Rural Review

THE potential of wattle seed as an emerging industry is being examined by University of Queensland researchers, who say its nutritional profile makes it different…

AT LEAST two major players in the red meat industry have expressed concerns the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) decision to incorporate environmental…

POMERGRANATES can be found as ingredients in juices, prepacked salads kits, tea and even skincare yet the fruit itself is not one the average consumer…

MENTAL health practitioners say being around horses helps clients to relax. Karen Whitfield is a ‘horse whisperer’ of sorts because she uses the power of…

DOES the answer to easing Australia’s housing crisis lie within another issue, the need for agricultural workers? The agricultural sector is struggling to attract workers…

POLICIES in a plan to enforce a ‘fundamentally flawed’ biosecurity levy are looking to be more equitable now grass fed cattle producers and the broader…

MICHAEL and Sally Undery live and work on an ‘awkward farm’ at Kerry Valley. Michael describes the property as ‘awkward’ because on paper it is…

WORKING off farm so you can afford to farm is a common thread woven throughout the Scenic Rim and the lives of Kerry and Salene…

ARE farmers like Tony and Jacky White ever able to properly retire? The definition of retirement is a time of life when one chooses to…

TAFE Queensland’s Scott Clarke never expected to be where he is today, standing before students teaching them about the meat processing industry.             If you’d…

WHEN Sicilians Salvatore and Palma Coco migrated to Australia in 1966, the dream was to make a life for themselves and future generations. Nearly 60…

NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) president David Jochinke said the Federal Government needed to consider its final design of the new Biosecurity Protection Levy and start…