Queensland Farmer – People . Passion . Provenance

COVID-19 compounds dairy woes

May 6, 2020

QDO welcomes Littleproud’s push for retail levy on all dairy products. (more…)

Have you spotted the parallels?

April 30, 2020

Epidemic, incursion, outbreak: call it what you like, you should take note of what’s happening in Australia in response to COVID-19, because a crop or livestock pest or disease outbreak would play out quite similarly. (more…)

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Agriculture and its workers essential in Maranoa

April 14, 2020

Maranoa farm businesses and communities stand to benefit from an announcement made by the Australian Government to extend working holiday maker and other visas amid the COVID-19 crisis with requirements to support the on-going health of regional communities. (more…)

Fencing funding for invasive pest species

April 6, 2020

Landholders, drought-declared local governments, industry bodies and natural resource management groups are invited to apply for another round of funding under the Queensland Feral Pest Initiative, which supports projects that combat pest animals and weeds. (more…)

Reliant wheat pulls through tough season at Brigalow

March 25, 2020

For brothers Greg and Terry Dalgliesh and their wives Sue and Simone, 2019 was one of the toughest years on record at their Brigalow farm ‘Galtymore’. (more…)

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Eton irrigators successfully transition to LMA

March 24, 2020

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has welcomed the transfer of the SunWater Eton distribution scheme to Eton Irrigation Cooperative Limited after local management attracted overwhelming support amongst the Mackay region irrigators. (more…)