Rural News
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Firefighting goats guzzle fuel loads
AS WE approach fire season in Queensland, local firies are reminding owners of large landholdings to take part in hazard reduction burns. While spray units…
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Agritourism no sign of slowing down
ECONOMIC opportunities for farm operators and rural landholders are increasing with CSIRO predicting annual expenditure by tourists to reach $18.6 billion by 2030. The concept…
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Toad tadpole trap will kill ‘billions’
THE aphorism ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions’ rings true if you look backwards towards 1935 when cane toads were introduced to…
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Evolution of the toad
CANE toads are evolving and adapting to urban environments says James Cook University professor Lin Schwarzkopf. Prof Schwarzkopf is head of the university’s zoology and…
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Australia’s chicken obsession
WITH a ‘chicken shop’ on almost every corner, it’s clear Australian’s love nothing more than tucking into some juicy white meat with charcoal grilled, crispy…
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Moffatt family looks back on a century of farming carrots
NEXT year marks 100 years of Moffatt feet on Tarome ground as a fifth generation continues a legacy of growing staples like carrots, onions and…
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Bulls and bison Bostock’s buddies
LOOK up animals impossible to tame on the internet and you’ll find two entries that make Ian Bostock chuckle because he has broken in, trained,…
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Wild dog cull catches on
COMMUNITY feedback was positive and more landholders became involved in Scenic Rim council’s 1080 baiting program following the Fassifern Guardian’s coverage of the campaign reported…
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Storybook wedding in a country venue
Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photos: INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY IT BEGAN to form around 300,000 years ago … sand brought in by wind and sea; washed from the…
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Science seeks solution to climate food fears
DR ROBERT Sharwood has studied photosynthesis for more than 20 years and is now part of a team at Western Sydney University looking for ways…
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Equine love drives veterinary student
HORSES have always been Ella Fleming’s passion so once high school was completed, she began a degree in veterinary science. Now the 22-year-old has secured…
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Tenacity pays off for ag student
IF AT first you don’t succeed, try and try again, so the saying goes … and Imogen Morison did just that and after a few…
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