Rural Review
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Nutritious native grain is a food source option
QUEENSLAND researchers are looking at wild native grain as a food source as established grain crops are impacted by climate change. Channel millet grows…
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Connection to country place First Nations people at fore of bushfood industry
IN A world first, a Queensland university is working with First Nations leaders to enable Indigenous communities access to national and international native bushfood markets.…
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Could cryogenics save threatened native plants?
CRYOGENICS is not new technology, it’s often used in clinical settings for the freezing of human embryos and tissue, but what about native plants? …
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More youth, women joining ag workforce
MORE women and young people are joining the agricultural workforce a snapshot into the sector has found. The ABARES Insights Snapshot of Australia’s agricultural workforce…
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Family’s history runs deep through Scenic Rim
DIVERSIFYING into agritourism happened slowly for the Harrison family if you consider they’ve run beef cattle in the Beaudesert region since the 1800s. Ladybrook Farm…
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New programs, grants for ag sector
A RAFT of new programs and grants into the agricultural sector were announced by Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt last week. This includes programs to…
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Genetic disorder leading cause of calf loss
BOTTLE teats in cows are a major cause of calf loss reports Australian project CalfWatch. The project was headed by Tim Schatz, the Principal Livestock…
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Ticks cost graziers millions in lost production
CATTLE ticks are one of a graziers’ worst nightmares and cost the Australian agricultural industry around $160 million a year in lost production according to…
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Lupin protein plant based food’s power powder
AUSTRALIAN company Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) is poised to start commercial production of lupin based protein product Buntine Protein. The interest in plant based protein…
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Show appreciation for farmers this November
THIS year’s National Agriculture Day is on November 17 and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for all Aussies to show their appreciation for…
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City girl kicking country goals
AGRICULTURAL science wasn’t Carissa Horsey’s first career choice but it was something she’d always wanted to do. “I wanted to be a jillaroo and muster…
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Jujube fruits full of flavour
HAVE you ever eaten jujubes? Jujube trees, scientifically known as Ziziphus jujuba, thrive in warm climates, making Australia an ideal location for cultivation. While they…
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