4:00 AM AEST | THE Federal Government will spend $19 million to cull camels in northern and western Australia as part of a $400 million package of environmental grants.
4:00 AM AEST | FOR the second week running, livestock markets have remained stable, representing a pause in the seasonal rise in cattle values, according to Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) week’s summary.
4:00 AM AEST | GOVERNMENT farmer support tools in competing dairy supply countries may have taken some of the pressure off declining returns in Australia but the polices will also likely dampen the rate of recovery.
04 Jul 09 | THE remains of three dinosaurs unearthed near Winton in central Queensland place Australia back on the international dinosaur map - and include a fierce, meat-eating dinosaur with three large slashing claws on each hand.
04 Jul 09 | Queensland rural group AgForce says the United States legislative model for cutting emissions should spark a review of how Australia deals with agriculture in its carbon pollution reduction scheme.
04 Jul 09 | TO MEET the needs of growers looking for increased efficiency and productivity, Case IH’s Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) is now available as an option on its 165, 180, 195 and 210 Puma tractor models.
04 Jul 09 | Queensland rural group AgForce welcomes yesterday’s announcement that Emerald and Longreach are priority areas for the National Broadband Network, but says smaller rural users should not be overlooked in the federal government’s telecommunication upgrade.
02 Jul 09 | THE future faces of the Queensland beef industry have been out in force this week for the 2009 Rockhampton Junior Beef Show at the Rockhampton Showgrounds.
02 Jul 09 | TEMPLE Grandin thought Texas was big. Now she's seen something bigger. The international livestock handling expert was blown away by the vastness of Western Queensland's grazing country when she gues...
02 Jul 09 | For the fifth consecutive year, specialist agricultural lender Rabobank has again been named the best agribusiness bank in Australia.
02 Jul 09 | IT is unlikely that bananas from The Philippines will ever make it into Australia if the Government is guided by the findings from a Senate inquiry into the matter, released last week.
02 Jul 09 | The Federal Government has made a $50 million down-payment as part of its $200m Reef Rescue commitment.
02 Jul 09 | The LNP has asked for a seat on the Reef Bill taskforce that will advise the State Government on how to implement new legislation designed to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
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02 Jul 09 | CENTRAL Queensland irrigators keen to improve irrigated wheat yields within their cotton rotation are being encouraged to trial altered agronomic strategies on small scale areas.
01 Jul 09 | A SENATE committee investigating the long-term impacts of water management in the Murray-Darling Basin has attacked the Government for failing to invest in the modernisation and upgrades of irrigation infrastructure ahead of water buybacks.
01 Jul 09 | Grain growers are being warned to keep an eye out for a new pathotype of leaf rust, particularly if they grow Fitzroy and Yarra barley, after the first report of virulence for Rph3 in Australia.
01 Jul 09 | THE new finanical year for 2009/10 started with a smaller yarding than last week at the Dalby saleyards, where agents offered a total of 3592 head of cattle, which met a firm to slightly dearer market.
01 Jul 09 | Central Queensland grazier Ron Bahnisch has been voted in as the new chairman of Property Rights Australia, and will focus the group on publicly exposing the level of influence green groups have over government policy.
01 Jul 09 | QUEENSLAND Primary Industries and Fisheries display site at next week’s 2009 Emerald Ag-Grow field days (July 9-10-11) will focus on Best Management Practices that will help grain growers, irrigators and cattle producers to boost enterprise profitability.
01 Jul 09 | More than 350 cattle producers reinforced their commitment to animal welfare when they travelled from across Queensland and inter-state to the tiny north-west town of Muttaburra on Monday.
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