Getting dirty with Beef fever in Rockvegas
Pull your big boots on, don your well-worn stockman's hat and put your collar up - 'cause Beef 09 is here.
View ArticleAdd air and watch yields grow
A simple idea relating to irrigating crops is leading to crop yield improvements in Central Queensland.
View Article6 offers made for Cubbie Station
The administrators of Australia's largest cotton farm say they have received six offers to buy the property.
View ArticleQld tops states in irrigation water use
Queensland has used more water for irrigating farmland over the last financial year than any other Australian state.
View ArticleFarmers fear longwall mining impact
A group representing farmers on Queensland's Central Highlands has expressed concern about the impact of longwall mining beneath farming areas.
View ArticlePorts not surprised about shipping queues
The industry body Ports Australia isn't surprised that bottlenecks are still occurring at industrial ports around the country.
View ArticleQueensland dam gushes over
Widespread rain in central Queensland means the state's second largest dam is gushing over the spillway.
View ArticleCotton contracts feared by growers
Some of the country's biggest cotton merchants remain tight lipped as to how they will handle forward contracts with cotton growers. Growers had a perfect start to the growing season and locked in big...
View ArticleDisaster relief to dominate Federal Parliament
The season of floods and cyclones sets the tone for Federal Parliament's return this week, with politicians to come together on Tuesday to mark the death and damage of summer.
View ArticleFarm group questions irrigators' water price slug
The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) says some of the state's irrigators are facing a 200 per cent increase in their water bills over the next five years.
View ArticleCall for report card for Fitzroy River water
A central Queensland natural resource group wants to make all Fitzroy River water quality results available to the public.
View ArticleCotton price plummets as mills stop buying
The cotton price has fallen significantly from its record highs in March because overseas mills have stopped buying the fibre.
View ArticleRebuilding for this season's cotton crop
In December last year, the Comet River in central Queensland was just one of many which burst its banks.
View ArticleQueensland farmers want broad consultation on levee bank laws
The Queensland Farmers Federation has called for careful consideration of any legislation on levee banks planned as a response to the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry report.
View ArticleNew tool to boost irrigation efficiency
Farmers can now go online to work out how much water is needed to feed their crops.
View ArticleConcern about change to cotton pricing
A proposed change to the base grade on forward sold cotton contracts has growers concerned.
View ArticleCity kids flock to rural jobs
An agricultural college in central Queensland says student numbers are up on previous years signaling a renewed interest in the rural industry.
View ArticleCotton growers eye Flinders River irrigation project
The cotton industry is throwing its hat into the ring as a possibility for a newly irrigated region of Queensland.
View ArticlePlanting begins for a smaller cotton crop
Cotton planting has begun in Queensland and national estimates of the upcoming crop are down by 20 per cent
View ArticleSalinity trading under fire in Queensland
Queensland State Government ministers were in Rockhampton, central Queensland yesterday, to discuss ongoing water quality concerns in the Fitzroy Basin catchment.
View ArticleQueensland floods fill dams and aquifers
Australia is certainly a land of extremes; while Queensland's western producers contemplate drought, those in the east should now have full water allocations for the next couple of years.
View ArticleScientific panel concerned about Surat Basin CSG expansion
A Federal Government scientific expert panel has raised a number of concerns in its review of Arrow Energy's coal seam gas (CSG) expansion plans in Queensland's Surat Basin.
View ArticleFarmers urged to speak up before power price rises
The deadline for submissions around changes to power prices is approaching and producers are being urged to speak up or wear hikes of up to $100 000 over seven years.
View ArticleDry land rice on the horizon
For anyone who hasn't seen a rice crop before you would probably expect a traditional flooded paddy.
View ArticleCotton and mining 'unable to coexist'
A new research report released today claims there is a chance underground mining and irrigated cotton growing may be unable to share land.
View ArticleReport sparks fears cotton farmland being undermined
Cotton growers on Queensland's Central Highlands say a new study shows underground mining can make irrigation farming land worthless.
View ArticleCotton growers claim they cannot share with mines
A research report claims underground mining and irrigated cotton growing may be unable to share land.
View ArticleQld's largest river system gets 'pass' mark
Scientists have released a report on the health of the Fitzroy River system in Queensland for the first time and given it a 'C' grading.
View ArticleFarmer claims mine water monitoring is flawed
Concerns over the affects of mining on water tables led a central Queensland farmer to collating his own data.
View ArticleResearcher finding way to treat CSG waste water
A CQUniversity researcher has completed the testing stage of a new pilot program to treat water used by the coal seam gas (CSG) industry.
View ArticleGovernment stumps up for stock route water
The Queensland Government has announced a $468,000 boost for the state's stock routes which are currently in heavy usage because of the drought.
View ArticleFitzroy River water plan to allow to CSG water use
A wide-ranging water plan for central Queensland will allow some farmers to reuse water from gas drilling while others face cuts to entitlements.
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