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Underwater, Channel Country producers push through the pain

THERE’S a dystopian landscape in Queensland’s Channel country, many kilometres of sandy barren soil is littered with downed infrastructure and the bodies of livestock.

Lara Hart
16 Apr 2025
Rural Review

Flawed, Trump’s tariff on beef picked apart

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s tariff tactics to ‘make America great again’ are flawed logic according to Cattle Australia CEO Dr Chris Parker.

Lara Hart
16 Apr 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Catastrophic loss in record Outback flood

THE current estimate is that more than 150,000 head of livestock have been lost in the flood disaster in south western Queensland but it is an estimate that is expected to increase significantly.

Lara Hart
09 Apr 2025
Rural Review

Passionate about Percherons and the care of horses

SURROUNDED by turf farms at Allenview is a property where the primary business is an agistment service for horses.

Lara Hart
02 Apr 2025
Rural Review

Collab to forge stronger ties amid US uncertainty

AN AUSTRALIAN producer collaboration group are headed to Japan this month as part of an ongoing effort to improve bilateral trade relations and increase export opportunities.

Lara Hart
02 Apr 2025
Rural Review

Deb’s gold and a standout in the mango industry

IT IS all about the mangoes on the Nucifora’s farm in Paddy’s Green outside Mareeba.

Lara Hart
26 Mar 2025
Rural Review

Supermarket enquiry final report released

THE final report from the Senate Select Committee on Supermarket Prices has been released.

Lara Hart
26 Mar 2025
Rural Review

Commissioner launches confidential producer feedback website

A WEBSITE where producers can provide confidential feedback about supply chain issues has been launched by Queensland Food Farmers’ Commissioner Charles Burke.

Lara Hart
26 Mar 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Floating fire ants fuel fear as hay into NSW halted

CROSS border hay transport has been suspended as flood affected residents find fire ant colonies ‘rafting’ in South East Queensland.

Lara Hart
19 Mar 2025
Rural Review

Boar interaction link to disease, crop damage

UNDERSTANDING how feral pigs interact is critical for national biosecurity and mitigating the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural destruction.

Lara Hart
19 Mar 2025
Rural Review

Bridge of knowledge over uncertainty in livestock industry

THE rise in small block and hobby farmer numbers post-Covid hasn’t gone unnoticed by longtime producers in the industry.

Lara Hart
19 Mar 2025
Rural Review

Koala only species to genetically adapt in real time

THE koala has made history as the only species actively adapting in a genetic response to disease in real time and while being studied by researchers.

Lara Hart
19 Mar 2025
Rural Review

Diversification, innovation and a niche market

DIVERSIFICATION is the core business on Petersen’s Farm in Woolooga, north-west of Gympie.

Lara Hart
12 Mar 2025
Rural Review

No safety net, Australian livestock genetics at risk of extinction

AN ORGANISATION focused on preserving the genetics of rare and endangered livestock is in its fifth year of fundraising for a gene bank in Australia.

Lara Hart
12 Mar 2025
Rural Review

QFVG takes hurdles and hoops to government

AN AGREEMENT forged by the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers advocacy group with the State Government could mean quicker recovery times and greater financial help for farmers when crops are lost to severe rain events.

Lara Hart
05 Mar 2025
Rural Review

UQ breakthrough exterminating extinction, bringing new possibilities

A QUEENSLAND research team have produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), it’s a step forward that holds hope for the preservation of endangered species.

Lara Hart
05 Mar 2025
Rural Review

World first breakthrough in plant genetics at UQ

THERE are seedless grapes and pip free watermelons, but what of pit free avocados?

Lara Hart
26 Feb 2025
Rural Review

Local history of a now obscure berry

THE Else family have been commercial producers of cape gooseberries in the rich volcanic soils on the heights of Tallegalla above Rosewood for more than 80 years.

Wendy Creighton
26 Feb 2025
Rural Review

A lifestyle crop or a crop with future potential?

MENTION cape gooseberries in a conversation and it will either evoke childhood memories of grandma making jam or more often, questioning looks.

Wendy Creighton
26 Feb 2025