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Qld ag minister meets Russian counterpart

12:00 PM | QUEENSLAND Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has met Russian counterpart Vologdin Sergy Igorevich in Brisbane this week to talk beef and dairy breeder exports to the Amur Region of Russia.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Goondiwindi woman impaled on meat hook

11:19 AM | A QUEENSLAND woman was flown to hospital after impaling her hand on a meat hook.

Agribusiness and General - General

QGC chips in at Chinchilla

4:00 AM | COAL seam gas company QGC has contributed $100,000 to help revive a historical Chinchilla showground pavilion in time for the town's centenary show tomorrow and on Saturday.

Agribusiness and General - General

Queenslanders switch to sunnies

4:00 AM | POOR price prospects for sorghum have seen a resurgence in sunflower plantings across the Central Highlands this season, with new research trials also being conducted on the oilseed crop.

Grains and Cropping - General

Water report sparks debate

4:00 AM | THE highly anticipated Draft Underground Water Impact Report by the Queensland Water Commission has sparked a new round of debate across the bush.

Agribusiness and General - General

Gavial sells for more than $1.55m

23 May 12 | THE 810ha (2000 acre) freehold Rockhampton, Qld, property Gavial has sold soon after an auction today (May 23) to Geoff and Linda Johnson of Alpha. Based on the initial passed in figure of $1.55 million, the purchase price equates to more than $712/acre.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Time to act on roos: Katter

23 May 12 | NEARLY 2000 Queenslanders have lost their jobs because of the government's inaction to help the kangaroo meat industry said Member for Mount Isa, Rob Katter. |

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Agribusiness and General - Political

Seeney moves into "golden age" room

23 May 12 | A PUBLIC room in Queensland Parliament House, which was once described as a reflection of the ‘‘golden age’’, is being converted into an office for the Deputy Premier.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Weathering the legalities of ag sprays

23 May 12 | NORTHERN region grain growers looking to brush up on their knowledge of when and how to record weather data now have a new resource.

Grains and Cropping - General

Managing nitrogen to the N-th degree

23 May 12 | WITH moisture not a yield-limiting factor across the northern grain region this winter crop season, attention has turned to nitrogen in all its guises.

Grains and Cropping - General

Pest and weeds targeted

22 May 12 | Valuable research and management options about rabbits, wild dogs, feral pigs, parthenium, African lovegrass, lantana and giant rat’s tail grass, will be under the spotlight in the Condamine, Burnett/Mary and SEQ Catchments Targeting Pest and Weed Series, 18 – 28 June 2012.

Agribusiness and General - General

Tassie professor takes top gong for vegetable research

22 May 12 | A TASMANIAN professor in plant pathology has taken out this year's AUSVEG researcher of the year award.

Agribusiness and General - General

Larger than life: Clive Palmer launches Lilley assault

22 May 12 | Mining magnate Clive Palmer has made his interest in standing against Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan in the electoral seat of Lilley official.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Consumers show support for Aussie food

22 May 12 | THE majority of Australian consumers want to support local farmers and growers when they buy their fruit and vegetables, market research has found.

Agribusiness and General - General

Pemcaw offers cash for dog control

22 May 12 | WILD dogs aren't just impacting on the bottom lines of Queensland sheep and wool producing families - they're affecting the financial viability of all sheep and wool businesses across Queensland.

Livestock - Sheep

Compost categories make choice easier

22 May 12 | QUEENSLAND composters are making it easier for farmers to select the right product with the introduction of the Australian Standard 4454 for composts, soil conditioners and mulches.

Agribusiness and General - General

Oils that ain't oils - big fines for false labelling

21 May 12 | A MAJOR supplier of olive oil has been fined more than $13,000 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for falsely labelling some of its products as "extra virgin olive oil".

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Mackay, Cairns rain heaviest in over a month

21 May 12 | THE tropical coast of Queensland had an unusually dry start to May, however rain is set to increase.

Agribusiness and General - General

Canny growers let nature take its course

21 May 12 | WHEN flooding rains played havoc with their traditional sugar cane and soya bean crops, northern rivers farmers such as Tony Carusi used to wistfully joke about growing water-hungry rice.

Grains and Cropping - General

Surat Basin water monitoring

21 May 12 | THE Underground Water Impact Report has recommended expanding the number of monitoring points to improve the testing processes of bore water levels and basic water quality across the Surat Basin.

Agribusiness and General - General

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