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A book being launched this year will set out details of every Chamberlain tractor ever produced, in a bid to preserve the iconic machinery company's history.

The Darling Downs and Granite Belt will continue to experience severe fire danger over the weekend, with 60 bushfires burning across the state as of Friday morning.

The slogans on Sarah Lupton's latest line of t-shirts may be tongue-in-cheek, but they're doing their bit to help drought-affected Stanthorpe.

A water-bombing helicopter has come down while battling a bushfire on the Darling Downs this afternoon.

Fierce fires are expected to continue through the weekend, with emergency services across Queensland on high alert with more than 40,000 hectares burnt since the start of the month.

Firefighters continue to battle blazes across south east and central Queensland with hot, gusty conditions expected to continue throughout the week.

A trade mission to Vietnam will follow strict biosecurity measures, leaving clothes worn on farms behind to avoid the risk of bringing African Swine Fever into Australia.

A paddock to plate business, a major lotfeeder, a Chinchilla fish farm and Cambooya vegetable grower are among businesses that will be highlighted in an online cooking series.

The idea has been raised that hay depots across the country could be used to stockpile fodder for tough seasonal conditions.

Ideas ranging from incentives for farmers to implement best management practices to diversifying small town economies have been floated as ways of helping to future proof Australia against drought.