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Alison Paterson

DAF principal research scientist Dr Richard Sequeira was one of a number of experts who spoke about tools growers could use in the fight to manage fall armyowrm. Picture: Alison Paterson

Ag experts and scientists met to discuss FAW solutions

Moth scent a cost-effective tool for growers in battle with fall army worm

Sally Gall

Weighing cattle in the paddock is giving useful insights.

Walk over weighing giving 'powerful results'

Climate Mate Elsie Dodd speaking at the Maranoa Ag Innovation expo at Roma. Picture: Sally Gall

Climate Mate Elsie Dodd urges producers to seek out reliable climate sources.

Weather forecasters don't get it as wrong as we think

Judith Maizey

Mark Baker of MB Agriculture in his sorghum crop. Picture: supplied

Orion grain grower Mark Baker took a chance on the weather, preferring to take the advice of "his weather bloke" rather than the BOM to plant all his country - all 7689 hectares - to summer crops.

Ignoring BOM's advice pays off for dryland farmer

Ben Harden

Central Queensland grain grower Jono Armstrong, with his dog, Texas, and the pile of wheat he was accidentally scooped up with. PIcture: Ben Harden 

Read how a Border Collie miraculously survived the 470km journey between Comet and Roma as a stowaway inside a grain trailer carrying 26 tonnes of wheat.

Stowaway dog survives 470km road trip in grain trailer

Bar H Grazing team members from Comet, Jessie Macqueen and Sarah Eagle.

Inaugural ag innovation expo a success at Roma.

Ag innovation on show at Roma

Steph Allen

Ray Vella with one of his in-calf heifers, fresh off the truck at Breadalbane Plains. Picture: Steph Allen

Ray Vella has big plans for the 725-strong NCC herd purchased last month.

Vella's plan for NCC herd purchase

Mossman's cane growers could walk away from generations worth of cane experience if the mill's liquidation proceeds.

'We'll just walk away and let the rats and pigs take over': Growers' heartache as mill hangs in the balance

Mossman petition gains support as growers prepare to leave industry

Cassowary Coast cattle producer Adrian Azzopardi alongside his son, Jacko, and their Kelpie Chase, with their Droughtmaster cattle on their property near Kurrimine. Picture supplied by Bay Hill Beef 

As a son of a Malta immigrant who started in the north Queensland agriculture industry as a cane cutter, Adrian Azzopardi is focused on building up his family's sugar and Bay Hill Beef enterprise near Kurrimine.

From cane to beef cattle for far North Queensland producer

Anyone for cotton? Ellie Parkinson with her two-year-old, William, in the cotton crop at Marathon. Picture: Judith Maizey

Waterlogging early in the season led to fruit loss and a loss of nitrogen in the McCosker's cotton crop at Emerald, but they're still hoping for a similar yield to last season,

Waterlogging made for a tough start to the cotton season for Emerald growers

Mark Phelps

THE broadribbon for the&nbsp;grand champion pen at the annual Biggenden all breeds steer show and sale has again gone to Clare Charolais, Theodore. Alan and Neil Goodland’s outstanding pen of 10&nbsp;Charolais/Brahman-cross steers went on to sell for 299.2c&nbsp;to Nolan Meats' Wide Bay Feedlot. The Goodland's prize pool included a&nbsp;Leicht's CIA vet crush.&nbsp; The 1907 head yarding was judged by Terry Nolan from Nolan Meats.&nbsp; RELATED STORY: ‘Goodlands win Biggenden grand champion steer title again’. RELATED STORY: ‘New Biggenden saleyards nears completion’.

Judge Terry Nolan, Nolan Meats, Gympie, and grand champion pen exhibitors Alan and Neil Goodland from Clare, Theodore, with their prize Leicht's CIA vet crush.

THE broadribbon for the&nbsp;grand champion pen at the annual Biggenden all breeds steer show and sale has again gone to Clare Charolais, Theodore.

Alan and Neil Goodland’s outstanding pen of 10&nbsp;Charolais/Brahman-cross steers went on to sell for 299.2c&nbsp;to Nolan Meats' Wide Bay Feedlot.

Burnett Livestock's Biggenden steer show and sale

Grand champion pen exhibitors Alan and Neil Goodland from Clare, Theodore, with Lance Whitaker, Burnett Livestock.

Biggenden's grand champion pen of steers exhibited by Alan and Neil Goodland from Clare, Theodore.

Robin Greiner, Binjour, George Chiffke, Binjour, and Danny Stringer, Binjour.

Will Bargenquast, Northern AgServices, Childers, Laurie Simpson, Forrest Hill, Aramara, and Evan Rockemer, Gigoomgan.

Link and Tracy Davies, Mundubbera, claimed top honours in both the Angus and Brahman classes. The Davies are pictured with sponsor Peter Ramsey, Elanco, and Lance Whitaker, Burnett Livestock.

Errol Johnson, Allowah, Digilbo, and Graham Dingle, Review, Mt Perry.  

Lance Whitaker, Burnett Livestock, judge Terry Nolan, Nolan Meats, Gympie, and grand champion pen exhibitors Alan and Neil Goodland from Clare, Theodore.

Alan, Sarah, Georgia and Kasey Beddows, Heathwoods, Booubyjan.

Sponsor Pat O'Neill, Zoetis, with Santa class winners Greg and Karen Slater, Glenellen Cattle Company, Chinchilla.

Burnett Livestock auctioneer Paul Hasting.

Part of Burnett Livestock's new $3.7 million Biggenden saleyards, which are scheduled to be completed on March 29.

Sponsor Pat O'Neill, Zoetis, with Simmental class winners Kevin and Richard Preston, Rosemount, Eidsvold.

Greg Seymour, Canarvon, Byrnestown, Max Dent, Dentara, Gayndah, and Tony Farrell, Bangor, Coalstoun Lakes.

Neil Gibson, Hillside, Boompa, and Wayne Beddow, Northern AgriServices, Murgon. 

Campbell and Delphine Harvey, Gin Gin, with Peter Wallace, Newlyn Siding, Mt Perry, and Brendan Evans, Mt Perry. 

Adrian Crush, Peirson Trust, Childers, and his son Caleb, C-Crest, Biggenden.

Caleb Crush, C-Crest, Biggenden, exhibited the top pen of Droughtmaster steers. He is pictured with Lance Whitaker from Burnett Livestock.

Graeme Wicks, Hillborough, Wooroolin, and Errol Seiler, Nayra, Wooroolin.

Graeme Claxton, Tirroan, Gin Gin, Ashley Gilbert, South Kolan, and Keith Sarnadsky, Gin Gin.

The Burnett Livestock selling team in action.

The Goodland's prize pool included a&nbsp;Leicht's CIA vet crush.&nbsp;

The 1907 head yarding was judged by Terry Nolan from Nolan Meats.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5906015/goodlands-top-biggenden-for-second-year-running/">RELATED STORY: ‘Goodlands win Biggenden grand champion steer title again’.</a>

<a href="https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5907836/new-biggenden-saleyards-on-track/">RELATED STORY: ‘New Biggenden saleyards nears completion’.</a>

Biggenden steer show and sale 

Biggenden steer show | Photos

Alan and Neil Goodland, Clare Charolais, Theodore, have again exhibited the grand champion pen of steers at Biggenden.

Biggenden steer show and sale

Mark Phelps

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