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Better rains expected

By SONJA KOREMANS THERE is a strong chance of a wetter than normal June and July with the weather pattern likely to...

Farmers upbeat despite drought

By SONJA KOREMANS TWO-thirds of farmers are actively preparing for drought but remain remarkably upbeat about the rural sector’s outlook. With an El Nino...

Fight is on for our food

By SONJA KOREMANS ALL Australians can have their say on what they want in clearer country of origin food labelling. Minister for Industry and...

Rural mental health shared

By SONJA KOREMANS ONE stressful event can be all it takes to trigger severe depression. Illness, financial hardship or a relationship breakdown can have...

Drought funding flows

By SONJA KOREMANS LOCAL drought-striken farmers will soon be able share in a multi-million dollar relief package. More than 70 per cent of Queensland...

More wet days ahead

THE Bureau of Meteorology forecasts that May to July is likely to be wetter than normal over most of Australia, excluding Tasmania, southern Victoria,...

Stock supply doubles

Warwick cattle report Yarding 1331 THE supply of stock almost doubled the previous week’s level and the increased numbers contained a good mix of most classes. A...

The wetter the better

THE chance of rainfall in the 50mm to 100mm range across the Southern Downs in the next three months is better than average, according...

Benefits from JAEPA

AUSTRALIAN exporters are encouraged to take full advantage of the benefits of the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA), with the second round of tariff...

Is biodynamics the future for farming?

AN Introduction to biodynamics is the topic for the coming free field day presented by the Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG) this Saturday, 11...

More rain but less heat

WARWICK and Stanthorpe are both expected to record slightly above average rainfall for the rest of March according to the Bureau Of Meteorology. The average...

Severe crop and property damage reported as giant hailstones thrash Granite...

Severe crop and property damage has been reported on the Granite Belt after a destructive supercell pelted hailstones as big as baseballs on Tuesday...