attended the public hearing.

Property

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Wyalong negotiations continue

Wyalong negotiations continue

Negotiations are continuing on the Jimbour property Wyalong, which was passed in at auction for $4.1 million.

Erinvale delivers farming, grazing focus

Erinvale delivers farming, grazing focus

Greg and Liz Cover's quality Meandarra property Erinvale will be auctioned by Elders on May 11.

Portland Downs sold for $23m

Portland Downs sold for $23m

North Australian Pastoral Company has bought Portland Downs at Isisford for $23 million.

Riverfront property Driftn-in passed in

Riverfront property Driftn-in passed in

The 129 hectare riverfront lifestyle property Driftn-in remains on the market.

Wura sold at auction

Wura sold at auction

The 756 hectare Dululu property Wura has sold at auction for $1.25 million.

Redcliff listed at $12 million

Redcliff listed at $12 million

Michael and June Hood’s Middlemount property Redcliff has been listed at $12 million.

Life & Style

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Last Sister farewells Quilpie school

Last Sister farewells Quilpie school

Her departure marks the final chapter for St Finbarr’s Association with the Sisters of St Joseph.

Try this: Chilli, lime & peanut salad with BBQ prawns

Try this: Chilli, lime & peanut salad with BBQ prawns

How to stay in your home longer

How to stay in your home longer

Home care is great for mental and physical health

Way out West Fest to waltz Matilda back

Way out West Fest to waltz Matilda back

Winton is gearing up for the biggest inland music and culture festival ever held in Queensland to celebrate the re-opening of the Waltzing Matilda Centre on Friday.

Indications your baby may have hip dysplasia

Indications your baby may have hip dysplasia

Babies can have bad hips too: Everything you need to know about hip dysplasia

A supreme performance sale

A supreme performance sale

More than 300 horses will be sold at the Toowoomba Supreme.

Tiani Cook saddles up again – this time for Dolly’s Dream

Tiani Cook saddles up again – this time for Dolly’s Dream

Tiani Cook to raise funds for Dolly's Dream Foundation.

Events

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Kaya takes Dorper show

Kaya takes Dorper show

Top honours have been awarded to a Western Australia stud at this year‘s National Dorper and White Dorper Show.

AWiA gathers in Toowoomba

AWiA gathers in Toowoomba

Photos from the Australian Women in Agriculture brunch.

Photos from the Toowoomba Royal Show

Photos from the Toowoomba Royal Show

Around the grounds at the 154th Toowoomba Royal Show on Friday.

LambEx releases program of speakers

LambEx releases program of speakers

LambEx 2018 has released its program of international and Australian speakers, who will present on an array of local and global issues, at the upcoming conference.

Beef 2018 entertainment hub

Beef 2018 entertainment hub

For the first time in 30 years, Beef Australia will open its gates a day early on Sunday May 6.

Goondiwindi launches Discover Farming Festival

Goondiwindi launches Discover Farming Festival

Discover Farming aims to broaden awareness of agriculture in the Goondiwindi region.

Warwick Show’s prime results

Warwick Show’s prime results

Grand Champion Prime Beast of Warwick Show was awarded to a Limousin heifer finished on grain at Risdon Park Feedlot.