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Lamb feedlot plan for St George

Lamb feedlot plan for St George

St George sheep producers John and Michelle Brodie have received a government grant to kickstart their new lamb feedlot and spelling yard.

Software is streamlining sale yards

Software is streamlining sale yards

Agrinous allows agents to digitise stock sales

Why JD testing is important to the Queensland dairy industry

Why JD testing is important to the Queensland dairy industry

QDO has now completed 200 Johnes disease (JD) tests.

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of climate change

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of climate change

AFI's mid-year conference in Brisbane next week.

Software is streamlining sale yards

Software is streamlining sale yards

Agrinous allows agents to digitise stock sales

Malcom Harris buys Ucharonidge

Malcom Harris buys Ucharonidge

Malcom Harris's Cleveland Agriculture has bought Consolidated Pastoral Company's Ucharonidge Station.

Fencing support for North West flood-affected properties

Fencing support for North West flood-affected properties

Government funding will be provided to help fix boundary fences damaged in the North West Queensland floods.

CQ inland port construction well underway

CQ inland port construction well underway

Central Queensland Inland Port project is well underway.

Vegetation management: Trigger mapping exposed as a joke

Vegetation management: Trigger mapping exposed as a joke

Flora survey trigger maps designed to protect Queensland's rare plants have been exposed as a joke.

Malcom Harris buys Ucharonidge

Malcom Harris buys Ucharonidge

Malcom Harris's Cleveland Agriculture has bought Consolidated Pastoral Company's Ucharonidge Station.

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of climate change

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of climate change

AFI's mid-year conference in Brisbane next week.

CQ inland port construction well underway

CQ inland port construction well underway

Central Queensland Inland Port project is well underway.

Why JD testing is important to the Queensland dairy industry

Why JD testing is important to the Queensland dairy industry

QDO has now completed 200 Johnes disease (JD) tests.

Vegetation management: Trigger mapping exposed as a joke

Vegetation management: Trigger mapping exposed as a joke

Flora survey trigger maps designed to protect Queensland's rare plants have been exposed as a joke.

Brazil beef back into China after BSE scare

Brazil beef back into China after BSE scare

Brazilian beef has regained access to the red-hot China market after a temporary ban caused by the discovery of an atypical case of BSE.

Alumy Creek Angus to $15k

Alumy Creek Angus to $15k

Quality continues to rise to the top in a difficult year with Alumy Creek Angus selling their highest priced bull at Friday's annual bull sale at Tenterfield.

Fencing support for North West flood-affected properties

Fencing support for North West flood-affected properties

Government funding will be provided to help fix boundary fences damaged in the North West Queensland floods.

Agribusiness

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CQ inland port construction well underway

CQ inland port construction well underway

Central Queensland Inland Port project is well underway.

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of climate change

Addressing the 'wicked problem' of climate change

AFI's mid-year conference in Brisbane next week.

Software is streamlining sale yards

Software is streamlining sale yards

Agrinous allows agents to digitise stock sales

Why JD testing is important to the Queensland dairy industry

Why JD testing is important to the Queensland dairy industry

QDO has now completed 200 Johnes disease (JD) tests.

Politics

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Funds flow to Basin Plan projects, but big questions remain

Funds flow to Basin Plan projects, but big questions remain

Water Minister Littleproud announces $129 million for state run supply projects, but concerns linger over project feasibility and design.

A budget of IOUs: Millar

A budget of IOUs: Millar

A politician who represents more than a quarter of Queensland's land mass has rejected Treasurer Jackie Trad's claim that Tuesday's budget is one for the regions.

Water trade reform slows to trickle as market crunch cranks up

Water trade reform slows to trickle as market crunch cranks up

Government reports are piling up as the five year inquiry under the Basin Plan's only formal, legislated review process sits on a shelf.

I'll 'represent not revolutionise' says new Ag Minister McKenzie

I'll 'represent not revolutionise' says new Ag Minister McKenzie

Bridget McKenzie will focus on industry collaboration to 'truth test' policy priorities such as trade, animal activists and social licence concerns.

Qld budget 'unashamedly' targets regions

Qld budget 'unashamedly' targets regions

The budget includes a big ticket $49.5 billion infrastructure spend over four years.

Property

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CQ inland port construction well underway

CQ inland port construction well underway

Central Queensland Inland Port project is well underway.

Malcom Harris buys Ucharonidge

Malcom Harris buys Ucharonidge

Malcom Harris's Cleveland Agriculture has bought Consolidated Pastoral Company's Ucharonidge Station.

Pratt's Waroona offers scale | Video

Pratt's Waroona offers scale | Video

The Waroona aggregation is listed at $130/acre (about $13.34 million) through TopX Longreach.

Malcolm Turnbull to list Hunter property East Rossgole

Malcolm Turnbull to list Hunter property East Rossgole

Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy are selling their standout 1098 hectare Hunter Valley property East Rossgole.

Boulia cattle country ready to go

Boulia cattle country ready to go

The Boulia cattle stations Roxborough Downs and Mudgerebar are on the market through Colliers International.

Malcolm Turnbull's Scotts Creek asking $6.5m

Malcolm Turnbull's Scotts Creek asking $6.5m

Upper Hunter, NSW, property Scotts Creek is on the market with Meares and Associates for $6.5 million.

Life & Style

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Friends prevail at Hell's Gate

Friends prevail at Hell's Gate

In remote places and when the chips are down, friends are more important than ever, and it was shown in spades at the Hell's Gate Ladies Lunch.

Water flows for Hughenden lake

Water flows for Hughenden lake

Although it's not due to be officially opened for another few months, the new recreational water park at Hughenden is having water pumped in.

Dressing down the drought

Dressing down the drought

Drought is something that wears you down but now a wearable art production acclaimed as of national standing has shown that you can find beauty even in despair.

Lyn's our Volunteer of the Year

Lyn's our Volunteer of the Year

A woman whose impact in rural and remote Queensland has been described as "truly extraordinary", Lyn French has been announced as Queensland's Volunteer of the Year.

Submit your photos of the north west Queensland floods and rebuild

Submit your photos of the north west Queensland floods and rebuild

If you captured the flood, the damage, the rebuild and the people of north west Queensland, we'd like to see your photos.

Traeger's radio breakthrough celebrates 90th birthday

Traeger's radio breakthrough celebrates 90th birthday

The bush has become used to sending and receiving emails to people all over the globe at the tap of a key so it's hard for people nowadays to imagine a world without instant communication at your fingertips.

Race to space began as a daring dream

Race to space began as a daring dream

This series is a joint initiative with CSIRO, Australia's national science agency www.csiro.au

Events

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Anyone for a chukka?

Anyone for a chukka?

More than 2000 people are expected to watch polo, a game with regal traditions, when the Rockhampton Jaguar event is held, appropriately enough, at Victoria Park

Ridgelands Show bowls them over

Ridgelands Show bowls them over

Hundreds of visitors made their way to Ridgelands for the 2019 show

Bellevue Pub new hub for Mort & Co

Bellevue Pub new hub for Mort & Co

Mort & Co has a new refurbished address on the Mort Estate.

Gates open for the 44th CRT FarmFest

Gates open for the 44th CRT FarmFest

More than 60,000 visitors are expected to brave the Toowoomba weather to attend the 44th CRT FarmFest.

Growth, milk, temperament and structure the focus for Merrimans at Little Range

Growth, milk, temperament and structure the focus for Merrimans at Little Range

Jono Merriman is a longtime buyer at the Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Dubbo.

Alpha's roaring good community fun day

Alpha's roaring good community fun day

They may not have been able to run their usual program this year but the Alpha Show Society's community fun day held in its stead brought lots of pleasure to little faces.

Faces from the State Sheep Show dinner

Faces from the State Sheep Show dinner

Faces from the 75th State Sheep Show dinner in Roma.