Traprock selling carbon credits
In an Australian first, farmers in South East Queensland’s Traprock region are pooling their resources to aggregate their market power to sell carbon credits...
Supermarket reforms coming our way
The Miles Government has accepted all recommendations of the Supermarket Pricing Select Committee report, a result of an inquiry into supermarket behaviour after farmers...
Ag’s collapse in confidence
Farmer sentiment towards the Federal Government’s policy agenda has continued to slide in the second National Farmer Priorities Survey, with over 90 per cent...
Sheep and lamb fully firm
Agents & vendors worked together to present a total of 1888 head for the weekly Sheep & Lamb sale. The market was fully firm...
Main livestock consistent
Numbers were consistent across the main livestock sales this week with approx 1200 cattle yarded and 1888 head of Sheep & Lambs meeting the...
Light lambs in trade
Agents and vendors combined to present a yarding of 1747 head for the weekly sale, the breakdown was a 70/30 split between lamb and...
Jack frost gone for good?
Numbers were back for both of the main livestock sales this week. The rain may have influenced growers to hang on a bit longer...
Rain on sheep sales
Rainfall in the local and further districts saw a smaller yarding for the weekly Sheep and Lamb sale, with the total number reaching 1332...
Ekka pushing value
The Ekka started this week with the great involvement from many organizations pushing the value of our primary production forward, a special shout out...
Dogs, cows and holidays on the farm
The frost was thick on the ground and the sky the shade of brilliant blue you only see in winter. Despite thick gloves...
Stock drawn near and far
Agents and vendors again combined to present a yarding of 2338 head for the weekly sale. The stock was drawn from near and far...
EKKA increases numbers
Livestock numbers increased across the categories this week as we move into the Ekka period of Vendors and Agents promoting their products at the...
Celebrate the holidays
The festive season is just around the corner, offering businesses in the Southern Downs the perfect opportunity to host memorable Christmas functions. These gatherings...
