Rams, lambs and annual fetes
I had the rams shorn this past Saturday as I had sold two of them and didn’t want to deliver them covered in weeds....
Lambassador’s
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched its Lambassador Delegation, 2023.
The program, which began in Japan in 2015, has grown to a community of...
Agritourism diversification grants
The Queensland Government is supporting the resilience of the farming sector while growing the agritourism sector through another round of Agritourism Business Grants in...
Breaking down rural stereotypes on National Ag Day
Imagine the sun beating down on an arid land as a cattleman gets to work mustering the herd.
He is lean and muscular, a talented...
Farm Safety is for All Year
A student from Inglewood has become one of 12 Queensland kids to be selected as winners of the 2023 Farm safety calendar competition.
Artwork by...
‘Kick in guts’ for shows
Leader of the Nationals and Maranoa MP David Littleproud has slammed the Labor Party after it was confirmed they are scrapping funding for the...
Looking to find new soil
Last year 18,000 tonne of stonefruit was exported to the Chinese market without Australia’s domestic market taking a hit.
According to the stonefruit industry peak...
The secret to the perfect Strawberry
Strawberry farm owner Nathan Baronio, from Eastern Colour in the Granite Belt, said the farm opened once a month throughout the season for strawberry...
10 things to know from Queensland Farmers’ Federation
1. Join QFF for a webinar at 10am on 15 November to hear from the energy project team about the outcomes of the Microgrids...
This week on the farm
Sunday was a big day on the farm.
We wormed and marked all the lambs although we couldn’t tag as the tags still haven’t...
10 things to know from Queensland Farmers’ Federation
1. Due to the recent flooding in Victoria, AgriFutures has extended the application deadline for the Rural Women’s Award for all states until 16th...
Heading into peak for pork
Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week.
Cattle
Cattle numbers increased...
The last story of the four Talgai warriors
A few months ago, the stories of three of the sons of George Carr Clark’s large family were written to highlight the incredible military...
