13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (435+ words) JBS celebrated the feedlot industry at its second annual combined feedlot community campdraft on Saturday, 30 August, where dust, determination and camaraderie took centre stage during an exciting weekend in Dalby. The invitational event drew a strong response, with more than…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (652+ words) It was an early career in construction that laid the foundation for former cotton grower Troy Smith to become a fierce advocate for farm safety. Growing up on his family's cotton farm near Mungindi, Mr Smith recognised a gap in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (610+ words) For Agri Training Solutions, the road to safer agricultural workplaces stretches well beyond the bitumen of rural roads. Joanna and David Bone spend much of the year on the road travelling to a growing network of clients they have developed…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (542+ words) Locals, primary producers, and industry bodies packed the Warroo Shire Hall at Surat for the Taroom Trough information forum held on Wednesday, September 2. One of two information nights - the other was in Condamine the following evening - the session was a…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (644+ words) For Grace Griffiths, the future of Australian agriculture is not something to simply talk about, it is something she believes needs to be actively worked on. As a cotton agronomist, grower, advocate and emerging industry leader, Ms Griffiths is making…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (725+ words) Working full-time on her family's cotton and grain enterprise Tyunga Farms, near Brookstead, Lauren Roellgen has built a reputation that extends well beyond the farm gate. The young farmer, industry advocate and community leader has become an influential voice for…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (624+ words) New technology has the potential to solve problems experienced by farmers on a daily basis, according to the owner of a project management business. Sonya Comiskey, who is based in central Queensland, established Pine Tree Projects in 2012, and it's one…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (688+ words) A desire to help young people pursue a career in agriculture inspired Nicole Chiesa to create Link 2 Country. The Ingham-based sugarcane farmer knew that the agriculture industry was experiencing labour shortages. But she also noticed that pathways into the industry…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (21+ words) Australian Agriculture Awards: Innovation in Agriculture finalist Marcelo Pullen Queensland Country Life Australian Agriculture Awards: Innovation in Agriculture finalist Marcelo Pullen...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (670+ words) For decades Kingaroy has proudly held the reputation of being the peanut capital of Australia, and while the local industry has faced a decline in grower numbers over the past 30 years, the sector is far from finished. A part of…...