Rural Review Coffee farmer loves the daily grind LAST week Rural Review introduced readers to Dr Oliver Knox and his work educating people on the importance of good soil health. Lara Hart 18 Dec 2024
Rural Review Indigenous agriculture industry ‘worth billions’ A REPORT by the Department of Agriculture found Indigenous agriculture has the potential to contribute more than $2 billion of a $100 billion goal set for the agricultural industry by 2030. Lara Hart 18 Dec 2024
Rural Review Life through the eyes of an insect A BUG’S life is a cartoon but what if humans could watch the behaviours of insects using the latest technology? Lara Hart 18 Dec 2024
Rural Review High tech mesh saving power and poles NO INTERNET, no phone and no water ... wildfires expose the fragility of rural infrastructure. Lara Hart 11 Dec 2024
Rural Review Wild dog and guardian animals, first forum success SCENIC Rim landowners have fought with wild dogs and dingoes over generations, but what of guardian dogs and the role they play? Lara Hart 11 Dec 2024
Rural Review Undies spoiled in soil for health check down below SOIL Your Undies ... it’s a catchy phrase purposefully chosen because what it promotes matters. Lara Hart 11 Dec 2024
Rural Review Producer groups pick apart supermarket price inquiry RURAL Review has published countless stories on prices paid to growers and how these have remained the same for generations. Lara Hart 04 Dec 2024
Rural Review Farm labour needs ease slightly THE struggle to find workers in the horticulture sector is easing slightly according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economic and Sciences. Lara Hart 04 Dec 2024
Rural Review Rainfall slows primary production TWO weeks of relentless rainfall left Scenic Rim producers hoping the tap would be turned off soon when we spoke with them, late last week. Lara Hart 28 Nov 2024
Rural Review Producers praised in national day dedication IT WAS a day of paying tribute to the producers who work hard to ensure food is always available for consumers to buy. Lara Hart 28 Nov 2024
Rural Review Heat stressed heifers key reason for stock losses HOT South East Queensland summers bring added stress for graziers with the average calf loss around 17 percent and it can often exceed 30 percent for heifers. Lara Hart 28 Nov 2024
Rural Review Enlightening consumers on red meat industry THE inaugural producer day Cattle Connect 2024 hosted by Cattle Australia is aimed at remedying a growing global backlash against red meat and cows. Lara Hart 20 Nov 2024
Rural Review Right to repair reforms closer to realisation WHEN Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he supported a change in ‘right to repair’ regulations, producers responded positively. Lara Hart 20 Nov 2024
Rural Review Rock on, basalt base to improve fertility MILLIONS of years of erosion make up the ring of ranges and plateaus known as the Scenic Rim. Lara Hart 13 Nov 2024
Rural Review Breeding program hope to improve crop yields A RESEARCH team at the University of Queensland are working on a project they hope will reduce sorghum lodging. Lara Hart 13 Nov 2024
Rural Review Risk to unborn babies - warning as herbicide pulled from shelves USE and supply of agricultural products that contain chlorthal dimethyl have been cancelled effective immediately by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Lara Hart 06 Nov 2024
Rural Review Truffles in Queensland, gourmet growers master art THERE is a farm at Ballandean in Queensland’s Granite Belt that cultivates a horticultural crop unlike many others. Lara Hart 30 Oct 2024
Rural Review Useful duality of native plum plant HEALTH benefits of Kakadu plum have been confirmed say researchers at the University of Queensland. Lara Hart 30 Oct 2024
Rural Review Native crop move into mainstream menus A RESEARCH project focused on diversifying farming systems to include native crops and plants is underway. Lara Hart 30 Oct 2024