Rural News
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Hay, hay it’s almost Kalbar Country Day
IF THE brightly coloured hay sculptures peppered across the Fassifern aren’t enough to remind you Kalbar Country Day is just around the corner then this…
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Light against wind key to burn off control
MOUNT Alford Rural Fire Brigade First Officer Trevor Turner has had a busy few weeks with a record number of fire permits issued in his…
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Teenage grazier focused on carving out career with cattle
IN 2019, Gabrielle Stokes from Mount Walker decided she wanted to be a grazier. She was 15-years-old at the time. The decision to breed and…
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Show Society sub Chamber selects entrants for 2023 State titles
THE West Moreton and Brisbane Valley sub Chamber of Show Societies held an awards dinner in Boonah on Saturday night to select the winners of…
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Fire ant program has landowners scratching their heads
MT French landholders Brett Nagel and Bruce Wagner are concerned that a Queensland Government ordered fire ant aerial treatment drop could pose a risk to…
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Inaugural working dog sale a howling success
THE first Annual Hayes & Co Working Dog Sale was held in the Boonah Rodeo arena last weekend. Working dog breeders from all over Australia…
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Latest data finds fewer farm deaths
FIGURES from Farmsafe Australia’s latest report show fewer farmers died on Australian farms last year when compared to 2020 and 2019. The report found Queensland…
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The Butcher Co wins bid for Ekka Prime Beef champions
LOCAL cattle breeders featured strongly in the Brisbane Ekka Prime Beef competition and a local butcher was there to make some winning bids on the…
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Tent pegger rides with Pride
ARATULA tent pegging competitor Bruce Smith and his horse Pride, have been taking part in events together for several decades. The act of tent pegging is…
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Charity brings magic to assist children with grief
FARMSAFE Australia recently formed a partnership with Feel the Magic, a charity that provides early intervention grief education programs for children aged seven to 17. The program…
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Aspiring astronomers see more than ever before
IN ANOTHER age, our ancestors learned to use the sky to tell time and season. The moon they saw, was the same we do today, as…
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Adventure around every corner for light horse military man
THE quiet neighbourhood of Mount Alford consists of vast swathes of farmland dotted sporadically with large sheds, rusty tin roof structures and stately homesteads. It’s winter which…
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