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25.01.2022 "The positive contribution our industry can play in Queensland's future - environmentally, socially, and economically - means we should be and can be a powerfully positive contributor to the government's policy development work." - Michael Guerin, AgForce CEO

25.01.2022 Report author and AFI executive director Richard Heath said a gas-led recovery would come "at a compromise to agriculture" and pointing to research that showed 1.8 jobs were lost in the ag sector for every job gained in the gas sector.

25.01.2022 Campdrafting has returned to Tenterfield.

24.01.2022 MJ and CJ McQueen, Ingle Downs, Winton, sold Braford-cross steers to 590c, reaching a top of $1472 to average $1022.

24.01.2022 An 83 hectare (205 acre) property positioned above the Brisbane River and less than 60 minutes from Brisbane CBD is on the market.

24.01.2022 Bidders set a frenetic pace as soon as the first bull entered the ring at the annual MAGS sale at Charters Towers today.

22.01.2022 South Australian and Northern Territory bidders were active, along with breeders from around Queensland and northern NSW.

22.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting beneficial rain for far south west Queensland, with lighter falls across the Warrego, Maranoa and Darling Downs during the next eight days.

22.01.2022 Will new State Development Minister Steven Miles' view on vegetation management and Reef legislation change now his focus is on rebuilding these industries and encouraging future growth?

22.01.2022 Queensland's delayed 2020-21 state budget has delivered on key election commitments designed to stimulate economic recovery, with a strong focus on health and jobs.

21.01.2022 More than 120 students participated in the young judges competition at the Rockhampton Show on Thursday. Check out the winners.

21.01.2022 After a tumultuous final year of schooling, the class of 2020 has kicked up their heels in Charters Towers. See how students from All Souls. Columba and Blackheath celebrated the milestone!

20.01.2022 Surrounded by a green tinge thanks to 12mm of rain last week, stud and commercial producers quickly accounted for the entire draft of 85 classified and purebred bulls.

20.01.2022 Attracting 47 registered bidders, the sale hit a top price of $20,500, with 72 of the 77 bulls selling for an average of $7194.

20.01.2022 The devastation caused across northern Australia with the arrival of the tick-borne disease canine ehrlichiosis has led to calls for urgent action.

20.01.2022 When a mob of yearling Angus cattle go under the hammer in Dubbo next week it will be the culmination of a 3000 kilometre journey that started in the Northern Territory.

20.01.2022 The Talana Limousins bull sale set an Australian breed record average of $10,354! Congratulations to all.

19.01.2022 Nev Noske and his truck are icons on the highways of western Queensland and no wonder - hes celebrating 60 years of hauling wool from as far north as Julia Creek.

19.01.2022 More accolades flow for the St Margaret's Anglican School.

18.01.2022 Classified and purebred bulls topped at $19,000 on the way to setting a $9685 average and in the process, attaining a complete clearance at yesterdays annual Greenup Eidsvold Station Santa Gertrudis Sale, Eidsvold.

18.01.2022 All farmers are being urged to help prevent off-target spray drift damage to crops this season by mapping their paddocks.

18.01.2022 Eight top beef brands competed for the title of Darling Downs Best Beef Brand, and the winner was Stanbroke's Diamantina brand.

18.01.2022 Global blindness and severe vision impairment are predicted to double by the year 2050 - one Queensland

16.01.2022 Barry Irvin says Bega's philosophy and focus should include operating in global markets, not just exporting.

15.01.2022 We need to deal with the underlying reasons that generate conflict between agricultural and urban uses that are adjacent or proximate to each other.

15.01.2022 The national drought forum brought together all stakeholders to communicate ideas for the Australia's future responses to managing the "creeping disaster".

15.01.2022 China is now the main recipient of Argentina's beef exports taking 73pc of the 645,000 tonnes exported to September this calendar year. That is in strong contrast to a short five years ago when the Argentine government still exercised a hefty 15pc export control tax on beef.

14.01.2022 Day two has hit a top of $100,000 so far for Locarno Odin.

14.01.2022 Droughtmaster vendors and buyers came together for the final day of the Droughtmaster National bull sale at CQLX on Wednesday.

14.01.2022 Michael, Tracey and Jessi Flynn rewrote their record books during the annual on-property Valera Vale Droughtmasters bull sale .

14.01.2022 Have you visited Einasleigh before? The iconic town has mobile reception at long last but you still cant use your phone at the pub.

13.01.2022 This horse is on fire and the breeders are going well, too

13.01.2022 A water bomber based in Bundaberg will be able to reach Proserpine, Tambo and the Qld/NSW border within an hour.

13.01.2022 Santa Gertrudis are the glue that binds all operations within the Stiller familys successful backgrounding and lotfeeding crossbreeding programs.

13.01.2022 "Connectivity is not just critical to our farm businesses and helps keep us safe in the paddock, it is vital to the very fabric of our communities. Its what unites us across the vast distances of rural Queensland." - Peter Thomson, AgForce Connectivity and Social Policy chair.

13.01.2022 Timely advice for western Queensland producers who have received a break in the season.

13.01.2022 Through packaging we can sell our story for free. If all they are being sold on is the price, why would consumers buy based on nutrition, welfare or environment if they are not being told these benefits?

13.01.2022 It was clear that as US beef production came out of its COVID-19 woes it was going to be game-on in the important Asian markets and anecdotal reports from sales desks at the Australian end suggested the going was indeed getting tough.

13.01.2022 Stud and commercial producers competed strongly to achieve Jim and Jackie Wedges best Ascot Spring sale result to date.

13.01.2022 Unemployed Aussies who take up jobs picking fruit or vegetables should be able to keep their JobSeeker payments, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.

12.01.2022 Dalby district farmer Derryck Mickelborough is happy with how his 230 hectares of irrigated Borlaug 100 wheat has been growing since it was planted in mid-June.

12.01.2022 For 15 years, the Australian livestock farming sector has been undergoing an on-farm 'animal welfare revolution'.

12.01.2022 Sod has officially been turned at the Kidston pumped storage hydro project site.

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10.01.2022 Property owners are being urged to manage fire risks on their land and to mitigate any potential threats as the 2020 bushfire season kicks off.

10.01.2022 The well grassed Maranoa property Dunkeld Station Mitchell property Dunkeld Station has sold before its scheduled auction by MAA Livestock and Property.

10.01.2022 "The fact there's an option in the firearms management software to mass-extract email addresses is a gigantic security flaw that raises extremely serious questions about the integrity of the firearms registry system in Queensland as a whole."

10.01.2022 The lead bull of Locarno Droughtmasters draft, Locarno Odin (P) sold for the Day Two sale high of $100,000.

10.01.2022 The future of the Australian beef industry is in great hands, if the participants in the latest Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program is anything to go by.

09.01.2022 Newly elected LNP member for Groom Garth Hamilton promises to fight for the electorate following his clear win in the recent by-election.

08.01.2022 See who was out and about at the Wilangi Brahman sale in Charters Towers today.

08.01.2022 About 78 lives are lost each year on Australian farms, with children accounting for 15 per cent of these deaths.

08.01.2022 This years sale average almost doubled that of the inaugural sale at Roma in 2019.

07.01.2022 As well as being physically different, women's multi-tasking tendencies could work against them when competing in clay target shooting.

07.01.2022 "A week for records" was how Elders Queensland and NT livestock manager Paul Holm described Queenslands bouyant cattle market over the past week.

07.01.2022 Seat of Groom will head to a by-election following John McVeighs resignation

07.01.2022 By the end of this century, the global land area and population living in extreme-to-exceptional drought could more than double, research directed from Michigan State University in the United States has found.

06.01.2022 Alice Downs Grazing at Blackall achieved the highest price for all steers and heifers on offer through AuctionsPlus last week.

06.01.2022 "There is considerable work to be done to ensure farm businesswomen achieve the recognition they deserve." - Allan Dingle, Queensland Farmers Federation president

06.01.2022 A top price double that of last years and an average $1400 better than 2019 was worth toasting for the Fairfield Charolais principals at Roma on Tuesday.

05.01.2022 A new variety of quinoa is set to boost opportunities for farmers to grow the increasingly popular superfood, with increased production potential for both local and international markets.

05.01.2022 Top honours at the 2021 FarmFest young judges competition has been taken out by Scots PGC year nine student Marty Worboys.

05.01.2022 The Santa Gertrudis National Youth Camp was a great success and has wound up for 2021.

04.01.2022 Day two of the Droughtmaster National Sale has begun.

04.01.2022 Every other year the Banks family has been running sheep on their properties west of Blackall theyve made more from wool than meat, but that might be reversed this year.

04.01.2022 Dairy farmers on the Atherton Tableland are optimistic the return of Lion Dairy and Drinks to Australian hands will have a positive effect on the industry.

04.01.2022 The move comes in response to the many logistical issues that COVID-19 has presented.

04.01.2022 Peter Thompsons new approach to planting and the way he thinks about weeds is part of an overall push to match his management decisions to better fit the natural capabilities and health of his land.

03.01.2022 Tropical Cyclone Kimi is expected to cross as a category two system between Innisfail and Ingham later tonight or tomorrow.

03.01.2022 The 598 hectare Mundubbera property Bueno Vista and Lacon has sold at a Ray White Rural auction for a stunning $3.7 million - $6187/acre.

03.01.2022 Charleville grazier Dan McDonald describes the state governments policies around pushing mulga as the greatest violation of justice ever bestowed upon private landholders in Queensland.

03.01.2022 The annual Cream of the Crop Droughtmaster female sale achieved a 100 per cent clearance rate, when 100 lots went under the hammer at the Coolabunia Sale Complex near Kingaroy on Saturday.

02.01.2022 Is the question on everyones lips - how long will Australian cattle prices remain so high? Rabobank senior analyst Angus Gidley-Baird gives an insight.

01.01.2022 The high cost of cattle and extreme shortage is pushing processors into a corner of struggling to maintain minimum weekly kill numbers, prompting talk that Christmas shutdowns might run longer this year.

01.01.2022 A classic collection of old tractors, trucks, vehicles and machinery and parts are up for grabs at a Southbrook clearing sale being conducted by Ray White Rural from 9am on Saturday, September 19.